Boston-based urban artist Mike Daikubara gives beginners a crash course in location sketching that you can use in any city in Sketch Now, Think Later.
Everyonewishesthey could sketch stylish scenes,but busy livesleave almost no room for sitting down with a pad and pen to practicing. Many people give up on their potential hobby (and artistic outlet) because they feel they just don’t have the time to lay the groundwork. Here’s a secret though: youdo! All you is astrategy for incorporate sketchinginto your daily life.
Sketch Now, Think Latercovers thetools,techniquesandtipsthat author and Urban Sketching Correspondent of Boston Mike Daikubara has developed in hismore than 15 years as a practicing artist, and will show you how to fully dive into any sketching situation with limited time and tools, and still be able to produce memorable, great looking, fun sketches!
The author of two books in The Urban Sketching Handbooks series—Sketch Now, Think LaterandColor First, Ink Later—Mike Daikubarabegan carrying a sketchbook in 2000 so he could communicate better and faster at his design day job. Now he sketches daily to see, understand, and enjoy! A Japanese-American, Mike grew up between Tokyo and New York City, attending an international school with kids from all over the world. He currently lives in Charlotte, North Carolina.
Instagram: @mikedaikubara
Urban Sketchers, an international nonprofit dedicated to fostering a global community of artists who practice on-location drawing:
Their website, where you can find a list of regional chapters worldwide: urbansketchers.org
Instagram: @urbansketchers
Facebook: Urban Sketchers
Twitter: @urbansketchers
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