Sketch Your World: Essential Techniques for Drawing on Location

By James Hobbs

Book Overview

Discover the Joy of Working on Location!

Breathe the air and hear the sounds, and experience the freshness and energy that working on location brings to your work...a quality that says I was here. And transports your viewer there, too.

In Sketch Your World, top artists take you back to the scene--be it a bustling cafe, town square, or quiet park--to share the subjects that caught their eye and how they captured them on paper.

- Showcases the work and approaches of more than 20 contemporary urban artists.
- Covers topics such as how to hone observation skills, sketch moving subjects, and convey a sense of atmosphere.
- Features a range of media, from pencil to watercolor.
- Explores a variety of techniques, including ways to work with digital tools such as tablets and smart pens.

Uncover the fun and excitement of drawing on location while filling your sketchbook with buildings, people and scenes. The creative possibilities are as unlimited as the world around you!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1440331413
• ISBN13: 9781440331411
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: North Light Books
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 1.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.9" x 9.9"