I buy lot's of instructional painting and drawing books like many of you I'm sure. This time I bought "Make Art Where You Are" and quite honestly when I first got it, it seemed like not much. It does include a sketchbook, which yes, that's nice but I have a million of those. The book, or "guidebook" is small...almost like a bound pamphlet, HOWEVER, I got a lot out of that little book! After the supplies and color mixing (which all my books include) there was helpful information! So much so, I'm going to bring this guidebook along when I travel for the ideas! I loved the "dynamic layouts" section as well as "simple stroke landscapes" and "color blocked cityscapes." Like I said, this book has some great ideas and is definitely a "KEEPER!'
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Combining mediums
Experiment with combining all your materials. I love the loose, transparent look of watercolor combined with the intentional strokes of colored pencil adding texture.
Add shadows
When sketching everyday objects, add a little shadow under the objects in a pale gray or blue to ground them to the page. This works with any medium.
Color outside the lines
I love the look of an off-register image, where the outline and the color don’t line up exactly. Using this technique relieves the pressure of perfection and adds a charming looseness to your drawings.
15 Minutes
When you are short on time, focus on a vignette that interests you and capture it using blocks of color and simple line work.
Enhanced Blind Contour
This exercise combines the quick-and-loose approach of blind contour drawing with some more deliberate embellishment with color. It is a great approach for capturing the details of your surroundings when you have a bit more time.
Restrict your palette
Sometimes limiting your color scheme can create a more striking image than using realistic colors. Try working in black and white only, then add a single accent color to enhance your image.
About the author
Endless fun
It's brief but packed with ideas for motivated or stumped days. There's a choice of quick on the scene art projects or ones from photos. If stuck, swatch colors of your meal or mood. Try quick contours or semi ones. Limit the palette for variety and minimizing the materials haul. For first day of highly motivated plain air painting, I loaded a backpack and drove from park to park and couldn't find anything worthwhile. Finally, I found a small,triangular park spot, all garden. My next foray found me with fewer supplies, but with weather concerns. But not to worry, there is art to be found at home and from donated photos. The book has ideas for that as well. For travelers, learn what to pack and a variety of sketchbook options. Best is the book coupled with her creativebug course of the same name.
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- Courtney MacpheeReviewed in Canada on March 9, 2020
Charming! Beautiful and so lovely.
