If you follow James Gurney, like I do, you will understand why I like this book. As a young adult, James and the late Thomas Kinkaid, were ahead of their time in promoting outdoor and urban sketching. One reviewer said this is not a 'how to' book. It is not intended to teach you the basics of drawing only but to acquaint you with how to see your environment and select a composition to draw and then paint if you so choose. Some fundamentals are addressed inside, such as sight sizing, perspective, atmospheric perspective, but these portions are the minor part of the book. ![]() James GurneyI wanted to own this just because I am a fan of Gurney. Someday I'll have him autograph it. I have read quite a few books on sketching; this one is unique in a couple of aspects, particularly the breadth of subjects covered. First, while it covers the important subjects that most do, materials, general technique, how to get good scale and measuring on the spot, etc. It also includes things like exaggeration and imagination, which is fun and enlightening. There are interesting examples of stretching and recombining what you see into new and creative compositions. Second, this book is surprisingly replete with text (although you will encounter most of the details twice, worded differently in body text and captions), and well balanced between text and pictures. The Artist Guide To Sketching By Thomas KinkadeArtists Guide To Sketching The artist's guide to sketching: amazonde: james gurney, the artist's guide to sketching james gurney, thomas kinkade isbn: 327. ArtOther books I have are either very light on instructive text or in at least one case heavy on text and light on pictures (and a bit dull to read). Fansadox 203 - invaders cargo to africa. There are sketches on just about every page, and each sketch or photo has a caption explaining the materials and processes use to make it, with other tidbits as to what was going on at the time, what was interesting about the subject, what was the weather like, who was this person they sketched, etc.
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