Urban Sketching - by Thomas Thorspecken (Paperback)

About the Book

Urban sketching takes its inspiration from the living, breathing world around us. This book includes a range of techniques specific to this new artistic genre, from tips on capturing subjects that are on the move to the art of adding commentary to sketches. More than 350 full-color illustrations.

Book Synopsis

Look no further for a drawing guide that will take your artistic pursuits to a new level! Urban Sketching takes inspiration from the living, breathing world around us to provide step-by-step instructions for creating urban landscapes using a wide range of techniques.

Urban Sketching provides the fundamentals of sketching and drawing while delving into this unique community of urban sketchers. This how-to book includes:

• A perspective drawing guide that will aid in capturing landscapes, buildings, and objects accurately
• Tips for capturing the essence of people in sketches when subjects are on the move
• The art of adding notes, commentary, and speech to sketches

With full-color illustrations throughout, Urban Sketching is the quintessential resource for anyone interested in joining this exciting art movement!

Review Quotes

"An exceptional selection for intermediate and advanced artists looking to step out of the studio."
--Library Journal

"There's a chapter on choosing a sketchbook, and a chapter on pencils and pens and paintbrushes, there are chapters on technique for lighting, for drawing heads and hands and feet, all the requisite chapters for a how-to-draw book. What makes this book so useful are the chapters on more nebulous concepts, like how to choose a subject, or what to do when people notice you drawing. What Chapman's book does that makes it so helpful is that, instead of saying, "One day you might be able to do this, and maybe people will take you seriously," Chapman makes you, the artist, feel like a confident member of an envied community. She notes that almost everyone wishes they could draw, so the very idea that you're doing it at all makes you seem incredible."
--San Francisco Book Review, www.sanfranciscobookreview.com