The Art Of Self-Love invites you to look beyond the surface and connect with your authentic self - to nurture your inner child and set your creativity free!

This fun creative playbook is full of experimental portrait prompts and challenges designed to boost your mental health and help you to build confidence - in your drawing skills and in yourself.

Along with vibrant illustrations and artist interviews, it’s packed with creative activities designed to ignite your inner artist/child and bring joy into your everyday life. Playing both artist and muse, you’ll learn to see and draw yourself in expressive new ways - you might even meet your alter-ego!

You’ll be challenged to experiment with a range of materials, styles and approaches that encourage you to break free from ‘perfection’, re-frame ‘mistakes’ and discover new forms of self-expression. The book won’t teach you the ‘rules’ of portraiture - it will give you the confidence to break them!

Forget mastering the ‘perfect’ portrait, The Art of Self Love is about cherishing the most important masterpiece in your life – YOU!

• 224 pages

• 7 key sections + over 50 creative portrait challenges, set and illustrated by Author Sketch Appeal Founder Dulcie Ball

• Inspiring interviews + prompts from other illustrators

• A self-care section featuring Dulcie’s Top 10 Creative Self-care Tips

• First edition, published October 2020