Urban Watercolor Sketching: A Guide to Drawing, Painting, and Storytelling in Color

This book is marvelous. I was looking for something on how to approach drawing cityscapes (Marc Taro Holmes' Urban Sketcher is a bit more pragmatic on that), but I find myself reading and rereading this one. Scheinberger has an amazing style, and I've gotten a lot out of studying his sketches over and over again. He works in a very loose, gestural style most of the time, so rather than getting precise "architectural" looking drawings, he produces something much more personal. The way he then adds color is intriguing and also very free. It's not truly a how-to, and a lot of the watercolor technical advice he does give can be found in other places, but the in-depth look at his work and also at the way he thinks about art are tremendous. This is one of the very small handful of books on sketching that I will hang on to. (Mark Taro Holmes' book is another, as are the Bert Dodson books _Keys to Drawing_ and _Keys to Drawing with Imagination_.) By the way, this book works fine in the Kindle format. I read it on my Voyage, then often look at the images on my phone to get the effect of the color.

Love the details and commentary in this book. Great for beginners who want to get used to the techniques and language. Each topic presented in short spurts with easy to understand language.

I'm only about halfway through the book so far, but what I've read is very informative. I'm not an artist, but a scientist with an interest in illustration; this book is full of details about h0w and why watercolors are the way they are and why they're made that way - details that help me understand how and why watercolors behave the way they do (and, therefore, how to control them better!). I have already gotten my money's worth from this book, and I'm only halfway through it - I'm impressed!

not really about urban sketching. Very unique art style, written in an interesting readable way. Good explanations of such things as color theory. Hard to pigeon-hole this book, but worth a space on your art book shelf. Just not the first one.

For those of us with pen and ink, pencil, etc. in our backgrounds and with new a passion for watercolor, this is it. The author shows the difference of the same two drawings but one with an uneven splash of watercolor. He gives some history and recommendations of colors (new for me is indigo, immediate new purchase). There are fun drawings in a variety of styles on every page, from beautifully detailed street scenes of skyscrapers to fun and charming quick sketches, all with color used quickly but judiciously. For those of us who have worked on making magnificent landscapes and portraits in watercolor alone and just aren't satisfied, this book, along with the author's comments about not creating for an audience, but for what you love and see, may be the best to get you out of bed and going.

This book is quite a gem, I was surprised with how many times I found myself highlighting parts of it. I would say that this book is more about the essentials and concept of watercolor more so than 'how-to' watercolor so seasoned pros might find it tedious. It's more geared toward beginners, illustrators and non-artists but I (who has been water coloring for over a decade thoroughly enjoyed it). Scheinberger puts things like wavelengths, paper stretching, and painting water in ways I haven't seen in more detailed watercolor books so that you grasp the idea, not just mimic. You won't find any step-by-step demonstrations of how to paint the perfect urban sketch, but instead be encouraged to see like an artist and enjoy watercolors simply and confidently! Buy it if you're a control freak, buy it if you're a beginner or don't know where to begin, buy it if you've been painting for a while but need to be re-inspired, buy it if you're obsessed with water coloring, but it if you're perfect, and buy it if you're not.

The drawings are inspiring, not intimidating. The text is extremely helpful. You are never talked down to. You will find a gem in every paragraph.

The only book you'll need, if you're already an artist, to start or continue watercolour art. This is a fabulous book with lots of intriguing, inspiring pictures. Very good colour reproduction in the Kindle edition. Simple, obvious, with some challenging instructions later on in the book. A guy who really knows watercolour is writing this book. He makes it easy to see that mixing only 2 colours, rather than a whole slew of them, can lead to umpteen different colours. I love Felix's sketches, which he seems to finish in watercolour. The book is short, yet contains all the useful information an intermediate artist could use. Smart beginners might also like it, but may need some extra into. That's OK tho, beginning artists should start with some other books. The book lets us in on some interesting historic information about how colours were made and hints at why some are more costly than others. Aerial perspective, contrasting colours and their effect on each other, and many other subjects, knowledge which may take many years to acquire on your own, is discussed in a concise manner. A gentle reminder that it is OK to take your time and get to know your paints before turning out your masterpieces. What a great book!

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This book is everything I look for in a book. gorgeous illustrations with a touch of humour. Loved reading it too. So happy with my purchase. Would recommend it. It arrived quickly and well packed from Amazon Au. Ur

Existeix una versió en castellà, és un llibre que des de la filosofia del "urban sketching" o sigui tècniques ràpides de dibuix amb la intenció de recollir més imatges per recordar que la de copiar la realitat informa sobre les tècniques de l'aquarel·la. Molt recomanable.

Great book in urban sketching with very interesting examples and sketches great one to add to your urban sketching collection