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

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Urban sketching - the process of sketching on the go as a regular practice - is a hot trend in the drawing world. In this guide, the author shares her own creative process, which includes sketching by hand and digitally, which can embolden readers to craft a method of their own and devote more time to art, even if it's just 10 minutes a day.

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An inspirational manual for integrating sketching into daily life for artists and non-artists alike.Drawing activities, art instruction, and advice for artists and non-artists alike.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.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.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-An A-to-Z list of daily sketch prompts, from airports to bananas, faces to hands, meetings and workplacesTips on what drawing supplies you can and should have--and how to carry them aroundSections on accepting mistakes, drawing with limited resources, and redefining completionPlusses and minuses of going digital, including apps, styluses, and brushesFor 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 Sketch! 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.

Author Biography

FRANCE BELLEVILLE-VAN STONE is a self-taught French artist who loved cars and drawing as a child. As an adult, she studied English instead of going to art school, and became a public school teacher. She has been living and teaching full-time in the U.S. since late 2004.

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"Stuffed to the brim with original sketches, [Sketch!] is the motivational book every aspiring creative needs. Written by a self-taught, or 'untaught,' artist, it serves as a guide for readers who want to make drawing a daily part of their lives—even if they don't have years of art school behind them."—Huffington Post

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An inspirational manual for integrating sketching into daily life for artists and non-artists alike.

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"Stuffed to the brim with original sketches, [ Sketch! ] is the motivational book every aspiring creative needs. Written by a self-taught, or 'untaught,' artist, it serves as a guide for readers who want to make drawing a daily part of their lives--even if they don't have years of art school behind them."-- Huffington Post

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An inspirational manual for integrating sketching into daily life for artists and non-artists alike.

Details ISBN0385346093 Short Title SKETCH Pages 144 Language English ISBN-10 0385346093 ISBN-13 9780385346092 Media Book Format Paperback Subtitle The Non-Artist's Guide to Inspiration, Technique, and Drawing Daily Life Country of Publication United States DEWEY 741.2 Imprint Potter Craft Place of Publication New York Year 2014 UK Release Date 2014-11-04 Publication Date 2014-11-04 AU Release Date 2014-11-04 NZ Release Date 2014-11-04 US Release Date 2014-11-04 Illustrations 120 ILLUSTRATIONS Illustrator Steve Bjoerkman Affiliation University of Wisconsin-Madison Position Former senior instructor and associate head, English (deceased) Author F. Belleville–van Publisher Random House USA Inc Audience General We've got this

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