Book cover of The Urban Sketcher: Techniques for Seeing and Drawing on Location

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Capture the bustle and beauty of life in your town.

Experience life as only an artist can! Join the rapidly growing, international movement of artists united by a passion for drawing on location in the cities, towns and villages where they live and travel. Packed with art and advice from…

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1 author picked The Urban Sketcher as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Marc Holmes is an extraordinary artist and urban sketcher who has been at the forefront of the global sketching movement over the past fifteen years. In this book, he presents very useful and applicable techniques for building observational drawings using graphite, pen and ink, and watercolor.

Marc’s approach to watercolor, in particular, is lively and expressive—I’ve personally learned much from his work in this popular medium.

From Matthew's list on learning to draw from observation.

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