Table of Contents
Introduction 8
1 Materials and Tools 11
A Personal Choice 12
Pens, Pencils, and Inks 12
Paper and Sketchbooks 17
Brushes 18
Watercolor Paint 19
Miscellaneous Tools 20
2 General Sketching Techniques 23
Using the Language of Film to Tell a Story 24
Selecting What to Sketch 26
Rendering Light in a Sketch 36
Details 40
3 Composition 43
Telling a Story 44
The Rule of Thirds 46
Contrast and Detail 47
Thumbnail Sketches 49
4 Perspective 53
Basic Bones 54
Linear Perspective 55
The Horizon Line 57
One-Point Perspective 57
Two-Point Perspective 61
Three-Point Perspective 63
Perspective on a Curved Street 64
5 Still Life 67
A Poem Made Visible 68
A New Way to See Objects 69
Rendering Light 70
Adding Color 71
Structure 74
Negative Space 75
6 Landscapes 79
Landscape Composition 80
Sketching Landscapes and Line Weight 81
Atmospheric Perspective 84
7 Architecture 92
An Overview of Basic Forms 94
Roofs 95
Doorways and Arches 97
Windows 98
Balconies 99
Awnings 100
Signs 102
Architecture as Character 103
8 Figures 107
The Basic Figure 108
Adding Volume 109
Capturing Gesture 111
Drawing Figures in Groups 113
Drawing the Head 116
9 Watercolor 121
Dancing with Watercolor 122
Creating Multiple Effects with One Color 123
Creating Texture: Splatters, Splashes, and Scrapes 126
Color Mixing 128
Warm and Cool Colors 131
Painting with a Limited Palette 133
Stages of a Painting 134
The Color and Consistency of Shadows 137
Contre Jour 138
Conclusion: Keep Going 139
Resources 140
Influences 140
Acknowledgments 141
About the Author 142
Index 143
