Sketching Techniques for Artists: In-Studio and Plein-Air Methods for Drawing and Painting Still Lifes, Landscapes, Architecture, Faces and Figures, and More

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Introduction
1 MATERIALS AND TOOLS
	A Personal Choice
		Pens, Pencils, and Inks
		Paper and Sketchbooks
		Brushes
		Watercolor Paint
		Miscellaneous Tools
2 GENERAL SKETCHING TECHNIQUES
	Using the Language of Film to Tell a Story
	Selecting What to Sketch
	Rendering Light in a Sketch
	Details
3 COMPOSITION
	Telling a Story
	The Rule of Thirds
	Contrast and Detail
	Thumbnail Sketches
4 PERSPECTIVE
	Basic Bones
	Linear Perspective
		The Horizon Line
		One-Point Perspective
		Two-Point Perspective
		Three-Point Perspective
		Perspective on a Curved Street
5 STILL LIFE
	A Poem Made Visible
	A New Way to See Objects
	Rendering Light
	Adding Color
	Structure
	Negative Space
6 LANDSCAPES
	Landscape Composition
	Sketching Landscapes and Line Weight
	Atmospheric Perspective
7 ARCHITECTURE
	An Overview of Basic Forms
	Roofs
	Doorways and Arches
	Windows
	Balconies
	Awnings
	Signs
	Architecture as Character
8 FIGURES
	The Basic Figure
	Adding Volume
	Capturing Gesture
	Drawing Figures in Groups
	Drawing the Head
9 WATERCOLOR
	Dancing with Watercolor
	Creating Multiple Effects with One Color
	Creating Texture: Splatters, Splashes, and Scrapes
	Color Mixing
	Warm and Cool Colors
	Painting with a Limited Palette
	Stages of a Painting
	The Color and Consistency of Shadows
	Contre Jour
Conclusion: Keep Going
Resources
Influences
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Index
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