Sketching Outdoors: Discover the Joy of Painting Outside

Barry Herniman's handbook is a fun, friendly, and practical guide to outdoor sketching. It is filled with inspiring artwork, five demos, and tips on how to absorb your surroundings, be aware of your senses, and capture the moment in sketch. It also teaches you to understand the importance of a sketchbook and encourages you to shake off peer pressure and your own expectations and enter the exhilarating world of sketching outdoors.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 144 pages
Publication date: 21 December 2022
Publisher: Search Press Ltd

Pack up your materials, leave your painting inhibitions behind, and step outside with Barry Herniman, ready to sketch! This handbook is fun, friendly, and practical, jam-packed with tips and brimming with answers to questions such as: What should I take? Where should I go? What medium should I use? Where can I find inspiration? This is a handy book you will keep close by for reference time and again. It is full of inspiring artwork as well as five demos: a coastal scene in pen and ink; a countryside panorama in watercolour; a quintessential English village in gouache; a townscape in line and watercolour wash; and trees in watercolour pencils.

What comes across in every detail is the joy Barry experiences when he is sketching outside: it's contagious! He encourages you to absorb your surroundings, be aware of the input from your senses, and have a go at capturing the moment in sketch. He addresses the challenges and opportunities you will face as an artist and teaches you to understand the importance of a sketchbook. Enjoyment is key – shake off peer pressure and your own expectations and enter the exhilarating world of sketching outdoors.

Weight: 564g
Dimension: 206 x 258 x 15 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781782219583