The urban sketching handbook reportage and documentary drawing tips and techniques for drawing on location

Sổ tay ký họa đô thị mẹo vẽ phóng sự và tư liệu: Phát triển cách tiếp cận sáng tạo của riêng bạn, bất kể kỹ năng của bạn ở cấp độ nào với Sổ tay Phác thảo Đô thị: Vẽ Phóng sự và Tài liệu. Tập thứ ba trong sêri Sổ tay ký họa đô thị, Vẽ phóng sự và phim tài liệu, nói về vẽ như một hình thức báo chí hoặc ghi lại cuộc sống. Điều này bao gồm các sự kiện vẽ như diễu hành, biểu diễn âm nhạc, sự kiện thể thao, bài phát biểu và có thể bao gồm mọi thứ từ các sự kiện chính trị đáng chú ý đến các cuộc phiêu lưu trong ngày đơn giản. Đó là về việc chú ý đến môi trường xung quanh bạn và kể câu chuyện đó thông qua các bản phác thảo của bạn. Nghệ sĩ Veronica Lawlor giải thích cách sử dụng nghệ thuật để tìm và kể những câu chuyện xung quanh bạn. Từ báo chí trực quan đến đơn giản là chia sẻ trải nghiệm cảm xúc của bạn về một địa điểm, người vẽ minh họa cho phóng sự luôn có điều gì đó để nói với khán giả của họ. Giống như có tất cả các thể loại truyện kể, bí ẩn, kinh dị, lãng mạn tập này của sêri Cẩm nang Phác thảo Đô thị nhắc nhở các nghệ sĩ, người vẽ phác thảo, người vẽ nguệch ngoạc và người vẽ tranh minh họa rằng có tất cả các thể loại câu chuyện bằng hình ảnh đang chờ được kể. Và bước tiếp theo là đi ra ngoài và nói với họ Một số khái niệm chính được khám phá trong tập này là: Quan sát Bối cảnh Lịch sử Nghi thức Hiểu biết Kể chuyện Kịch Tài liệu

THE URBAN SKETCHING HANDBOOK REPORTAGE AND DOCUMENTARY DRAWING 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 23/7/15 10:25 am 23/7/15 10:40 am (Text) F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: T S H © 2016 Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc Illustrations © Individual Artists First published in the United States of America in 2016 by Quarry Books, an imprint of Quarto Publishing Group USA Inc 100 Cummings Center Suite 406-L Beverly, Massachusetts 01915-6101 Telephone: (978) 282-9590 Fax: (978) 283-2742 www.QuartoKnows.com Visit our blogs ar QuartoKnows.com R T All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced in any form without written permission of the copyright owners All images in this book have been reproduced with the knowledge and prior consent of the artists concerned, and no responsibility is accepted by the producer, publisher, or printer for any infringement of copyright or otherwise, arising from the contents of this publication Every effort has been made to ensure that credits accurately comply with information supplied We apologize for any inaccuracies that may have occurred and will resolve inaccurate or missing information in a subsequent reprinting of the book 10 ISBN: 978-1-63159-068-9 Digital edition published in 2016 eISBN: 978-1-62788-797-7 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data available Design: studioink.co.uk Page Layout: Studioink.co.uk Cover images: Old Havana, Cuba, Veronica Lawlor, Pen and ink, watercolor, oil crayon, pastel, (front); Travers Park, Veronica Lawlor, Fountain pen, marker, and Prismacolor pencil, (back) V L Tokyo Vendor, Veronica Lawlor, Pen and ink with brush, (opposite) Printed in China 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 23/7/15 10:25 am 6/8/15 1:08 pm (Text) F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook 44_08-AC74164 DTP: 229 Page: 61282 - Urba 61282 - Urba 7/15 10:25 am 8/15 1:08 pm ng Handbook : 229 Page: THE URBAN SKETCHING HANDBOOK REPORTAGE AND DOCUMENTARY DRAWING Tips and Techniques for Drawing on Location VERONICA LAWLOR 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 23/7/15 10:25 am 6/8/15 1:08 pm (Text) F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook 44_08-AC74164 DTP: 229 Page: About This Series With just a few simple art tools and a small sketchbook, you too can become an urban sketcher—someone who goes out and captures his or her city or neighborhood through drawings As you work you may find yourself drawn to reportage—a kind of visual journalism—through your sketches But whether you are a beginner or someone who has been drawing on location for a while, you may find that there are so many different things happening in your neighborhood that you don’t quite know how to decide what to cover with your drawings Or conversely, you might feel like there is nothing special