Ebook: Sketch!: The Non-Artist's Guide to Inspiration, Technique, and Drawing Daily Life

"An inspirational manual for integrating sketching into daily life for artists and non-artists alike. Urban sketching--the process of sketching on the go as a regular practice--is a hot trend in the drawing world. In this aspirational guide, French artist France Belleville-Van Stone offers motivation to move beyond the comfort zone, as well as instruction on turning rough sketches into finished work. By sharing her own creative process, which includes sketching by hand and digitally, Belleville-Van Stone emboldens readers to craft a method of their own and devote more time to art, even if it's just 10 minutes a day. Sketch Your World will inspire artists both established and aspiring to rethink their daily practice, sketch for the pure joy of it, and document their lives and the world around them"--;1: Preliminaries. On being untaught ; Why draw? ; "You're so talented" -- 2: Supplies. Tools I use for drawing ; Pens ; Pencils ; Tools I use for adding color ; Brushes ; Watercolors ; Color pencils ; Markers ; Tools I use for erasing ; Paper I use for drawing ; Sketchbooks ; Loose-leaf paper ; How do you carry all this? ; Other tools I use ; Tools and materials I don't use -- 3: Basic techniques. Loosening up ; Crosshatching ; Pressure and angle ; Adding color -- 4: Drawing when time and resources are limited. Redefining completion ; Readjusting your expectations ; Ten-minute drawings ; Improvising your support ; The upside of drawing fast ; How to draw with limited time and resources ; Accepting mistakes ; Keeping a sketchbook at hand ; Tips -- 5: Going digital. The pluses of the tablet ; The minuses of the tablet ; Stylus versus fingertip ; The best drawing apps out there ; Brushes.