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In The Urban Sketching Handbook: Drawing Expressive People, urban sketcher and workshop instructor Róisín Curé shows how to make your figures more than just anonymous bystanders by sharing the basics of drawing people on the go as well as how to successfully render poses, faces, and expressions.

Following an essential section on proportion, you’ll find tips, tricks, and examples for surmounting the intimidating prospect of capturing ever-shifting subjects, plus techniques for portraying poses accurately and distilling details that convey personality and emotion, whether individually, in small groups, or in crowds.

Bring figures and people to life on the page and tell an authentic visual story with The Urban Sketching Handbook: Drawing Expressive People.

The Urban Sketching Handbook series offers location artists expert instruction on creative techniques, on-location tips and advice, and an abundance of visual inspiration. These handy references come in a compact, easy-to-carry format—perfect to toss in your backpack or artist’s tote.

Table of Contents
About This Series
Introduction

KEYS
I Tools & Supplies
II Challenges
III Proportions
IV Poses & Actions
V Color & Light

GALLERIES
I On the Move
II Light & Shadow
III Creative Color
IV Capturing Memories

Challenge Yourself
Contributors
Acknowledgments
About the Author

The Urban Sketching Handbook Drawing Expressive

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      Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
      Publication Date: 22/12/2020
      ISBN13: 9781631599316, 978-1631599316
      ISBN10: 1631599313

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      In The Urban Sketching Handbook: Drawing Expressive People, urban sketcher and workshop instructor Róisín Curé shows how to make your figures more than just anonymous bystanders by sharing the basics of drawing people on the go as well as how to successfully render poses, faces, and expressions.

      Following an essential section on proportion, you’ll find tips, tricks, and examples for surmounting the intimidating prospect of capturing ever-shifting subjects, plus techniques for portraying poses accurately and distilling details that convey personality and emotion, whether individually, in small groups, or in crowds.

      Bring figures and people to life on the page and tell an authentic visual story with The Urban Sketching Handbook: Drawing Expressive People.

      The Urban Sketching Handbook series offers location artists expert instruction on creative techniques, on-location tips and advice, and an abundance of visual inspiration. These handy references come in a compact, easy-to-carry format—perfect to toss in your backpack or artist’s tote.

      Table of Contents
      About This Series
      Introduction

      KEYS
      I Tools & Supplies
      II Challenges
      III Proportions
      IV Poses & Actions
      V Color & Light

      GALLERIES
      I On the Move
      II Light & Shadow
      III Creative Color
      IV Capturing Memories

      Challenge Yourself
      Contributors
      Acknowledgments
      About the Author

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