The Urban Sketcher: Techniques for Seeing and Drawing on Location
Sep 2014 · Sold by Penguin
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Make the world your studio!
Capture the bustle and beauty of life in your town.
Experience life as only an artist can! Join the rapidly growing, international movement of artists united by a passion for drawing on location in the cities, towns and villages where they live and travel. Packed with art and advice from Marc Taro Holmes, artist and co-founder of Urbansketchers.org, this self-directed workshop shows you how to draw inspiration from real life and bring that same excitement into your sketchbook. Inside you'll find everything you need to tackle subjects ranging from still lifes and architecture to people and busy street scenes.
• 15 step-by-step demonstrations cover techniques for creating expressive drawings using pencil, pen and ink, and watercolor.
• Expert tips for achieving a balance of accuracy, spontaneity and speed.
• Practical advice for working in the field, choosing subjects, coping with onlookers, capturing people in motion and more.
• Daily exercises and creative prompts for everything from improving essential skills to diverse approaches, such as montages, storytelling portraits and one-page graphic novels.
Whether you are a habitual doodler or a seasoned artist, The Urban Sketcher will have you out in the world sketching from the very first page. By completing drawings on the spot, in one session, you achieve a fresh impression of not just what you see, but also what it feels like to be there . . . visual life stories as only you can experience them.
Capture the bustle and beauty of life in your town.
Experience life as only an artist can! Join the rapidly growing, international movement of artists united by a passion for drawing on location in the cities, towns and villages where they live and travel. Packed with art and advice from Marc Taro Holmes, artist and co-founder of Urbansketchers.org, this self-directed workshop shows you how to draw inspiration from real life and bring that same excitement into your sketchbook. Inside you'll find everything you need to tackle subjects ranging from still lifes and architecture to people and busy street scenes.
• 15 step-by-step demonstrations cover techniques for creating expressive drawings using pencil, pen and ink, and watercolor.
• Expert tips for achieving a balance of accuracy, spontaneity and speed.
• Practical advice for working in the field, choosing subjects, coping with onlookers, capturing people in motion and more.
• Daily exercises and creative prompts for everything from improving essential skills to diverse approaches, such as montages, storytelling portraits and one-page graphic novels.
Whether you are a habitual doodler or a seasoned artist, The Urban Sketcher will have you out in the world sketching from the very first page. By completing drawings on the spot, in one session, you achieve a fresh impression of not just what you see, but also what it feels like to be there . . . visual life stories as only you can experience them.
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4.8
12 reviews
Farid Bachtiar
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June 1, 2020
I do skimming this book actually. But I see the drawings, the sketches and the techniques. I love it! I think I will read this book thoroughly and apply to my drawing skills. I love to see people doing urban sketching on IG and I want to learn to do it as well. Thanks for the author! Really appreciate you works!
3 people found this review helpful
José Afonso. Alves da Silva
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March 1, 2020
espetácular excelente
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About the author
Marc Taro Holmes has enjoyed a 25-year career as a professional sketch artist designing creatures and characters at video game and animation studios including Microsoft, Electronic Arts and Disney.
Along the way he joined the international sketching collective UrbanSketchers.org as a founding board member, city-correspondent for Montreal, and eventually, a globe-trotting USK workshop instructor.
Marc keeps an ever-growing blog of free drawing and painting lessons at CitizenSketcher.com, home of the annual events #OneWeek100People and #30x30DirectWatercolor. He is also the author/presenter of two online sketching courses for Craftsy.com.
Today, Marc is painting in the studio, developing new work in oils and watercolors. Find out more at MarcTaroHolmes.com
Along the way he joined the international sketching collective UrbanSketchers.org as a founding board member, city-correspondent for Montreal, and eventually, a globe-trotting USK workshop instructor.
Marc keeps an ever-growing blog of free drawing and painting lessons at CitizenSketcher.com, home of the annual events #OneWeek100People and #30x30DirectWatercolor. He is also the author/presenter of two online sketching courses for Craftsy.com.
Today, Marc is painting in the studio, developing new work in oils and watercolors. Find out more at MarcTaroHolmes.com
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