Sketching Techniques for Artists

Table of contents

1. Cover
2. Title
3. Contents
4. Introduction
5. 1 | Materials and Tools
   1. A Personal Choice
      1. Pens, Pencils, and Inks
      2. Paper and Sketchbooks
      3. Brushes
      4. Watercolor Paint
      5. Miscellaneous Tools
6. 2 | General Sketching Techniques
   1. Using the Language of Film to Tell a Story
   2. Selecting What to Sketch
   3. Rendering Light in a Sketch
   4. Details
7. 3 | Composition
   1. Telling a Story
   2. The Rule of Thirds
   3. Contrast and Detail
   4. Thumbnail Sketches
8. 4 | Perspective
   1. Basic Bones
   2. Linear Perspective
      1. The Horizon Line
      2. One-Point Perspective
      3. Two-Point Perspective
      4. Three-Point Perspective
      5. Perspective on a Curved Street
9. 5 | Still Life
   1. A Poem Made Visible
   2. A New Way to See Objects
   3. Rendering Light
   4. Adding Color
   5. Structure
   6. Negative Space
10. 6 | Landscapes
    1. Landscape Composition
    2. Sketching Landscapes and Line Weight
    3. Atmospheric Perspective
11. 7 | Architecture
    1. An Overview of Basic Forms
    2. Roofs
    3. Doorways and Arches
    4. Windows
    5. Balconies
    6. Awnings
    7. Signs
    8. Architecture as Character
12. 8 | Figures
    1. The Basic Figure
    2. Adding Volume
    3. Capturing Gesture
    4. Drawing Figures in Groups
    5. Drawing the Head
13. 9 | Watercolor
    1. Dancing with Watercolor
    2. Creating Multiple Effects with One Color
    3. Creating Texture: Splatters, Splashes, and Scrapes
    4. Color Mixing
    5. Warm and Cool Colors
    6. Painting with a Limited Palette
    7. Stages of a Painting
    8. The Color and Consistency of Shadows
    9. Contre Jour
14. Conclusion: Keep Going
15. Resources
16. Influences
17. Acknowledgments
18. About the Author
19. Index
20. Copyright