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From blocking and shading to perspective and texture, get expert-level lessons in illustrating the everyday life of any environment.

Syllabus

  • 01: Finding the Perfect Place
  • 02: Drawing People in the City
  • 03: Buildings as Backdrop
  • 04: The Entourage
  • 05: Adding Color
  • 06: Hitting the Streets: On Location
  • 07: Thumbnails & Composition
  • 08: Drawing Facades
  • 09: Urban Texture
  • 10: Doors & Windows
  • 11: Details That Give Cities Life
  • 12: Light & Shadow
  • 13: Panoramic Cityscapes
  • 14: Choosing & Using Sketchbooks
  • 15: Sketching with Pencil
  • 16: Pen & Ink, Light & Shadow
  • 17: Color Your World with Watercolors
  • 18: Sketching on Location
  • 19: Composing in the Field
  • 20: Location Sketching Process
  • 21: Shari’s Sketchbooks
  • 22: Composition
  • 23: Skies
  • 24: Big Shapes
  • 25: Texture
  • 26: Adding Depth with Value
  • 27: Expressing Unique Moments
  • 28: Measuring Accurate Proportions
  • 29: Building a Sketch in Layers
  • 30: Concepts of Perspective Space
  • 31: Perspective Angles
  • 32: Using Watercolor
  • 33: Location Sketching: Interior
  • 34: Location Sketching: Streetscape
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James Richards Previous Bio Prev Next Bio Next, Shari Blaukopf Previous Bio Prev Next Bio Next, Paul Heaston Previous Bio Prev Next Bio Next, and Stephanie Bower Previous Bio Prev Next Bio Next

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