I made a book.
"Nishant’s delightfully sophisticated drawings of tiny people and places will inspire you to pick up a sketchbook and start paying attention to the world around you. You don’t have to worry about making good drawings. All you need to do is start making lines."
―Gabriel Campanario, Founder of Urban Sketchers
“In Make (Sneaky) Art, Nishant writes a drawing how-to book, but it’s not the kind of “how-to” that you’d expect. Philosopher, Scientist, Engineer, and now Artist, he asks lots of questions in his search for life’s answers, explaining in careful detail (the Scientist part!) how this process of self-discovery has brought him to sketching. If you are a beginner or are afraid to venture out to sketch the real world, he shares his own struggles and insights, and in so doing, holds your hand while he walks you through the baby steps of starting to be a sketcher. In this book, Nishant gives himself permission to be an artist, and his personal story inspires all of us to be artists too.”
―Stephanie Bower, author of “The World of Urban Sketching”
What if, whenever you found a free moment, you reached for a tiny sketchbook instead of your phone?
Make (Sneaky) Art is not just a guide to drawing on location; it is a way to actively engage with our world and reclaim our attention spans…
"Nishant Jain has encouraged thousands of people to pick up a pen and draw for the first time. Now he's gathered his stories, insight, and advice into one delightful and endlessly inspiring volume. A sketchbook habit is the very best sort of habit to acquire, and Make (Sneaky) Art is the place to start."
―Amy Stewart, artist and author of The Tree Collectors: Tales of Arboreal Obsession
There is was a book tour.
After sold-out events in Vancouver, New York, San Francisco, Victoria, Seattle, and Portland, I am taking a break. For more events coming up in 2026, tap below.
Hi, my name is Nishant
and I am a Sneaky Artist. I was in the middle of a PhD program in Neuroscience when I quit to become a writer instead. Trying to write the greatest novel of all time, I accidentally became an artist instead…
But why sneaky?
Observing quietly is a way to see the little moments of beauty that otherwise escape our attention. The art is sneaky so that the artist does not disturb their beautiful world.
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