Obras de Stephanie Bower
The Urban Sketching Handbook: Understanding Perspective: Easy Techniques for Mastering Perspective Drawing on Location… (2016) 74 copias
The World of Urban Sketching: Celebrating the Evolution of Drawing and Painting on Location Around the Globe - New… (2022) 9 copias
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#2 - Use references (and don't be ashamed of it);
#3 - Do studies (careful copies) of drawings you admire;
#4 - Try looking at the thing you're drawing as an abstract arrangement of shapes;
#5 - Pay attention to the level of contrast in your drawings: darks vs. lights;
#6 - Get your art supplies at a real art store;
#7 - Learn the three different systems of perspective;
#8 - Challenge yourself by drawing in different art styles;
#9 - Don't expect progress to occur in a matter of weeks, or even months;
#10- If comparing your art to that of other people is bringing you down, then stop doing it;
#11- Look at your old art in order to motivate yourself to improve. It also rather helps you feel accomplished when you have improved, which can lead to inspiration, and helps you see that all your works has been for something.
The #10 can be rephrased like this: “There is no right or wrong way to be an artist, only a right or wrong way for the individual in question” or as the Sentinel Class Skylander Sensei Ember puts it, “When you aim for perfection, you’ll discover it’s a moving target!”
The greatest mistake people make with drawing is assuming that they will be good at it the moment they try because it's a skill that is very visual. Of course, as with any skill, it's rarely the case. They try to draw but find it hard and the regular comments come out like "this is impossible", "I can't draw", "why is drawing so hard?" etc. In reality drawing is a skill, it's no different to playing a sport or learning a language - you improve over time the more you practice as you demonstrated in your 100 days. That's why I believe anyone can draw even if it seems one of the hardest skills to learn for those who believe they can't.
Bower’s book is the definite tome for those of us who really want to understand perspective when applied to Urban Sketching.
Some of my stuff as I read it:
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