enough to capture in your sketchbook This book, part of the Urban Sketching Handbook series, is a guide on how to find sketch-worthy events and situations, both large and small Through key ideas and examples, the Urban Sketching Handbook: Reportage and Documentary Drawing will give you points of departure for creating reportage drawings of your surroundings, while at the same time improving your skills of drawing and observation Amsterdam Windmill Pen and ink with brush 12" x 9" / 30.5 x 23 cm 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 23/7/15 10:25 am 6/8/15 12:21 pm (Text) F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook 44_08-AC74164 DTP: 229 Page: 61282 - Urba 61282 - Urba 7/15 10:25 am /15 12:21 pm ng Handbook : 229 Page: CONTENTS About This Series 04 Introduction 07 KEYS I Observation II Storytelling III Drama IV Ritual V History VI Documentary 09 21 33 45 57 67 GALLERIES I Advocacy 81 II Portraits 91 III Landscapes and Panoramics 97 IV Mood and Emotion 105 Challenges 110 Contributors 111 Acknowledgments 112 About the Author 112 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 23/7/15 10:25 am 23/7/15 10:40 am (Text) F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: | Reportage and Documentary Drawing I W th “to es w of bu Fo be at ep bi Th in so an a ob fe m to as Sk sto à This drawing of a corner near Fisherman’s Wharf in San Francisco combines many descriptive elements of the city: the iconic cable cars and Victorian architecture, the urban bustle of people walking and riding bicycles, and the traffic signals, all on a typical tree-lined hilly street 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd San Francisco Corner Pen and ink on paper 9" x 12" / 23 x 30.5 cm 23/7/15 10:25 am 6/8/15 12:23 pm (Text) F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook 44_08-AC74164 DTP: 229 Page: 61282 - Urba 61282 - Urba 7/15 10:25 am /15 12:23 pm ng Handbook : 229 Page: |7 INTRODUCTION What exactly is reportage? The Oxford English Dictionary cites the origin of the word as early seventeenth-century French; the Old French reporter means “to carry back.” Carry back—this is a wonderful explanation of reportage, especially as it relates to urban sketching To reportage illustration or documentary drawing, then, means to go out into the world and carry back what we experience behind our pen or brush What artists will carry back is, of course, determined not only by what places and situations confront them, but also by what they feel passionate about while they are being confronted For some artists, the political world is their passion: These sketchers would be most likely found in the midst of a demonstration, at the courthouse, or at a national convention For other artists, the carry back might be a more ephemeral, emotional experience: a beautiful day at a garden, a child’s birthday party, or a rainy afternoon spent people watching at a local café The possibilities are as varied as the artists What really counts is the artist’s intent More than simply recording what our eyes see, reportage illustration, sometimes called visual journalism, is also about what the mind and heart see and take note of, and the story the artist wants to tell And how you make those stories your own? By practicing intent: go to a location and spend time making observations, and then draw what you’ve observed What would you want to tell someone about what you saw, heard, felt? The more you think in terms of communicating with your urban sketches, the more natural it will be for you to create reportage The goal of this handbook is to give you some tips and things to consider while drawing on location, as well as some examples to inspire you Just as there are all types of written stories to be told, this issue of the Urban Sketching Handbook series reminds the reader that there are all types of visual stories to tell And the next step is to go out and tell them! 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 23/7/15 10:25 am 23/7/15 10:40 am (Text) F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: | Reportage and Documentary Drawing SKETCH HERE! 