Description
Book SynopsisDraw the exciting elements of your world with confidence using the tips, techniques, and ideas in The Complete Urban Sketching Companion. Packed with information and visual inspiration on sketching architecture, cityscapes, people, and motion, plus lessons on perspective and adding color, this collection will have you filling sketchbook after sketchbook with compelling artwork. The popularity of the
urban sketching movement has grown worldwide, and it’s easy to see why.
Sketching on the go is exciting, rewarding, and creatively satisfying. With so many choices of what to sketch and how to sketch it, you need a
companion to offer
valuable insights,
enlightening tips, and tons of
ideas and inspiration.
The Complete Urban Sketching Companion is that helpful guide to take along on your next overseas adventure, or to your favorite café around the corner.
This book includes
key drawing techniques and strategies from four books in the Urban Sketching Handbook series:
Understanding Perspective,
Working with Color,
Architecture and Cityscapes, and
People and Motion. Learn how to draw
unique buildings,
urban landscapes, and
lively street scenes, incorporating interesting elements and
striking color and lighting. Get tips on sketching with
accurate perspective with easy methods and great examples to guide you along. Discover ways to
capture motion, whether it’s a group of dancers or commuters on the move. Become
confident in adding color to artwork by learning about different mediums and
color mixing techniques.
In
The Complete Urban Sketching Companion you’ll also find:
- Simple tools and materials to get started
- Ways to build a well-composed scene
- Techniques for drawing urban environments to scale
- How to construct a sketch in layers
- Tips for rendering different types of perspective
- Strategies for creating dramatic shadows
- How to include a range of color values to create depth
- Ideas for interpreting movement and gesture
- Methods for drawing individuals and crowds
Get started on your urban sketching adventures today, and start capturing life.
Table of ContentsAbout This Series 2
Introduction
Supplies
Etiquette
Architecture and Cityscapes
• Key I: Composition
• Key II: Scale
• Key III: Depth
• Key IV: Contrast
Understanding Perspective
• Key I: Basics
• Key II: Basic Spatial Principles
• Key III: Types of Perspectives
• Key IV: Build a Sketch in Layers
• Key V: More Perspective
People and Motion
• Key I: Proportion
• Key II: Contour
• Key III: Gesture
• Key IV: Expression
• Key V: Context
Working with Color
• Key I: Pigments & Color Mixing
• Key II: Color & Value
• Key III: Limited Color
• Key IV: Color Relationships
• Key V: Neutral Colors
Challenges
Contributors
Acknowledgments
About the Authors
Index
