Sketch!

"An inspirational manual for integrating sketching into daily life for artists and non-artists alike. Urban sketching--the process of sketching on the go as a regular practice--is a hot trend in the drawing world. In this aspirational guide, French artist France Belleville-Van Stone offers moti...

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Main Author: Belleville-Van Stone, France.
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: Berkeley : Watson-Guptill, [2014]
Edition: First edition.
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Table of Contents:
  • Machine generated contents note: ch. 1 Preliminaries
  • On Being Untaught
  • Why Draw?
  • "You're So Talented"
  • ch. 2 Supplies
  • Tools I Use for Drawing
  • Pens
  • Pencils
  • Tools I Use for Adding Color
  • Brushes
  • Watercolors
  • Color Pencils
  • Markers
  • Tools I Use for Erasing
  • Paper I Use for Drawing
  • Sketchbooks
  • Loose-Leaf Paper
  • How Do You Carry All This?
  • Other Tools I Use
  • Tools and Materials I Don't Use
  • ch. 3 Basic Techniques
  • Loosening Up
  • Crosshatching
  • Pressure and Angle
  • Adding Color
  • ch. 4 Drawing When Time And Resources Are Limited
  • Redefining Completion
  • Readjusting Your Expectations
  • Ten-Minute Drawings
  • Improvising Your Support
  • The Upside of Drawing Fast
  • How to Draw with Limited Time and Resources
  • Accepting Mistakes
  • Keeping a Sketchbook at Hand
  • Tips
  • ch. 5 Going Digital
  • The Pluses of the Tablet
  • The Minuses of the Tablet
  • Stylus Versus Fingertip
  • The Best Drawing Apps Out There
  • Brushes.