Sketch! The Non-Artist's Guide to Inspiration, Technique, an Format: Paperback

<b>Drawing activities, art instruction, and advice for artists and non-artists alike.</b> <br>&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;<br>Urban sketching--the process of drawing on the go as a regular practice--is a hot trend in the drawing world. It's also a practical necessity for creatively minded people in a busy world.&#160;&#160;In this aspirational guide, self-taught French artist France Belleville-Van Stone emboldens readers to craft a ritual of their own and devote more time to art, even if it's just 10 minutes a day. She offers motivation to move beyond the comfort zone, as well as instruction on turning rough sketches into finished work.&#160;<br><br>Belleville Van-Stone learned how to draw through her own daily practice and knows first-hand how hard it is to find time to incorporate creativity into a busy life. She encourages and teaches us how to do it with advice and guidance such as:<br><br> &middot;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; An A-to-Z list of daily sketch prompts, from airports to bananas, faces to hands, meetings and workplaces<br> &middot;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Tips on what drawing supplies you can and should have--and how to carry them around<br> &middot;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Sections on accepting mistakes, drawing with limited resources, and redefining completion<br> &middot;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; Plusses and minuses of going digital, including apps, styluses, and brushes<br><br>For those of us who dream of drawing in the minutes between school and work, bathtime and bedtime, and waking and walking out the door, the practical advice in <i>Sketch!</i> is a revelation. By sharing her own creative process, Belleville-Van Stone Sketch inspires 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.