Sketch! Book

Drawing activities, art instruction, and advice for artists and non-artists alike. Urban sketching, the process of drawing on the go as a regular practice, is a hot trend in the drawing world. It's also a practical necessity for creatively minded people in a busy world. In this aspirational guide, self-taught French artist France Belleville-Van Stone emboldens readers to craft a ritual of their own and devote more time to art, even if it's just 10 minutes a day. She offers motivation to move beyond the comfort zone, as well as instruction on turning rough sketches into finished work. The book features - An A-to-Z list of daily sketch prompts, from airports to bananas, faces to hands, meetings and workplaces -Tips on what drawing supplies you can and should have--and how to carry them around -Sections on accepting mistakes, drawing with limited resources, and redefining completion -Plusses and minuses of going digital, including apps, styluses, and brushes