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A review by labyrinth_witch
Mindful Sketching: How to Develop a Drawing Practice and Embrace the Art of Imperfection by Peggy Dean
5.0
I now own all but one of Peggy Dean’s books, and I love each one in turn. This one in particular covers the basics of sketching with an emphasis on urban sketching and landscapes that was a lovely back to the basics for me as I both reignited my sketching practice and delved into urban sketching for the first time.
She giver useful basics such as perspective, horizon line, vanishing point, framing a scene, and identifying the shapes to get started. For those of us who often feel overwhelmed when looking at a cityscape or urban scene, she breaks it down step by step so it feels manageable.
I also love that she didn’t spent a lot of time on mark-making, as you can read that in most how-to-draw primers.
Finally, I really enjoyed her discussed of representing and communicating energy in a sketch or urban sketch. I feel like it’s brought more awareness to how I use line in my own sketches. I realized I’m very definitive in my line making and tend to strive for accuracy. I’m not sure that’s the look I was going for, so now I know what I want to change to better communicate my interpretation of a scene or still-life.
She also includes several prompts to get you started. My favorite one so far was the comfort zone prompt.
Enjoy!
She giver useful basics such as perspective, horizon line, vanishing point, framing a scene, and identifying the shapes to get started. For those of us who often feel overwhelmed when looking at a cityscape or urban scene, she breaks it down step by step so it feels manageable.
I also love that she didn’t spent a lot of time on mark-making, as you can read that in most how-to-draw primers.
Finally, I really enjoyed her discussed of representing and communicating energy in a sketch or urban sketch. I feel like it’s brought more awareness to how I use line in my own sketches. I realized I’m very definitive in my line making and tend to strive for accuracy. I’m not sure that’s the look I was going for, so now I know what I want to change to better communicate my interpretation of a scene or still-life.
She also includes several prompts to get you started. My favorite one so far was the comfort zone prompt.
Enjoy!