Sketch!: The Non-Artist's Guide to Inspiration, Technique, and Drawing Daily Life

10 best books like Sketch!: The Non-Artist's Guide to Inspiration, Technique, and Drawing Daily Life (France Belleville-Van Stone): Beirut Hellfire Society, Dragonology, Happy!, Baba Yaga and Vasilisa the Brave, Art, Inc.: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist (Art Books, Gifts for Artists, Learn The Artist's Way of Thinking), Keys to Drawing, On My Own Two Feet: The Journey from Losing My Legs to Learning the Dance of Life, Raw Art Journaling, The Sketchbook Challenge: Techniques, Prompts, and Inspiration for Achieving Your Creative Goals, The Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing On Location Around The World

Beirut Hellfire Society
AuthorRawi Hage
ISBN1324002913
After his undertaker father’s death, laconic, Greek mythology– reading Pavlov is approached by a member of the mysterious Hellfire Society— an antireligious sect that, among many rebellious and often salacious activities, arranges secret burial for outcasts who have been denied last rites...
Dragonology
AuthorDugald A. Steer
ISBN0763623296
For true believers only, a lavishly illustrated reproduction of a legendary volume by the world's most distinguished dragonologist. Don't let it fall into the wrong hands!

Do you believe in dragons? Now, for the first time, the long-lost research of renowned nineteenth century dragonologist...
Happy!
AuthorPharrell Williams
ISBN0399176438
Grammy Award winner Pharrell Williams's super-hit song “Happy” is now a picture book

Nominated for an Academy Award in 2014, “Happy” hit number one on Billboard’s Hot 100 list, and has topped the charts in more than seventy-five countries worldwide. Now Pharrell Williams brings...
AuthorMarianna Mayer
ISBN0688085008
Sweet, lovely Vasilisa lives with her jealous stepmother and stepsisters on the edge of a dark forest inhabited by the evil witch Baba Yaga. One night the stepmother sends Vasilisa to visit Baba Yaga, an errand from which the gentle girl has little chance of returning alive. "An engaging text and accomplished...
Art, Inc.: The Essential Guide for Building Your Career as an Artist (Art Books, Gifts for Artists, Learn The Artist's Way of Thinking)
AuthorLisa Congdon
You don't have to starve to be an artist. Build a career doing what you love. In this practical guide, professional artist Lisa Congdon reveals the many ways you can earn a living by making art—through illustration, licensing, fine art sales, print sales, teaching, and beyond. Including industry...
Keys to Drawing
AuthorBert Dodson
ISBN0891343377
Anyone who can hold a pencil can learn to draw.

In this book, Bert Dodson shares his complete drawing system--fifty-five "keys" that you can use to render any subject with confidence, even if you're a beginner.

These keys, along with dozens of practice exercises, will help you draw...
AuthorAmy Purdy
ISBN0062379097
Amy Purdy, who inspired a nation on Dancing with the Stars and has been called a hero by Oprah Winfrey, reveals the intimate details of her triumphant comeback from the brink of death to making history as a Paralympic snowboarder.

In this poignant and uplifting memoir, Dancing With the Stars...
Raw Art Journaling
AuthorQuinn McDonald
ISBN1440308551
Meaning in life is made, not found.

In a raw-art journal, you don't need to know how to draw; you don't need to know how to write well. You don't need worry about messing up techniques you've never attempted before inside your raw-art journal. You just need to be you because raw art is you and it thrives...
The Sketchbook Challenge: Techniques, Prompts, and Inspiration for Achieving Your Creative Goals
AuthorSue Bleiweiss
ISBN0307796558
Have you ever bought a new sketchbook, opened to the first page, and thought, "Now what do I do?" Sue Bleiweiss and the talented minds behind The Sketchbook Challenge are here to help.

Imagine a supportive community of artists sharing the innermost pages of their sketchbooks and offering you...
The Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing On Location Around The World
AuthorGabriel Campanario
ISBN1592537251
The Art of Urban Sketching is both a comprehensive guide and a showcase of location drawings by artists around the world who draw the cities where they live and travel. Authored by the founder of the nonprofit organization Urban Sketchers (www.urbansketchers.org), this beautiful, 320-page volume...
Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good Times and Bad
AuthorAustin Kleon
ISBN1523506644
Keep Working. Keep Playing. Keep Creating.

In his previous books Steal Like an Artist and Show Your Work!, both New York Times bestsellers, Austin Kleon gave readers the keys to unlock their creativity and showed them how to become known. Now he offers his most inspiring work yet, with ten simple...
Urban Watercolor Sketching: A Guide to Drawing, Painting, and Storytelling in Color
AuthorFelix Scheinberger
ISBN0770435211
A guide that shows painters, drawers, doodlers, and urban sketchers how to bring their drawings to life with colorful, bold, yet accessible painting methods.

COLOR YOUR LIFE

Bring new energy to your sketches of urban scenes with this fresh and simple approach to watercolor painting....
Dare to Sketch: A Guide to Drawing on the Go
AuthorFelix Scheinberger
ISBN0399579559
An inspirational, instructional, and visually stimulating guide to sketching and drawing. Dare to Sketch is filled with practical tips about which materials to use, a variety of subject matter ranging from easy to more challenging, and wisdom about overcoming creative blocks and fear of making...
The Urban Sketcher: Techniques for Seeing and Drawing on Location
AuthorMarc Taro Holmes
ISBN1440334714
Make the world your studio!

Capture the bustle and beauty of life in your town.

