Friday, February 16, 2018

The Little Book of Sketching Review & GIVEAWAY

If you think you can't or don't have time to draw, this 128 page softcover, released November 2017 from Walter Foster Publishing, shows you - you can and you do. The Little Book of Sketching: More than 100 quirky and clever ideas for sketching your way through daily life by Matt Andrews. It includes some pages to practice on. Recapture what you had when you were little and could easily turn out drawings. The format consists of a theme and step-by-step exercises, followed by open pages with drawing prompts. The author's tools of choice are sticky notes, a pencil, ball point pen and humor. Mine is a #2 pencil and journal. You choose yours. Then step-by-step he shows you how to draw your way through the day, finding inspiration in the ordinary, capturing moments of time that may otherwise have passed. He gives you plenty of ideas on how to approach drawing, making it easier to get started. This will get your pen or pencil moving and make you smile. Part of The Little Book of ... series. "In this new series from Walter Foster Publishing, artists and art hobbyists alike will delight in learning a variety of fun and interesting art topics in a portable format boasting a fresh, contemporary design." Get your copy below!


TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction
How to Use This Book
Supplies

The World Is Your Oyster: Finding Material
A Day in the Life
Coffee Break
A Trip to the Optician
A Quick Drink with Friends

Sketching for Stress Relief
Dr Tooth
The Big Speech
Gotta Pass That Test
Just a Little Blood
Up in the Air

Sticky Note Sketching
On a Conference Call
Friday Afternoon Meetings
A World of Stationery
Going Postal
The Big Business Function

With Friends & Family
All About Baby
Matching Sweaters
Season's Greetings
A Day at the Beach

Travel: Not Just the Destination
Don't You Just Love Airports
I Wish I Were a Bus Driver
Stuck in Traffic
Airborne
One Foot in Front of the Other

Your Home Is Your Castle
Wear Your Badge With Pride
Falling to Pieces
Movie Night
Taking a Line for a Walk
Me, Myself, and I

Once You Start, You Can't Stop
Your Gallery
My Gallery

About the Artist




The Little Book of Sketching is available worldwide at Walter Foster Publishing, a division of the Quarto Publishing Group USA. Walter Foster is one of the most recognized names in art instruction. Check out their unique catalog at Walter Foster Publications. Quarto has generously offered to giveaway a copy of The Little Book of Sketching! One winner will be selected at random. Open until March 4, 2018. Canadian and USA addresses only. Good luck!


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37 comments:

  1. It is not out yet, but the book "The Art of Map Illustration" looks fantastic and a fun way to document your hometown or places one visits.

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  2. I love the "Drawing School" book. It would be perfect for my granddaughter who is learning to draw.

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  3. I would love the book First Time Tangle Quilting. I love quilting and learning new aspects.
    MPaula

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  4. I would be interested in the The Beginner's KetoDiet Cookbook by Martina Slajerova

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  5. The 'Upcycling' book by Max McMurdo looks interesting.

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  6. I would like First Time Cake Decorating by Autumn Carpenter

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  7. Another book I'd be interested in is Drawing For Joy. Both of these books would be awesome books to own and relax with! duchick at mchsi dot com

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  8. I am interested in reading Practical Organic Gardening.

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  9. I like NW coast gardening and so much more! Rita Spratlen

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  10. I really like the Art Therapy: Celtic!

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  11. A book I would like to have is The Granny Square book.

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  12. Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook
    Barbara Schieving would be a nice one

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  13. Not Your Mother's Casseroles by Faith Durand dwelchert at yahoo dot com

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  14. i'd like to get Cuba's Car Culture! I've always been fascinated by the all the cool cars there.

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  15. I would love so many of those books, but if I have to choose one, it would be BadAss Braids. I would give it to my neighbor's granddaughter.

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  16. The Granny Square book looks great!

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  17. I would like the Create Your Life Book

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  18. a fun book I would like is...The Art of Making Shadows by Sophie Collins

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  19. I'd like to have Houseplants by Lisa Eldred Steinkopf

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  20. I like this book The Adventures of Chatterer the Red Squirrel by Thornton W. Burgess

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  21. I would love to give my very creative, artistic, thoughtful, grand niece, the Little Book of Sketching

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  22. I'd like to have the book: GO!: An inspirational guide to getting outside and challenging yourself by Tobias Mews Rosanne

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  23. The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook by Barbara Schieving
    200 Fast and Foolproof Recipes for Every Brand of Electric Pressure Cooker looks good

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  24. I would be interested in The Power of Women

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  25. A moment in Time Capsule sounds really interesting. I like the premise. I do something like this using Google Calendar, but it would be nice to see how this is set up.

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  26. I would like to receive 2,000 Guitars.

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  27. The Electric Pressure Cooker Cookbook

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  28. Really digging the Classics Reimagined, Grimm's Fairy Tales by Wilhelm Grimm and Jacob Grimm. Entering under bonita7878(at)yahoo(dot)com

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  29. I'd like to read Through the Gate.

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