INTRODUCTION
WHAT IS URBAN SKETCHING?
Urban sketching is drawing on location from direct observation. Most urban sketchers work in sketchbooks. These books become stories told over time. They hold memories and meaning, a visual record of sketchers’ lives and the world around them.
Sounds complicated? It isn’t! You’re an urban sketcher if you record what you see: simple objects from your everyday life, landscapes or cityscapes, people in cafés and on the streets. Your sketches can be simple pencil or pen drawings or they might include color. They could be quick little sketches with notes. They’re all urban sketches.
WHO IS THIS BOOK FOR?
Maybe you’re just starting out on your sketching adventure, or you want to get back to the basics of observational ...
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