Contents
Special Offers
Introduction
CHAPTER ONE
Overview
First Principles
The Rule of Thirds
Choosing the Right Drawing Media
Landscape or Portrait?
Borders
Finding a Focus
Sketching in Context
Scale
Sketching an Icon: Brooklyn Bridge
My Neighborhood: Nina Johansson
My Neighborhood: Kumi Matsukawa
CHAPTER TWO
Overview
Precision or Expression?
Using Rhythms
Marks, Shapes and Lines
Capturing a Mood
Negative Space
Enhancing Sketches with Digital Media
Sketching an Icon: Sydney Opera House
My Neighborhood: Shari Blaukopf
My Neighborhood: Len Grant
CHAPTER THREE
Overview
One-Point Perspective
Distance and Proximity
Atmospheric Perspective
Two-Point Perspective
Bird’s Eye vs. Worm’s Eye View
Drawing Without Perspective
Sketching an Icon: Notre Dame
My Neighborhood: Liz Steel
My Neighborhood: Sue Pownall
CHAPTER FOUR
Overview
Exploring Tonal Values
Understanding Warm and Cool Colors
Should You Use Black?
Loosen up with Nonwaterproof Ink
Choosing Color Media
Looking for Color and Pattern in Architecture
Color Before You Draw
Using Splashes
Deciding Whether to use Color
Capturing Decorative Details
Sketching an Icon: Petronas Towers
My Neighborhood: Juliette Plisson
My Neighborhood: Suhita Shirodkar
CHAPTER FIVE
Written in collaboration with Phil Griffin
Overview
Sketching in the City
Sketching in Suburbia
Harbors and Ports
Skylines and Panoramas
Sketching Interiors
On the Move
Night Sketching
Sketching an Icon: Sagrada Família
My Neighborhood: Caroline Johnson
My Neighborhood: Luis Ruiz
CHAPTER SIX
Glossary
Websites and Blogs
Groups and Associations
Acknowledgments