{"product_id":"the-complete-urban-sketching-companion-essential-concepts-and-techniques-from-the-urban-sketching-handbooks-architecture-and-cityscapes-understandi-paperback","title":"The Complete Urban Sketching Companion: Essential Concepts and Techniques from the Urban Sketching Handbooks--Architecture and Cityscapes, Understandi - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eShari Blaukopf\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eStephanie Bower\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eGabriel Campanario\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDraw the exciting elements of your world with confidence using the tips, techniques, and ideas in \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Urban Sketching Companion\u003c\/i\u003e. Packed with information and visual inspiration on sketching architecture, cityscapes, people, and motion, plus lessons on perspective and adding color, this collection will have you filling sketchbook after sketchbook with compelling artwork.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The popularity of the \u003cb\u003eurban sketching movement \u003c\/b\u003ehas grown worldwide, and it's easy to see why. \u003cb\u003eSketching on the go\u003c\/b\u003e is exciting, rewarding, and creatively satisfying. With so many choices of what to sketch and how to sketch it, you need a \u003cb\u003ecompanion\u003c\/b\u003e to offer \u003cb\u003evaluable insights\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eenlightening tips\u003c\/b\u003e, and tons of \u003cb\u003eideas and inspiration\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Urban Sketching Companion\u003c\/i\u003e is that helpful guide to take along on your next overseas adventure, or to your favorite caf  around the corner. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book includes \u003cb\u003ekey drawing techniques and strategies\u003c\/b\u003e from four books in the Urban Sketching Handbook series: \u003ci\u003eUnderstanding Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorking with Color\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eArchitecture and Cityscapes\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePeople and Motion\u003c\/i\u003e. Learn how to draw \u003cb\u003eunique buildings\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eurban landscapes\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003elively street scenes\u003c\/b\u003e, incorporating interesting elements and \u003cb\u003estriking color and lighting\u003c\/b\u003e. Get tips on sketching with \u003cb\u003eaccurate perspective\u003c\/b\u003e with easy methods and great examples to guide you along. Discover ways to \u003cb\u003ecapture motion\u003c\/b\u003e, whether it's a group of dancers or commuters on the move. Become \u003cb\u003econfident in adding color\u003c\/b\u003e to artwork by learning about different mediums and \u003cb\u003ecolor mixing techniques\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Urban Sketching Companion\u003c\/i\u003e you'll also find: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSimple \u003cb\u003etools and materials\u003c\/b\u003e to get started\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWays to build a \u003cb\u003ewell-composed scene\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTechniques for drawing urban environments to scale\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to construct a \u003cb\u003esketch in layers\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTips for rendering different types of perspective\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrategies for creating \u003cb\u003edramatic shadows\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to include a range of \u003cb\u003ecolor values\u003c\/b\u003e to create depth\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIdeas for interpreting \u003cb\u003emovement and gesture\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMethods for drawing individuals and crowds\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Get started on your urban sketching adventures today, and start capturing life.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShari Blaukopf\u003c\/b\u003e is a Montreal-based workshop instructor, watercolor painter and sketch blogger who loves to travel and share her love of sketching. She's the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Urban Sketching Handbook: Working with Color\u003c\/i\u003e, and you can find her many online sketching courses at learn.shariblaukopf.com. She's been part of the Urban Sketchers community since 2012 and has given many watercolor workshops both on her own and internationally through the Urban Sketchers Workshop Program. Her watercolors are in corporate, government and private collections in North America and abroad, and she's a signature member of the Canadian Society of Painters in Watercolour. You can follow her sketches on her blog at shariblaukopf.com or on Instagram @sharisketcher.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eStephanie Bower\u003c\/b\u003e worked as a licensed Architect in New York City before gravitating to professional architectural illustration and concept design. She taught the how-to's of architectural location sketching for over twenty-five years in New York City at Parsons and in Seattle at the University of Washington and Cornish College of the Arts. She has two online sketching classes at Craftsy.com, and she travels and teaches perspective and watercolor workshops internationally, including at six Urban Sketchers symposiums. People around the world follow her sketches online via Instagram @stephanieabower and Facebook, and she is an international blog correspondent for Urban Sketchers. Stephanie is a signature member of the Northwest Watercolor Society. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Urban Sketching Handbook: Understanding Perspective\u003c\/i\u003e (2016) and \u003ci\u003eThe Urban Sketching Handbook: 101 Sketching Tips\u003c\/i\u003e (2019), and co-author of \u003ci\u003eThe Urban Sketching Art Pack\u003c\/i\u003e (2017) and \u003ci\u003eThe Complete Urban Sketching Companion \u003c\/i\u003e(2020), all published by Quarry Books. Visit her website stephaniebower.com, blog drawingperspectives.com, and Instagram account @stephaniebower. She lives in Seattle, Washington.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGabriel Campanario\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff artist at \u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the founder of Urban Sketchers (urbansketchers.org), a nonprofit organization dedicated to fostering the art of on-location drawing. Campanario's newspaper column, \u003ci\u003eSeattle Sketcher\u003c\/i\u003e, was awarded first place for blog writing in \"The Best of the West\" journalism contest. The blog and weekly print column, which combine location sketches and written stories, have quickly become popular in the Seattle area, where Campanario has been featured in TV and radio appearances. A native Spaniard, Campanario moved to the US in 1998 and has lived near Seattle with his wife and two children since 2006. His journalism career spans two decades, working for newspapers in Barcelona, Lisbon, California, and Virginia. 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