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Archisketcher: A Guide to Spotting & Sketching Urban Landscapes by Simone Ridyard (Paperback, 2015)

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The urban sketcher's ultimate guide to drawing buildings! Whether it's a suburban street scene or a vast city skyline, learn all the skills you need to improve your sketches and capture the essence of your surroundings wherever you are - from seaside ports to bustling urban markets. With Archisketcher as your guide, t only will you develop your understanding of perspective, colour theory and composition, but you can also learn all about important architectural features and styles. * Features inspirational artwork from 40 international urban sketchers * Includes insights and tips for sketching everything from architectural monuments, like La Sagrada Familia, to everyday urban street scenes in English suburbia * Highlights five major architectural landmarks and shows you how other sketchers have approached and interpreted these icons, inspiring you to have a go yourself! * Learn to identify common architectural features such as doric columns, buttresses and rose windows No matter where you choose to sketch, Archisketcher can help inspire your creativity and improve your urban sketching skills.

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PublisherApple Press
ISBN-101845436288
ISBN-139781845436285
eBay Product ID (ePID)215618277

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SubjectHandicrafts, Arts & Crafts
LanguageEnglish
AuthorSimone Ridyard
FormatPaperback

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Height203mm
Width254mm

Additional Product Features

Date of Publication03/09/2015
Place of PublicationLondon
Country of PublicationUnited Kingdom
GenreHandicrafts, Arts & Crafts
Author BiographySIMONE RIDYARD is a Manchester-based architect and senior lecturer in Interior Design. In 2011 she became a part of the Urban Sketching community and has since been featured in multiple books on the topic, as well as speaking at their 5th annual symposium in Brazil.
ImprintApple Press

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  • Inspirational

    Great artwork good tips and a breadth of examples from different architects. Great value.

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