The Joy of Sketch

A Beginner’s Guide to Sketching the Everyday

Häftad, Engelska, 2020

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Rediscover the pleasure you got from childhood drawing, before you became too self-conscious and self-critical to enjoy it.Most children draw. Before we can write, even, we scribble and sketch and create. But somehow that gets lost as we get older. We learn that Being An Artist is hard and complicated, and that there are technical rules to choosing colour and perfecting your perspective. This book is here to remind you of the joy you once found in creating, scribbling, getting something down on paper - and that it's really about the process and nothing to do with how technically brilliant the finished 'artwork' is.In this accessible guide, largely self-taught artist Jen Russell-Smith takes beginners by the hand and breaks down the barriers we face around sketching, and shows you how to begin with quick, loose sketches building your confidence and skills to draw spontaneously, with nothing more than the things around you for inspiration.With simple exercises that anyone can follow, Jen shows you how to sketch the things and the places around you from life, using simple watercolour techniques to add vibrancy to your work.

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Utgivningsdatum:2020-10-13
Mått:190 x 234 x 13 mm
Vikt:454 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:128
Förlag:David & Charles
ISBN:9781446308202

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Jen Russell-Smith is a Surrey-based illustrator creating pen & ink drawings and watercolours inspired by beautiful houses, homes and buildings, and occasionally other things. Her style is sketchy, informal and relaxed.

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FEELING SKETCHY? ...................................6What Do I Need? ............................ 8Materials ..............................................................10Papers and sketchbooks ................................... 12Colour chart ........................................................14Fill a page: doodles and scribbles.................... 16Getting Started .............................. 18Practicalities .......................................................20Sketching basics ................................................ 22Sketch what you love ........................................ 24Adding text ......................................................... 26Quick drawing .................................................... 28What Shall I Draw? ..................30Drawing the everyday, every day ..................... 32FOOD............................................................ 34Fruit ...................................................................... 35Biscuit .................................................................. 36Fill a page: macarons ........................................ 37Tea and coffee ................................................... 38Draw what you eat.............................................40Shopping list ...................................................... 42PLANTS ....................................................... 44House plants ......................................................45Leaves .................................................................46Fill a page: foliage ............................................. 47Flowers ................................................................48Different angles ................................................. 49Trees ....................................................................50ANIMALS ..................................................... 54Pets ...................................................................... 55Birds ..................................................................... 56Fill a page: insects .............................................58Imaginary creatures ..........................................60Feathers .............................................................. 62PEOPLE ........................................................ 64People at home ................................................. 65Newspapers and magazines ...........................66Yourself ...............................................................68Hands and feet ..................................................70Fill a page: people on TV .................................. 72FURNITURE & INTERIORS ........................74Favourite chair ................................................... 75Bed and bedclothes .......................................... 76Perspective ......................................................... 78Fill a page: furniture thumbnails.....................80Bathroom fixtures ............................................. 82STILL LIFE ................................................... 84Cupboard contents ...........................................85Bookcase ............................................................86Fill a page: pockets/bags ................................88Negative space ..................................................90Collections .......................................................... 92PRODUCTS ................................................. 94Cereal boxes ....................................................... 95Favourite product ..............................................96Fill a page: make-up bag .................................98Bottle of wine/gin ...........................................100Morning or evening Items ............................... 101PATTERNS ..................................................102Rug or carpet ................................................... 103Bricks and tiles ................................................. 104Crockery ............................................................ 106Fill a page: patterns in a single room ........... 108Curtains.............................................................. 110OUT THE WINDOW....................................112Rain ......................................................................113Different times ...................................................114Frame details .....................................................116Clouds .................................................................118Fill a page: view from the window ................ 120What Next? ........................................122Showcasing and developing your work ........124ABOUT THE AUTHOR ............................ 126INDEX ......................................................... 127