Sketch City: Tips and Techniques for Drawing on Location - Softcover

Dopress Books

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1908175648 ISBN 13: 9781908175649

Publisher: CYPI Press, 2015

Synopsis

Both designers and illustrators have a special attachment to sketching, as it is not just a way of training basic skills and sourcing inspirations, but also a top method for recording their footprints and thoughts along the way. Living in different cities, these artists take us on a virtual artistic journey around the world through their sketches. One of the highlights of the book is that each piece of sketching work is complemented by background information including places, tools and materials, a brief introduction to the site, time span used for the creation, as well as a one-sentence tip summarizing skills and thoughts drawn from the creation process. The artists also share with the readers the tools and techniques they prefer to use. Through their works and professional advice, the readers will certainly gain rich expertise.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Within these pages, twenty-five artists from around the world open up their sketchbooks to reveal drawings of their favorite cityscapes. Their artworks are terrific examples of how nothing beats an on-location drawing for evoking the architecture, scenery, people and cultural inner-life of cities, towns and villages from all four corners of the globe.

In addition to showcasing their fine artworks, the artists featured in Sketch City have shared their techniques, tools and practices with a view to exposing readers to an authentic experience of sketching as an appealing living art form.

Edition details

• Publisher: CYPI Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1908175648
• ISBN 13: 9781908175649
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256