Sketching People, Places, and Landscapes (Bluprint, Craftsy) [4098] 9781629975603

Table of contents :
James Richards......Page 3
Shari Blaukopf......Page 4
Paul Heaston......Page 5
Stephanie Bower......Page 6
Essential Techniques for Sketching the Energy of Places......Page 7
Sketching the Cityscapes in Pen, Ink & Watercolor......Page 10
Sketchbooks: Drawing the Everyday......Page 14
Sketching Landscapes in Pen, Ink & Watercolor......Page 17
Perspective for Sketchers......Page 21
Metric Conversion Guide......Page 26

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Sketching People, Places, and Landscapes WITH JAMES RICHARDS, SHARI BLAUKOPF, PAUL HEASTON, AND STEPHANIE BOWER

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James Richards

As an artist, James Richards crosses many creative boundaries. His work has been shown in numerous exhibitions and he’s a designer, an author and an Urban Sketchers correspondent. Jim’s book Freehand Drawing and Discovery won a National Honor Award from the American Society of Landscape Architects. He also teaches urban design and drawing at the University of Texas at Arlington as well as in international workshops.

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Shari Blaukopf

Shari Blaukopf is a graphic design teacher, illustrator and the co-founder of the Urban Sketchers Montreal regional blog. Shari has a BFA from Concordia University with a specialization in graphic design, but her true love has always been watercolor painting. Her watercolor paintings can be found in corporate, government and private collections in both Canada and the United States. Shari is passionate about sharing her love and knowledge watercolors, and she’s taught many watercolor workshops in the United States and Europe.

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Paul Heaston

Paul Heaston received his MFA in painting from Montana State University. He’s also a correspondent for Urbansketchers.org, an internationally recognized website that showcases visual journalism. You can find some of Paul’s work on his sketch blog, Three Letter Word for Art. Paul has been teaching collegelevel drawing and painting since 2005.

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Stephanie Bower

Stephanie Bower is an architectural illustrator, a teacher, a watercolorist and a correspondent for the blog Urban Sketchers. After working as a licensed architect in New York City, Stephanie gravitated toward a career in architectural illustration and concept design. She has taught architectural sketching at Parsons School of Design, the University of Washington and Cornish College of the Arts.

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Essential Techniques for Sketching the Energy of Places with James Richards Supplies & Resources

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Supplies & Resources Supplies • Watercolor sketchbook • Sketching pencils (James recommends using .7 mm or .9 mm mechanical pencils with an eraser) • Waterproof ink pens (technical pens or fountain pens) • Colored pencil in white • Travel watercolor set. Jim uses: • Naples yellow • Prussian blue • Cadmium red • Alizarin crimson • French ultramarine • One large flat paintbrush • One medium round paintbrush • Small rag • Small leakproof plastic container of water • Small lightweight folding stool (optional) • Lightweight tripod easel (optional) • Hat and sunscreen (optional)

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Supplies & Resources Resources • For inspiration and ideas, visit James’ website at jamesrichardssketchbook.com • Freehand Drawing and Discovery: Urban Sketching and Concept Drawing for Designers by James Richards (Wiley, 2013)

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Sketching the Cityscapes in Pen, Ink & Watercolor with Shari Blaukopf Supplies & Resources Drawing • Mechanical pencil with B lead • Platinum carbon fountain pen with platinum carbon ink cartridges • Permanent ink markers • Pigma Micron pens (black) in varying line weights: 005, 01, 03 and 05 • Water-soluble markers • Pilot Fineliner, black • Kneaded rubber eraser

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Painting Paints Shari uses many brands of paint, including Daniel Smith, M. Graham and Winsor Newton. This is the order of the paints used in her palette:

• Quinacridone gold • Naples yellow • Hansa yellow medium • Pyrrol orange • Quinacridone rose • Winsor Red • Permanent alizarin crimson

• Cobalt teal • Cerulean blue

• Cobalt blue • Ultramarine blue • Phthalo blue • Indanthrene blue • Phthalo green • Carbazole violet • Raw sienna • Burnt sienna • Raw umber

Brushes • Synthetic sable or sable round brushes sizes 4, 8, 10 and 14 • Squirrel mop brush size 7 • Sakura Koi water brush for thumbnail sketches

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Supplies & Resources

Sketchbooks • Pocket-sized sketchbook for thumbnails and value sketches • Hardbound sketchbooks for pen and watercolor. Shari prefers the following: • Handbook Travelogue Watercolor Journal books: • Grand portrait (10.5” x 8.25”) • Square (8.25” x 8.25”) • Large landscape (8.25” x 5.25”) Note: This paper can take a lot of wash without buckling.

• Shari also uses Pentalic Aqua Journal sketchbooks (8” x 5”) Travel Watercolor Palette • Any folding watercolor palette with spaces for pigment and a large mixing area is fine • Shari uses the Alvin Heritage Paint Palette and adds her own tube pigments because it has a rubber seal so pigments won’t dry out overnight. • Field watercolor sketch kit is also recommended. It has a selection of twelve half-pans of pigment.

