Urban Watercolor Sketching: A Guide to Drawing, Painting, and Storytelling in Color

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. Whether you’re an amateur artist, drawer, doodler, or sketcher, watercolor is a versatile sketching medium that’s perfect for people on the go—much like pen or pencil. Accomplished designer and illustrator Felix Scheinberger offers a solid foundation in color theory and countless lessons on all aspects of watercolor sketching, including:

Fundamentals like wet-on-wet, glazes, and washes
Materials and supplies to bring on your travels
Little-known tips and tricks, like painting when water
isn’t handy and seeking out inspiration

Vibrant watercolor paintings grace each page, and light-hearted anecdotes (why do fish make great subjects to paint, you may be wondering...) make this a lively guide to the medium. With an open mind and sketchbook, you will be ready to capture the moments around you in luminous color with confidence, creativity, and ease—no matter what your skill level may be.

• Dare to Sketch: A Guide to Drawing on the Go
• The Urban Sketcher: Techniques for Seeing and Drawing on Location
• Sketching People: An Urban Sketcher’s Manual to Drawing Figures and Faces
• Sketch Now, Think Later: Jump into Urban Sketching with Limited Time, Tools, and Techniques
• The Urban Sketching Handbook: Understanding Perspective: Easy Techniques for Mastering Perspective Drawing on Location (Urban Sketching Handbooks)
• Everyday Sketching and Drawing: Five Steps to a Unique and Personal Sketchbook Habit
• 5-Minute Sketching -- Architecture: Super-quick Techniques for Amazing Drawings
• The Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing On Location Around The World
• The Urban Sketching Handbook: Architecture and Cityscapes: Tips and Techniques for Drawing on Location (Urban Sketching Handbooks)
• Urban Sketching: The Complete Guide to Techniques