A friendly guide to capturing the world in a sketchbook.
An approachable handbook for outdoor sketching, whether you're an artist or just want to record your travels. It demystifies making art outdoors one chapter at a time, covering drawing tools and watercolor technique, working with color, where and when to sketch, adding people, birds, and vehicles to a scene, pushing past creative insecurity, and even digital sketching. The author's own watercolor and ink drawings, made on their wanderings, run throughout as inspiration. All you really need is open eyes, a few materials, and a little practice.
Details:
- Approachable guide to outdoor and plein air sketching
- Covers tools, watercolor technique, color, and composition
- Practical exercises in each chapter
- Great for travel and nature journaling
- Illustrated with the author's own watercolor and ink work