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Supplies & Resources General • Paper towels or tissues for cleanup • Water bottle with a good seal (Shari likes Nalgene brand) • Small spray bottle for rewetting dry paints in palette • Brush case • Bulldog clips (for windy days) • Sunscreen and a hat for being outdoors all day • Folding stool • Cardboard viewfinder • Corrugated plastic backing boards (such as Coroplast) for single sheets of paper • Masking tape Instructor Sites • blaukopfwatercolours.com • shariblaukopf.com

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Sketchbooks

Drawing the Everyday

with Paul Heaston Supplies & Resources

Instructor’s Supplies • 3 drawing pencils in varying hardnesses • I prefer Staedtler Mars in HB, 2B and 4B • 3 fineline pens, in varying line weights • I prefer Staedtler Pigment Liners in .1, .3 and .5 sizes • 9” x 12” spiral bound • 100-page sketchbook (Strathmore or Canson) for general purpose dry media sketching

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Supplies & Resources • Hardbound mixed media or watercolor sketchbook • Brands I like are Stillman & Birn and Hand•Book • Pocket-size sketchbook, such as Moleskine or Stillman & Birn, for carrying with you anywhere • Small, handheld all-metal pencil sharpener • Kneaded eraser • White plastic eraser • Travel watercolor kit • I prefer the Koi 18 or 24-color Field Watercolor Sketch Set • 3 waterbrushes (Koi and Niji are some good brands) in various sizes

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Supplies & Resources Online Resources • urbansketchers.org • sketchbookproject.com • sketchcrawl.com

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Sketching Landscapes in Pen, Ink & Watercolor with Shari Blaukopf Supplies

Drawing • Mechanical pencil: Shari uses Staedtler Mars Micro Carbon Pencil Lead - 0.5 mm - B • Fine line pens: Shari uses Pigma Micron pens; line width sizes 01, 03 and 05 • Platinum Carbon Fountain Pen with Platinum Carbon ink cartridges • Kneaded rubber eraser

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Sketchbooks • Pocket-size sketchbook for thumbnails and value sketches • Hardbound sketchbooks for pen and watercolor • Brands: Shari prefers Hand Book Journal Co. Travelogue Watercolor Journals (8¼” x 8¼” and 5½” x 8¼” landscape). Shari also uses Moleskine sketchbooks (8¼” x 5”). Palettes • Travel watercolor palette: Alvin Heritage Paint Palette has a rubber seal and pigments won’t dry out overnight; however, any folding watercolor palette with spaces for pigment and a large mixing area is fine. • You can also use a field watercolor sketch kit with a selection of roughly 12 half pans of pigment.

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Supplies Pigments • Shari uses many brands of paint, including Daniel Smith, M. Graham and Winsor & Newton. • Blues: Cobalt teal, cerulean blue, cobalt blue, ultramarine blue, indanthrene blue, indigo • Reds: Permanent alizarin crimson, organic vermilion, perylene maroon • Oranges: Pyrrol orange • Yellows: Azo yellow, new gamboge, Naples yellow • Greens: Sap green, azo green • Earth colors: Burnt sienna, raw sienna, Quinacridone gold • Purple: Carbazole violet Brushes • Raphael Petit Gris Brush Series 803 brushes (sizes 7 and 3). These hold a lot of wash and also come to a fine point. • Escoda ReSserva Kolinsky Sable no. 12 • For finer work, you can use Winsor & Newton Artist’s Watercolor sable pointed round brush. • Shari also uses Escoda Versatil round brushes (sizes 10 and 16). These are synthetic sable that hold lots of wash, come to a fine point, and are half the price of real sable brushes.

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Supplies General • Paper towels or tissues for cleanup • Water bottle with a tight seal, such as a Nalgene • Bulldog clips (for windy days) • Sunscreen and a hat for sun protection • Folding stool • Cardboard viewfinder • Brush case to keep brushes from bending in your bag

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Perspective for Sketchers with Stephanie Bower Supplies & Resources

Recommended Materials • 5” x 8” Pentalic aqua journal • Fluid watercolor block (Stephanie uses 8” x 16”) • .5 mechanical pencil .5, with 2B lead • Kneaded eraser • 6” clear plastic triangle or straight edge • 2 binder clips, for holding down paper • Travel watercolor set with water

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• Watercolor brushes (Stephanie prefers Richeson) • Size 10 or larger round brush • Plastic bags, for carrying wet materials • Paper towels • Masking tape (Stephanie prefers Nichiban) • Corrugated plastic Resources • For inspiration, visit Stephanie’s web site: stephaniebower.com • The Urban Sketching Handbook series (Quarry Books) • Watercolor easels: enpleinairpro.com

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Supplies & Resources New Gamboge

Ultramarine Blue

P. Alizarin Crimson

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