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Explore new ways to capture nature in your on-location drawings and paintings through insightful tips and inspiring artwork from 40+ artists from around the world.

In The Urban Sketching Handbook Spotlight on Nature, Gail L. Wong and Virginia Heinshare their secrets for getting beyond basic greenery. Presenting a variety of approaches, including detailed examples,quick tips, and “workshop” ideas for practicing the concepts, this book reviews important fundamentals for composition and color and inspires unique treatments and points of view.

There is a story to be told about nature wherever we are. Pack this handbook with your art supplies as you set out to tell your own stories of nature, and discover:
 
  • Different ways you can use nature to compose your story and your sketch, whether nature is the main character, the setting, or a frame for your composi

    Trade Review
    "The book fairly overflows with an abundance of artwork." * Artists Magazine *

    Table of Contents
    About This Series
    Introduction
    KEYS
    I How We See Nature
    II How We Draw Nature
    III Finding the Character of a Place
    IV Finding Nature in the City
    V More Ways to Represent Nature
    GALLERY
    Challenges
    Contributors
    Acknowledgments
    About the Authors

The Urban Sketching Handbook Spotlight on Nature

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    A Paperback / softback by Virginia Hein, Gail L. Wong

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      Publisher Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc
      Published 24 May 2022
      ISBN-13 9780760374559
      978-0760374559
      ISBN-10 0760374554
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      Art & Photography Drawing and drawings Pen or brush and ink Hobbies, Games & Quizzes Painting, drawing and art manuals

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Explore new ways to capture nature in your on-location drawings and paintings through insightful tips and inspiring artwork from 40+ artists from around the world.

      In The Urban Sketching Handbook Spotlight on Nature, Gail L. Wong and Virginia Heinshare their secrets for getting beyond basic greenery. Presenting a variety of approaches, including detailed examples,quick tips, and “workshop” ideas for practicing the concepts, this book reviews important fundamentals for composition and color and inspires unique treatments and points of view.

      There is a story to be told about nature wherever we are. Pack this handbook with your art supplies as you set out to tell your own stories of nature, and discover:
       
      • Different ways you can use nature to compose your story and your sketch, whether nature is the main character, the setting, or a frame for your composi

        Trade Review
        "The book fairly overflows with an abundance of artwork." * Artists Magazine *

        Table of Contents
        About This Series
        Introduction
        KEYS
        I How We See Nature
        II How We Draw Nature
        III Finding the Character of a Place
        IV Finding Nature in the City
        V More Ways to Represent Nature
        GALLERY
        Challenges
        Contributors
        Acknowledgments
        About the Authors

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