Experience life as only an artist can! Join the rapidly growing, international movement of artists united by a passion for drawing on location in the cities, towns and villages where they live and travel....
Art Before Breakfast: A Zillion Ways to be More Creative No Matter How Busy You Are
AuthorDanny Gregory
ISBN1452135479
Packed with the signature can-do attitude that makes beloved artist Danny Gregory a creativity guru to thousands across the globe, this unique guide serves up a hearty helping of inspiration. For aspiring artists who want to draw and paint but just can't seem to find time in the day, Gregory offers 5–...
Draw Your Day: An Inspiring Guide to Keeping a Sketch Journal
AuthorSamantha Dion Baker
ISBN0399581294
An instructive guide to creating an illustrated journal based on artist and Instagram sensation Samantha Dion Baker's unique creative process, featuring information on materials, creative inspiration and instruction, prompts, and helpful tips and tricks.

Samantha Dion Baker is...
Urban Sketching: The Complete Guide to Techniques
AuthorThomas Thorspecken
ISBN1438003412
While most sketching guides leave the artist with static bowls of fruit and flower vases to develop their skill, Urban Sketching takes its inspiration from the living, breathing world around us! Contents include the nuts and bolts of sketching and drawing as well as a range of techniques specific to...
The Art of Perspective: The Ultimate Guide for Artists in Every Medium
AuthorPhilip W. Metzger
ISBN1581808550
Everything you need to know to put your drawings and paintings into perspective!

If the concept of perspective makes you think of confusing angles, fancy measuring gadgets and complicated theories, get ready for a very pleasant surprise. In this comprehensive guide, Phil Metzger demystifies...
Pen and Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide
AuthorAlphonso Dunn
ISBN0997046538
Pen & Ink Drawing: A Simple Guide covers the essential aspects of pen and ink drawing and more. It explores basic materials and instruments; fundamental properties of strokes and pen control; key elements of shading; and indispensable techniques for creating vibrant textures. As a bonus, a chapter...
The Native Trees of Canada
AuthorLeanne Shapton
ISBN1770460322
A bold reinterpretation of a century-old book

While shopping in the used-book store the Monkey's Paw in Toronto, Leanne Shapton happened upon a 1956 edition of the government reference book The Native Trees of Canada, originally published in 1917 by the Canadian Department of Northern Affairs...
The Urban Sketching Handbook: Understanding Perspective: Easy Techniques for Mastering Perspective Drawing on Location
AuthorStephanie Bower
ISBN1631591282
A good sketch starts with good bones.

The fourth book in the Urban Sketching Handbook series uses drawings and simple steps to explain the often challenging and overwhelming concepts of perspective in practical and useful ways for on-site sketching. Most books are either too abstract or...
Artist's Sketchbook: Exercises and Techniques for Sketching on the Spot
AuthorCathy Johnson
ISBN1440338809
Grab your pen and seize the day! Make art a part of your everyday life, and everyday life a part of your art.

Vast opportunities and great joy await you as you learn sketching "on the spot"--be it in your own backyard, amid the bustle of a busy market, on a hike or wherever you happen to find yourself.

...
Sharpie Art Workshop: Techniques and Ideas for Transforming Your World
AuthorTimothy Goodman
ISBN1631590480
Bold and sharp, brilliant and vivid, Sharpie markers can be found in art, office, and stationery supply stores, drugstores, mass-market and crafts chains - almost anywhere writing utensils are sold. Sharpies can be used on virtually any surface, from the traditional (paper and canvas) to the unexpected...
The Shakespeare Stories
AuthorAndrew Matthews
ISBN1408313057
Boasting 16 of William Shakespeare's most popular and enduring plays, this brand new collection features more Shakespeare Stories than ever before. From the tragedy of Macbeth to the humour of Much Ado About Nothing, this superb collection of paperbacks makes an excellent introduction to Shakespeare...
Quinny & Hopper
AuthorAdriana Brad Schanen
ISBN1423178297
Quinny has a lot to say. Hopper gets to the point.

Quinny has one speed: very, very, extra-very fast. Hopper proceeds with caution.

Quinny has big ideas. Hopper has smart solutions.

Quinny and Hopper couldn't be more different. They are an unstoppable team.

But...
Wizardology
AuthorMaster Merlin
ISBN0763628956
Aspiring wizards can tune in to the age-old wisdom of Merlin with this dazzling compendium of all things magical — unveiling novelty elements throughout.


For any apprentice determined to learn the arcane arts of wizardry, could there be a better teacher than . . . Merlin himself? Originally...
Whatever After Box Set Includes Books 1-9
AuthorSarah Mlynowski
ISBN1338081594
Sarah was born in Montreal, Canada. After graduating with an honors degree in English literature from McGill University, she moved to Toronto to work for Harlequin Enterprises. While she never met Fabio, she used her romance publishing experiences to fuel her first novel Milkrun.

Since...
Archisketcher: Drawing Buildings, Cities and Landscapes
AuthorSimone Ridyard
ISBN1440340919
"For urban sketchers...each new city is a clean white page."

There is nothing quite like the thrill of heading out on the town, sketchbook in hand, in search of a view worth capturing. Archisketcher will help you embrace the excitement of sketching on location while overcoming common challenges....
The Urban Sketching Handbook: Reportage and Documentary Drawing: Tips and Techniques for Drawing on Location
AuthorVeronica Lawlor
ISBN1631590685
Develop your own creative approach, no matter what your skill level with The Urban Sketching Handbook: Reportage and Documentary Drawing.

The third volume in The Urban Sketching Handbook series, Reportage and Documentary Drawing, is about drawing as a form of journalism or documenting...
From Sketch to Watercolour Painting: Pen, Line and Wash
AuthorWendy Jelbert
ISBN1782213066
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