In this post, I thought it would make sense not only to talk about what I think are the best books about urban sketching but to break them down into categories. Some books are a collection of multiple artists work, some are instructional and some are the collected work of just one artist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
My shelves are crammed with books on all kinds of subject matter but my favourites are undoubtedly those about the art and practice of urban sketching.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Anyone who has browsed this blog will know I am a huge fan of Simone Ridyard\u2019s work. Simone is a prominent urban sketcher, as well as an architect and senior lecturer at the Manchester School of Art. Simone was also instrumental in bringing the Urban Sketchers Symposium to Manchester in 2016.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Archisketcher is a must-buy for those of you who love Simone\u2019s style but she also features the work of other sketchers, such as Nina Johanssen, Suhita Shirodker, Shari Blaukopf.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
She also shows sketches of the same scene side by side to demonstrate how different sketchers interpret things so differently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Simone covers topics such as composition, choosing an approach to your sketch, perspective, colour, viewpoints and further resources for you to check out. I think she basically covers everything you could possibly want to know about urban sketching architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
If sketching architecture is your jam, get this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In case you\u2019re interested, I have a couple of posts on sketching architecture:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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