Everyday Urban Sketching

32 Pages·20.024 MB·English

by  Stephanie Bower, Suma CM, Judith Cassel-Mamet, Marc Taro Holmes

Everyday
Urban Sketching
WITH SUMA CM, JUDITH CASSEL-MAMET,
MARC TARO HOLMES, AND STEPHANIE BOWER

TABLE OF CONTENTS
MODULE 1
Urban Sketching in 15 Minutes a Day . . . . . . . . . . . 2
SUMA CM
MODULE 2
Expressive Pages: Journaling the Everyday . . . . . . 5
JUDITH CASSEL-MAMET
MODULE 3
Travel Sketching in Mixed Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
MARC TARO HOLMES
MODULE 4
The Essentials of Sketching Architecture . . . . . . . 18
STEPHANIE BOWER
MODULE 5
Sketching People in Motion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
MARC TARO HOLMES
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MODULE 1
Urban Sketching in
15 Minutes a Day
SUMA CM
Suma CM is a multimedia artist who enjoys
exploring the world and capturing its moments
in various media . Her artwork and handmade
greeting cards have been featured at specialty
shops in Philadelphia, New York City, and London .
Suma has been an exhibiting member at the
Rowayton Arts Center and is a past member of the
Connecticut Watercolor Society .
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Supply List
REQUIRED
l Waterproof fineliner (e.g., l A compact set of
Sharpie pen or Pigma watercolors (e.g., Winsor
Micron pen) & Newton Cotman
Sketchers Pocket Box or
l Thicker felt-tip pen (e.g.,
similar)
Faber-Castell Pitt Artist
marker in B tip) l Waterbrush (e.g., Pentel
Aquash, size large)
l A small (preferably ~ 4″
× 6″ or 5″ × 8″) mixed l Paper towels
media or watercolor
l Zippered mesh bag or
sketchbook (e.g., Hand
pouch to hold materials
Book, Strathmore,
Canson, Moleskine, l Binder clips
Stillman & Birn)
OPTIONAL EXPANDED KIT
l Fountain pen (e.g., include Rosemary & Co ./
Lamy Safari with EF nib) da Vinci/Escoda—sable or
and non-watersoluble a synthetic/blend)
fountain-pen-safe ink such
l ½-inch flat brush (can
as Noodler’s Lexington
cut handle to fit pouch if
Grey or Platinum Carbon
needed)
l Travel brush size 6 round
l Water container with lid
or larger that comes to
(such as asmall Nalgene
a good point (brands
bottle)
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l Watercolors I use, either premade half pans or squeezed
from tube colors into empty half-pans . Note: I experiment
with a lot of different colors, so this is just one example of
a palette .
¡ Alizarin Crimson ¡ Helio Cerulean
(Winsor & Newton) (Schmincke)
¡ Quinacridone Coral ¡ Cobalt Blue
(Daniel Smith) (Winsor & Newton)
¡ Pyrrol Orange ¡ Ultramarine Blue
(Daniel Smith) (Winsor & Newton)
¡ Aureolin ¡ Indanthrene Blue
(Winsor & Newton) (Winsor & Newton)
¡ Quinacridone Gold ¡ Winsor Violet
(Daniel Smith) (Winsor & Newton)
¡ Undersea Green ¡ Quinacridone Sienna
(Daniel Smith) (Daniel Smith)
¡ Viridian ¡ Burnt Umber
(Winsor & Newton) (Winsor & Newton)
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MODULE 2
Expressive Pages:
Journaling the Everyday
JUDITH CASSEL-MAMET
Judith Cassel-Mamet is a Denver-based artist with
a background in fine art. She’s the author of the
book Joyful Pages: Adventures in Art Journaling .
For more than 10 years, Judith has taught art
journaling and travel journaling classes at the Art
Students League of Denver and the University
of Denver .
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Supply List
JUDITH’S FAVORITE JOURNALS
l Handbook Artist Journal l Holbein Multi-
(5.5″ × 5 .5″) Drawing Book
l Handbook Watercolor l Strathmore Visual
Journal (8.25″ × 8 .25″) Journal, Mixed Media,
Watercolor Paper
l Bee Paper Aquabee
Super Deluxe Journal l Strathmore Sketchbook
(6″ × 6″) (4″ × 6″)
l Stillman & Birn (7″ × 7″)
DIY JOURNAL
l Three paper bags, at least l Sewing supplies:
(6″ × 13″ or 5″ × 11″, ¡ Sewing machine with
brown or white) basic supplies
l Two large paper clips ¡ Needle and
embroidery floss
l Ruler
¡ Push pin or book awl
l Hole punch
l Avery shipping tags,
l Ribbon or rubber band (4¾″ × 2⅜″, manila or
and stick white)
l Duct tape l 1″ loose-leaf book ring
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ART JOURNAL SUPPLIES
This list reflects what Judith uses in the video lessons. Most
items are optional, depending on your preferred media
and style .
l Pencil Winsor & Newton, or
Sakura Koi)
l Eraser (vinyl eraser or
kneaded rubber eraser) l Water chamber brush,
medium tip (Koi Sakura
l Two pens, size 005
water chamber brush)
(Sakura Micron)
l Two or three glue sticks
l Watercolor set, small
(UHU or Tombow—any
(Prang pan watercolors,
brand will work)
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l Small brayer l Cotton rounds (cosmetic
cottons or sponges)
l Double stick tape
l Small pieces of decorative
l Fine sandpaper, small
fibers (yarns, ribbons)
piece (120- or 140-grit)
l Craft wire, 24-gauge or
l Spoon
thinner, 6–12″
l Scissors
l Toothbrush
l Infant nail scissors (best
l Plastic wrap (small
for traveling)
baggie)
l Watercolor pencils
l Wax paper
(Derwent)
¡ Burnt Yellow Ochre #60 l Alphabet guide (Staedtler,
¼″ or ½″)
¡ Light Blue #33
¡ Imperial Purple #23 l Origami paper
l Small spray pump l Cork
bottles (2) l Screw eyes
l Rubber stamp ink (Color l Collage paper
Box or StazOn)
l Embroidery floss and
l Found objects to use needle
as rubber stamps (for
borders, texture, etc .)
l Decorative tape
(Washi tape)
l Instant coffee packets,
any brand
l Red wine (Malbec)
l Pastels (Faber Castell set,
12 or 24 colors)
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