Freehand sketching : an introduction /
Paul Laseau.
- New York : Norton, c2004.
- 112 p. : ill. ; 23 x 14 cm.
Includes index.
Introduction -- 1. Basic skills -- Contour drawing -- Negative space -- Getting comfortable with sketch media -- Building sketches -- Applying tone and detail -- 2. Environment : sketch construction -- Sketch building examples -- Grids, frames, and shapes -- 3. Environment : sketch tone and detail -- Tone -- Texture -- Color -- Shade and shadow -- Shape and volume -- Detail and pattern -- Approach to detail -- 4. Sketching in the field -- View selection -- View framing -- Observation -- Editing -- Responding to context -- Trees -- People -- Keeping a journal -- Equipment -- 5. Sketching in the studio -- Redrawing -- Experiments in styles -- Digital editing -- Pencil rendering -- Digital rendering -- Conclusion -- Recommended reading -- Index.