The Art of Urban Sketching：Drawing On Location Around The World

TheArtofUrbanSketchingisbothacomprehensiveguideandashowcaseoflocationdrawingsbyartistsaroundtheworldwhodrawthecitieswheretheyliveandtravel.AuthoredbythefounderofthenonprofitorganizationUrbanSketchers(www.urbansketchers.org),thisbeautiful,320-pagevolumeexplainsurbansketchingwithinthecontextofalonghistoricaltraditionandhowitisbeingpracticedtoday.Withprofilesofleadingpractitionersanddiscussionsofthebenefitsofworkinginthisartform,thisinspiringbookshowshowonecanparticipateandexperiencethiscreativeoutletthroughmodern-daysocialnetworksandonlineactivity.You'llfindmorethan600beautiful,contemporaryillustrations,aswellasartists'profilesandextendedcaptionswheretheseurbansketcherssharetheirstories,howtheywork,sketchingtips,andthetoolsbehindeachdrawing.Withsketchesandobservationsfrommorethan50citiesinmorethan30countries,TheArtofUrbanSketchingoffersavisuallyarresting,storytellingtakeonurbanlifefromdifferentculturesandartisticstyles,aswellasinsightintovariousdrawingtechniquesandmediums.