Synopses & Reviews
A sketchbook is like a diary for an artist--it's the place where you put your most personal impressions purely for your own pleasure and interest. It's how you create a record of your progress and growth. To achieve sketching expertise, you can follow these indoor tips for making your sketchbook better than ever. Why indoors? Because that's where you spend most of your time. Learn how to sketch objects in every room of your home, and how to use particular scenes to master your skills in composition and perspective, shape and form, light and shade, figures, details--every aspect of drawing, any time of day. Soon you'll have a catalog of your own skills to refer to any time when you're working on a drawing or painting. It's your best tool for working out satisfying plans and designs. 48 pages, 56 b/w illus., 11 1/2 x 8 1/4.
Synopsis
Sketch objects in every room of your home, using a range of different scenes to master skills in composition and perspective, shape and form, light and shade, figures, detailsand#8212;every aspect of drawing, any time of day. As you improve, youand#8217;ll also be producing an and#8220;artistand#8217;s diary,and#8221; a record of your personal impressions and progress to refer to as you work. Itand#8217;s your best tool for developing satisfying plans and designs