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 23/7/15 10:25 am 23/7/15 10:40 am (Text) F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: 61282 - Urba 61282 - Urba Gallery III: Landscapes and Panoramics | 99 g S 7/15 10:28 am /15 12:56 pm ng Handbook 229 Page: 98 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 99 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 99 23/7/15 10:28 am 23/7/15 10:40 am (Text) F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: 99 100 | Reportage and Documentary Drawing Panoramics A panoramic can really open up your perspective! “The liveliness of Main Street makes it one of my favorite subjects to draw I thought a panoramic approach would best capture the volume and diversity of people on this busy thoroughfare.” —Jennifer Kiamzon 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 100 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 100 (Text) 23/7/15 10:28 am 23/7/15 10:40 am F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: 100 61282 - Urba 61282 - Urba 7/15 10:28 am 7/15 10:40 am ng Handbook 29 Page: 100 Gallery III: Landscapes and Panoramics | 101 à A crush of tourists in Disney World makes for an exciting panoramic drawing Don’t shy away from a crowd when documenting situations like this—embrace it! 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 101 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 101 (Text) JENNIFER KIAMZON Main Street USA, Disney World Pen and ink 28.5" x 17" / 72 x 43 cm 23/7/15 10:28 am 23/7/15 10:40 am F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: 101 102 | Reportage and Documentary Drawing The Seasons Just as poets can use the seasons to evoke feelings, so can visual artists à Flaming orange trees set the mood of a fall afternoon MICHELE BEDIGIAN Dawn at the Edge of the Forest Pastels, oil-based crayon, water-based crayon 16" x 10" / 40.6 x 25.4 cm Ä The luminous use of watercolor creates the shimmery light of a hot summer day  The starkness of winter is created in this rich painting of a snow-covered tree trunk SHIHO NAKAZA Grand Park, Downtown Los Angeles SHARI BLAUKOPF Tree House Car Ballpoint pen, watercolor, white correction pen 8" x 5½" / 20.3 x 14 cm Watercolor 11" x 15" / 28 x 38 cm “I so — 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 102 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 102 (Text) 23/7/15 10:28 am 23/7/15 10:40 am F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: 102 61282 - Urba 61282 - Urba s of 7/15 10:28 am 7/15 10:40 am ng Handbook 29 Page: 102 “I wanted to convey the soft winter light and the textures of snow— hard-edged and sharp on the tree in the foreground, and then softer and more muted as you move back through the sketch.” —Shari Blaukopf 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 103 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 103 (Text) 23/7/15 10:28 am 23/7/15 10:40 am F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: 103 104 | Reportage and Documentary Drawing 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 104 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 104 (Text) 23/7/15 10:28 am 23/7/15 10:40 am F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: 104 61282 - Urba 61282 - Urba 7/15 10:28 am 7/15 10:40 am ng Handbook 29 Page: 104 | 105 GALLERY IV MOOD AND EMOTION We often say that we get overtaken by our mood or “lost in emotion.” What an important, and yet intangible, element to include with a reportage Whether it be joyous, melancholy, or something in between, the mood of a person, place, or situation is extremely important, as is how we use our talents and our materials to capture that mood What mediums we choose and how we combine them can be very important, and our editing and sense of picture design bring it all together Remember, what affects you emotionally will affect someone else in a similar way Or in a completely different way Either way, putting it out there causes the energy of the emotion to ripple out through our art to the world beyond our page And isn’t that part of why we draw? The captain and first mate look into the fog during the thirty-eighth voyage of the Charles W Morgan Fog on the Morgan Fountain pen and pastel 10 5/8" x 3/8" / 27 x 18.8 cm 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 105 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 105 (Text) 23/7/15 10:28 am 23/7/15 10:40 am F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: 105 106 | Reportage and Documentary Drawing Li Be “I th it 