Tag: #sketching, #animals, #plants

Author: Claire Walker Leslie
Title: The Art of Field Sketching
Year: 1984
Format: PDF
Pages: 204
Language: English
Size: 31 MB
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Whether you’re a naturalist who enjoys drawing or an artist who loves nature, this how-to’ book will supply you with solid techniques and inspiration for learning to sketch quickly while outdoors.

The Art of Field Sketching shows you how to observe and draw nature rapidly, using simple methods and modest equipment. From flying birds to feeding deer, you can make quality field sketches that capture the essence of what you see.

In this essential manual, you’ll find:
• suggested equipment (papers, sketching tools, etc.)
• a checklist of techniques to use when sketching any subject
• examples of work from many wildlife, botanical, and landscape artists
• a handy chart of outdoor events to observe throughout the year.

You’ll also find specific techniques for sketching in the city and the country, sketching while traveling, and keeping a field journal. Pertinent natural history information and many illustrations make the material clear and easy to put to use. The book also includes a foreword by Roger Tory Peterson.

A quick sketch outdoors can lie just as rewarding as a detailed drawing made in the studio. And field sketches can be reworked and refined into finished drawings later on. If you love to draw nature, this outstanding manual will soon have you out in the field creating beautiful, meaningful sketches. Clare Walker Leslie, a professional naturalist, artist, and teacher, is the author of the successful book Nature Drawing: A Tool for Learning (Prentice-Hall, 1980), a selection of the American Artist Book Club.