Urban Sketching : The Complete Guide to Techniques

Thorspecken, Thomas

ISBN 10: 1782210970 / ISBN 13: 9781782210979

Published by Search Press, Limited, 2014

About this Item

Ships from the UK. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Urban Sketching : The Complete Guide to Techniques
• Publisher: Search Press, Limited
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1782210970
• ISBN 13: 9781782210979
• Binding: Soft cover
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

Using composition, contour, colour, mood, speed, and emotional impact for sketching and reporting about the world that surrounds you.
This book is a guide to how to sketch the world around you, for anyone who wants to know how to draw the exciting and ever changing events of everyday life. Discover your place in the world, one sketch at a time.
Content includes the nuts and bolts of sketching and drawing, using urban subjects that are guaranteed to inspire a new generation of artists right at the start of their creative journey.
This book draws on the styles and approaches of several illustrators, designers, and graphic artists.
Break out of the confines of a studio. Discover your own city or town. No still lives or empty landscapes.

About the Author

Thomas Thorspecken (AKA Thor) first studied art as a teenager in a sculptor’s studio in his hometown. In exchange for sweeping the floors, he was offered his first life drawing lessons. After high school, he attended the School of Visual Arts in New York City studying animation and Illustration. He paid for school doing freelance illustration along with other art directing jobs. In his ten years in the city, one of his assignments was for the Daily News doing drawings of historic buildings for a weekly column called, “Undiscovered Manhattan.” Thor relocated to Orlando, Florida, in 1993 to work for Walt Disney Feature Animation. After ten years at Disney, the studio closed and he continued to pursue his passion for art through teaching. He rediscovered his love of Urban sketching when he entered two sketches done on location for a show featuring works done of Orlando landmarks. After winning first place and selling both pieces in the show, he was reminded of his longtime passion for Urban sketching. On January first of 2009, Thor made a New Year’s resolution to post one sketch a day, sharing it with an online community through his blog “Analog Artist Digital World”. What started as a whim has now become a daily commitment that has lead to both self-discovery and exposure to Orlando’s diverse arts community. As he states on the site, “This is my way to finally put down roots, to become part of the community, one sketch at a time."