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 106 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 106 (Text) 23/7/15 10:28 am 23/7/15 10:40 am F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: 106 61282 - Urba 61282 - Urba 7/15 10:28 am 7/15 10:40 am ng Handbook 29 Page: 106 Gallery IV: Mood and Emotion | 107 Light Beautiful light can create otherworldy visions à The intense color and light of India “I work with a very minimalist line style the transparency of the watercolor makes it interesting.” —Omar Jaramillo 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 107 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 107 (Text) OMAR JARAMILLO Gateway of India, Mumbai Sepia Faber Castell Pitt pen and white gel pen with watercolor 17" x 11" / 43.2 x 28 cm 23/7/15 10:28 am 23/7/15 10:40 am F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: 107 108 | Reportage and Documentary Drawing “We had some cava, and five glasses later I drew this.” —Swasky Em So “T is ex — Á a SW O Liq 5½ 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 108 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 108 (Text) 23/7/15 10:28 am 23/7/15 10:40 am F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: 108 61282 - Urba 61282 - Urba 7/15 10:28 am 7/15 10:40 am ng Handbook 29 Page: 108 Gallery IV: Mood and Emotion | 109 Emotionally Charged Sometimes the emotions of the artist become the subject of the reportage “This is Naqshe-Jahan Square; the weather is cold Two old men are talking I’ve tried to express the coldness of this environment.” —Behzad Bagheri Á A wonderful depiction of a night of enjoyment à BEHZAD BAGHERI SWASKY One Night at the Molino Charcoal and pencil 7½" x 11" / 19 x 28 cm Black and White Winter Liquid watercolor and ballpoint pen 5½" x 8½" / 14 x 21.6 cm 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 109 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 109 (Text) 23/7/15 10:28 am 23/7/15 10:40 am F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: 109 110 | Reportage and Documentary Drawing CHALLENGES See the possibilities in documenting your own daily life Here are some to try:  Draw during breakfast—what are you eating, who is at the table with you?  Draw during your commute to work  Draw the buying and selling at a local store or craft fair  Draw the place where you eat your lunch: What’s going on there?  Draw out your window in the afternoon: What’s happening in the neighborhood?  Draw your kids playing in the park or backyard  Draw a conversation next to you at a café  Hang out on a busy corner and draw the people going by  Draw at your local pub, from a bartender’s point of view 10  Draw at a cocktail party: Who is flirting with whom? 11  Draw up one side of a street and down the other: What are the stories you find? 12  Draw portraits of people you know with strong personalities, and describe those personalities through your line quality, textures, and color choices 13  Draw someone hard at work: Describe what the person is doing in three consecutive sketches Ala Lon ad Ba Isfa be Be Ne Stu 14  Draw someone cooking food, and then eating it Be Ne gre 15  Draw an exercise class and describe the different paces of the participants—fast, slow, etc Bla Mo bla 16  Draw a musical performance: Use your line and markings to describe the feeling of the music Bo Sin tias 17  Attend an art opening or other reception, and draw the scene at the party 18  Draw an interaction between a child and an adult 19  Story page: Without starting over, take your sketchbook to a place with a lot of activity, and see how many little stories you can fit onto one page in two hours Little stories could include a dog barking, a couple kissing, a child running, etc Bu Ne sbu Ca Se ga Ch Sh lyn Ce Ch Jak ced com Da Bo da Da Ne jas De Au au 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 110 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 110 (Text) 23/7/15 10:28 am 23/7/15 10:40 am F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: 110 61282 - Urba 61282 - Urba 7/15 10:28 am 7/15 10:40 am ng Handbook 29 Page: 110 | 111 CONTRIBUTORS Alade, Adebanji 85 London, UK adebanjialade.co.uk Bagheri, Behzad 109 Isfahan, Iran behzadbagheri.blogspot.com Bedigian, Michele 102 New York, US Studio1482.com/michele Betza, Greg 36, 38, 43 New Jersey, US gregbetza.com