The urban sketching handbook : 101 sketching tips
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Beverly : Quarry Books, 2020.
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Master the challenges of drawing on location with this collection of insider know-how and expert tips and techniques. Illustrator, architect, and international workshop instructor and Urban Sketcher Stephanie Bower has collected 101 of her best insider drawing tips, hacks, and techniques and shares them in this fully illustrated, portable book. Learn shortcuts to getting your perspective right, determining your composition, and balancing your light and shadow. This book collects many basic drawing techniques into one handy volume:
  • How to draw a great line
  • Using ellipses to draw arches
  • How towers are like wedding cakes
  • The importance of your eye level line in sketching
  • and 97 things more!
The book also features beautiful example illustrations from Urban Sketchers around the globe! Whether you are new to sketching or are an experienced artist, this book is chock-full of useful, practical, and clever tips to take your drawing to the next level. The Urban Sketching Handbook series offers location artists expert instruction on creative techniques, on-location tips and advice, and an abundance of visual inspiration. These handy references come in a compact, easy-to-carry format with an elastic band closure'perfect to toss in your backpack or artist's tote.

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Book
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112 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
Street Date
1911
Language
English
ISBN
9781631597657, 1631597655

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"Illustrator, architect, and international workshop instructor and Urban Sketcher Stephanie Bower has collected 101 of her best insider drawing tips, hacks, and techniques and shares them in this fully illustrated, portable book. Learn shortcuts to getting your perspective right, determining your composition, and balancing your light and shadow"-- Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Bower, S. (2020). The urban sketching handbook: 101 sketching tips . Quarry Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bower, Stephanie. 2020. The Urban Sketching Handbook: 101 Sketching Tips. Beverly: Quarry Books.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Bower, Stephanie. The Urban Sketching Handbook: 101 Sketching Tips Beverly: Quarry Books, 2020.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Bower, S. (2020). The urban sketching handbook: 101 sketching tips. Beverly: Quarry Books.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Bower, Stephanie. The Urban Sketching Handbook: 101 Sketching Tips Quarry Books, 2020.

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