101 Tips for Urban Sketching: Learn How to Capture City Scenes with Your Art

Ruth O.: I like the clear instructions and believe it will help me in my drawing.

United States on May 28, 2023

Patricia C. Gober: Easy to read with great information and new techniques to try

United States on Apr 17, 2023

Anastasija Kaunova: At first I thought this book is smaller than I expected. But then I realised how comfortable is to take it to the bed to enjoy before sleeping or to have it in a bag, to read in a few minutes of waiting somewhere.
Highly recommended tips! All are simple, but also useful to remember!

United States on Feb 01, 2023

Ralf: Tolle Tipps, fantastische Bilder und prägnante einfache Erklärungen.
Das Buch ist keine Anleitung für Sketching in dem Sinne, beleuchtet aber alle wichtigen Aspekte und bringt auf den Punkt, wie man es machen sollte und zeigt auch, wie nicht.
So komprimiert habe ich das bislang noch nicht gesehen.
Klare Kaufempfehlung.

Germany on Feb 05, 2022

Lilli Boscaino: Sono una principiante dello urban sketching, anche se ho studiato disegno a scuola con un prof di architettura ed ho buone basi. Ho trovato il libro pieno di ottimi spunti di riflessione, e sono certa che continuerò a rileggerlo tante volte, perché i suggerimenti sono veramente tanti e si apprezzano solo mettendoli a poco a poco in pratica. Lo consiglio!

Italy on Oct 14, 2021

BriiBrii: Francamente en cuanto al contenido no podría opinar aún no he empezado a leerlo pero lo vi un poco y se ve interesante.
Viene en Inglés, en el caso de no saber este idioma posiblemente batalles un poco, si sabes algo de ingles como yo será muy intuitivo( bueno tomando en cuenta de que solo leí poco).
Y si viene muy de bolsillo muy práctico para traerlo de en la mochila o bolsa. Francamente para mí fue una buen compra :) espero que para los demás también

Mexico on Jun 29, 2021

dragonfly: I have two shelves filled with books on the topic on urban sketching and drawing. All of them have beautiful sketches and drawings and most of them have good tips. But the density of good advice in this little book is just amazing and in hindsight, if this book had been available five years back, I might not have needed most of the other books. Maybe on drawing people in urban context. (Waiting for Nicola Maier-Reimer to come out with that one.) For inspiration, yes, you can keep buying other books. But everything you really need to know about the basics of urban sketching is in here and explained so simply, it's really easy to wrap your mind around it. Worth every penny. Highly recommended.

Germany on Jul 19, 2020

Robin m: I've always wanted to draw but was told, many years ago, that you needed to have artistic ability and as most of my friends could draw I never really considered the possibility that I might be able to learn. Then I stumbled on Stephanie Bower's book 'Understanding Perspective' and soon after enrolled on her Blueprint course 'The essientials of Sketchings Architecture'. 101 Sketchings Tips is an amazing book and an excellent companion to the aforementioned course. Apart from the advice to budding artists the contents is a joy to behold and has introduced me to the work a great many artists that were previously unknown to me. If you're concerned about the ridiculous remark made by a previous reviewer that there are no women represented in this book then don't be...or are Stephanie, Sue, katie, Angela, to list but a few actually boys names? This book and the other above mentioned have put me firmly on a very absorbing pastime. Highly recommend.

United Kingdom on Nov 19, 2019

A Traveler: I love Stephanie's work and have had the pleasure of participating in her "Good Bones" workshop in San Antonio, so I was excited for the release of this book. If I'm being generous, I'd describe myself as an intermediate sketcher. I've dabbled in urban sketching for several years, although most of the time I still feel like a beginner.

So, for me, this book is a pretty comprehensive list of what many urban sketchers think about or should think about. It's probably not a book for a beginner who has just opened a brand-new sketch book to the first blank page, because it's not step-by-step, detailed instruction; rather, it's tips. It's for someone who has done some sketching and is starting to have questions like, why does one side of my building look crooked? why do my trees look cartoony? and, really, how should I start a sketch? You can read straight through to find these answers or skip around. Reading cover-to-cover may be overwhelming, because there's a lot here. Personally, I'm trying to focus on one question at a time and saving the rest for later.

Stephanie is a thoughtful and encouraging teacher who is especially talented at simplifying puzzling concepts. She...

United States on Nov 12, 2019

Mark AndersonMark Anderson: The Urban Sketching Handbook series is flat out the best and most encyclopedic reference for anyone sketching, drawing, or painting on location. The latest title to join the series, Stephanie Bower's 101 Sketching Tips doesn't disappoint either. First off, ignore the title because Bower shares far more than 101 tips and strategies. Illustrations from Urban Sketchers hailing from every point on the globe are included to help readers clearly visualize the concepts being shared, including many of Bower's own fine sketches.

As a professional illustrator and a visual art educator for four decades, I have seen a lot of books offering advice; only a few of them have measured up to the hype. Happily, this is one of them. What I really appreciate about this book is the way it's organized into "Keys" - groups of concepts that are related. Thumbing through the book, there are (naturally enough) strategies with many readers will already be familiar. I regularly found myself reading a tip and thinking to myself, "Oh, right! Why haven't I tried that in a while?" Being reminded of things we already know (but don't always put into practice!) is a really good thing. And then there are those...

United States on Nov 10, 2019