Blaukopf, Shari 98, 102 Montreal, Canada blaukopfwatercolours.com Boon Sim, Tia 11 Singapore tiastudio.blogspot.com Buroker, Susan 62 New York, US sburokerstudio.com Campanario, Gabi 31 Seattle, Washington gabicampanario.com Chapman, Lynne 59, 95 Sheffield, UK lynnechapman.co.uk Cedharr,Dhar Chedar, Dhar 14 Jakarta, Indonesia cedharrsketchbook.blogspot com Daikubara, Mike 52 Boston, US daikubara.com Das, Jason 43 New York, US jasondas.com Dewhurst, Murray 46 Auckland, New Zealand aucklandsketchbook.com Dominguez, Orling 29 Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic drawingbythepound.com Fiadeiro, Isabel 12 Nouakchott, Mauritania mauritania-isabel.blogspot.com Fijten, Rene 48 Maastricht, Netherlands renefijten.nl Gatland, Cathy 27, 68 Johannesburg, South Africa asketchintime.blogspot.com Georgiadis, Despina 42, 98 New Jersey, US studio1482.com/despina Grechanik, Marina 78 Tel-Avia, Israel Marinagrechanik.blogspot co.il Hawkins, Audrey 58 New York, US audreyhawkinsnyc.com Herranz, Miguel 48, 70 Barcelona, Spain miguel-herranz.com Hurst, Margaret 16, 49 New York, US studio1482.com/margaret Jaramillo, Omar 107 Berlin, Germany omar-paint.blogspot.com Johnson, Cathy 63 Kansas City, US cathyjohnson.info Kane, Tommy 11 New York, US tommykane.com Kiamzon, Jennifer 101 San Francisco, US jenniferkiamzon.com 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 111 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 111 (Text) Kugler, Olivier 86 London, UK olivierkugler.com Shirodkar, Suhita 12 San José, US sketchaway.wordpress.com Lapin 22 Barcelona, Spain lesillustrationsdelapin.com Steel, Liz 53 Sydney, Australia lizsteel.com Low, Don 35, 55 Singapore www.donlow-illustration.com Sverchuk, Julia 74, 75 New York, US juliasverchuk.com Lynch, Fred 60, 61 Boston, US fredlynch.com Swasky 109 Barcelona, Spain swasky.es Matsukawa, Kumi 41, 95 Tokyo, Japan flickr.com/photos/macchann Taro Holmes, Marc 28 Montreal, Canada citizensketcher.wordpress.com Michalowski, Ted 72, 73 Scranton, US tedmichalowski.com Thorspecken, Thomas 34 Orlando, US analogartistdigitalworld.com Nakaza, Shiho 102 Los Angeles, US shihonakaza.com Turk, Evan 18, 47, 83 New York, US evanturk.com Peña, Eddie 54 New York, US studio1482.com/eddie Vila Rawson, Laura 64 New York, US lauravila.com Rawson, Todd 65 New York, US toddrawson.com Wong, Gail 53 Seattle, US glwsketchworks.blogspot.com Reim, Melanie 26, 70, 83 New York, US sketchbookseduction blogspot.com Zaza, Samantha 92 Istanbul, Turkey szaza.com Salavisa, Eduardo 48 Lisbon, Portugal diario-grafico.blogspot.com Santise, Dominick 69 Beacon, US studio1482.com/dominick Sketcherman, Rob 79 sketcherman.com Serrano, Inma 14, 42 Seville, Spain dibujosypegoletes.blog spot.com 23/7/15 10:28 am 6/8/15 12:57 pm F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook 44_08-AC74164 DTP: 229 Page: 111 112 | Reportage and Documentary Drawing ACKNOWLEDGMENTS I would like to thank all of the artists who generously allowed their work to be reproduced on these pages: Your enthusiasm for the project is much appreciated! And thank you to Gabi Campanario, for creating this wonderful Urban Sketchers community Many thanks also go to my insightful and sensitive editor and friend, Mary Ann Hall, who is such a pleasure to work with; and to Neil, my husband and greatest supporter Finally, I would like to acknowledge Patty Lawlor, who was always so proud and happy to see me the work that I love Miss you, sister ABOUT THE AUTHOR Veronica Lawlor is an artist and illustrator whose reportage drawings have led her around the world, completing campaigns for a diverse group of clients Her work has been exhibited internationally, and her reportage illustration is part of the permanent collection of the Newseum in Washington, D.C In 2011, she was honored as the North American nominee for the Canson Prix, and her work was presented at the Louvre in Paris The president of Studio 1482, and a correspondent for the Urban Sketchers international sketch blog, Veronica is on the faculty of Pratt Institute and Parsons The New School for Design, and is a cofounder of the Dalvero Academy 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 112 61282 - Urban Sketching Handbook_Int.indd 112 (Text) 23/7/15 10:28 am 23/7/15 10:40 am F39_Job No: 07-61282 Title: RP - Urban Sketching Handbook DTP: 229 Page: 112