{"product_id":"housesketching","title":"Housesketching: Learn to Create Energetic and Expressive Architectural Drawings","description":"\u003cb\u003eExplore creativity while learning how to draw lively, unique sketches of your favorite houses, shops, landmarks, and other buildings.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Learning to sketch can be intimidating, especially when drawing subjects like architecture that seem to rely on perfect perspective, straight lines, and complex forms. In \u003ci\u003eHousesketching, \u003c\/i\u003eartist and instructor Albert Kiefer (Housesketcher) shares his signature \u003cb\u003etechniques that will enable and empower you to abandon perfectionism\u003c\/b\u003e and learn to sketch \u003cb\u003eand express yourself creatively\u003c\/b\u003e, like his tens of thousands of students have done. Whether you work in pen and ink and alcohol markers like Albert, or use your favorite medium, you will learn how to create amazingly expressive drawings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e From his whimsical linework to his playful use of perspective to his energetic colorwork, Albert’s approach \u003cb\u003ecan be applied to any type or style of building\u003c\/b\u003e—or any subject at all! \u003ci\u003eHousesketching \u003c\/i\u003eshows how to go beyond representation to create sketches that are evocative, vibrant, and completely unique.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e With this encouraging guide, you will learn how to:\u003cbr\u003e   \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Find inspiration and choose subjects to sketch—either \u003ci\u003een plein air\u003c\/i\u003e or from photos \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Compose your sketch with placement, contrast, techniques for guiding the eye, and balance \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Use perspective—but only as much as you need to know!—to create a convincing sketch \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Make a sketch your own through editing, exaggeration, point of view, and creating a back story \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Use color and details to finish and embellish your sketches \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e Share your sketches online \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFifteen step-by-step projects\u003c\/b\u003e take you through Albert’s process in detail, so you can sketch alongside him and learn what makes his drawings so dynamic. QR codes link to videos that provide further insight into essential techniques.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Whether you’re completely new to sketching, interested in learning to sketch architecture, or looking to draw more expressively and creatively, \u003ci\u003eHousesketching\u003c\/i\u003e will give you \u003cb\u003eall the tools, inspiration, and encouragement you need\u003c\/b\u003e.","brand":"None","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46155155964081,"sku":"9780760389102","price":32.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"Kobo eBook","offer_id":46155155996849,"sku":"ec413a39-fbfa-3903-ba01-a0d5661df0f5","price":26.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0655\/8980\/5233\/files\/1_0bc9deb3-1027-4dc8-a74b-eadc77a3c81a.jpg?v=1763718240","url":"https:\/\/www.indigo.ca\/products\/housesketching","provider":"Indigo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}