Description
In Urban Sketching: Drawing and Painting in a Travel Journal, artist Marc Taro Holmes will show you how to pen down intricate details while sketching your surroundings. From a gothic chapel to sculptures in the park, the techniques he shares will enable you to create drawings of all your travels. Learn how to tell a story through your art and share your explorations with expressive paintings and skilled sketches.
Features urban sketching techniques, ink drawing to add detail, watercolor to add local color, and more!
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Materials:
Surfaces
140-lb. cold-pressed watercolor paper
Sketchbook bound with multi-media or watercolor paper
Media
.7 mechanical pencil
Fine line fountain ink pen
Chisel-tip ink pen
Brush pen (sable- or nylon-tipped cartridge pens)
Platinum Carbon waterproof ink
Semi-moist watercolor and/or tube color
Several round brushes in a variety of sizes
Old round brushes for scrubbing and texture effects
Other
Kneaded eraser
Tissue
Art tape
Light-weight boards
Bulldog clips
Travel palette
Brush travel kit (as needed)
Water containers (two small with lids)
Paper towels
Spray bottle
Travel easel and portable stool (as needed)
About the Author:
Marc Taro Holmes has worked as an art director and conceptual designer for Electronic Arts, Microsoft, and Disney. His work as an artist has inspired digital artists to create interactive adventures, as seen in J. R. R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings film adaptation. He is a renowned sketch artist and his drawings are based in cities, landscapes and exotic locations.
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