--- product_id: 638283832 title: "The Artist's Guide to Sketching: The Classic Book about Making Art on Location" price: "AR$48431" currency: ARS in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/638283832-the-artists-guide-to-sketching-the-classic-book-about-making store_origin: AR region: Argentina --- # Updated full-color visuals Classic art guide since 1982 Expert techniques from Gurney & Kinkade The Artist's Guide to Sketching: The Classic Book about Making Art on Location **Price:** AR$48431 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Summary > 🎨 Unlock your inner artist with the ultimate sketching bible—don’t just draw, create a legacy! ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The Artist's Guide to Sketching: The Classic Book about Making Art on Location - **How much does it cost?** AR$48431 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.ar](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/638283832-the-artists-guide-to-sketching-the-classic-book-about-making) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Key Features - • **New Edition Enhancements:** Fresh introduction, archival photos, and restored classic text for a richer learning experience. - • **Timeless Artistic Wisdom:** Master sketching with insights from two legendary artists shaping generations. - • **Versatile for All Levels:** Perfect for students, professionals, and hobbyists craving to elevate their on-location art. - • **Comprehensive Skill Coverage:** From materials to motion, mood, and imagination—every essential technique demystified. - • **Inspires Creative Exploration:** Encourages bold creativity and real-world sketching adventures that connect you with your environment. ## Overview The Artist's Guide to Sketching is a newly updated classic art manual by James Gurney and Thomas Kinkade, offering comprehensive, expert-led instruction on on-location sketching techniques. Featuring full-color visuals, archival content, and practical chapters covering everything from materials to capturing motion and mood, this edition is a must-have for artists seeking to master their craft and join a community of inspired creators. ## Description A bold new edition of the groundbreaking book by two of America's most prominent visual artists, James Gurney ( Dinotopia, Color and Light ), and Thomas Kinkade, freshly updated with a new introduction, archival photographs, and illuminating text to guide a new generation of illustrators. "If I could only have one drawing book on my shelf, it would be this one." –Shari Blaukopf, author of the Urban Sketching Handbook: Working With Color Since its release in 1982, The Artist’s Guide to Sketching has become a classic art guide for students and laypeople around the world. The book includes instruction and artwork by James Gurney and Thomas Kinkade—two students who would go on to fame with Dinotopia (Gurney) and as the “Painter of Light” (Kinkade). This new edition restores the classic text with updated full-color visuals and a special section chronicling the book’s origins and the friendship, drawing on archives from Gurney and the Kinkade family estate. Chapters and topics include: Chapter 1: THE EXPERIENCE OF SKETCHING (Coping with the Weather, Sketching at Night, Sitting or Standing?, Dealing with Curious Spectators, Being Inconspicuous, At Home Amid the Elements Chapter 2: MATERIALS (Sketchbooks, Pencils, Pens, Markers, Wash and Drybrush, Sketchboxes and Carrying Cases, Experiencing Your Materials) Chapter 3: ACHIEVING ACCURACY: (When to Use an Underdrawing, How Much Underdrawing is Necessary, Establishing the Large Shapes, Measuring Lengths, Measuring Slopes, Using Perspective Guidelines, Constructing with Geometric Forms, Completed Underdrawing, The Final Execution) Chapter 4: CAPTURING MOTION (Freezing Motion: A New Way of Drawing, Learning to Observe Motion, Training Your Memory, Getting It Down Fast, The Scribble Approach, The Gestural Approach, The Mannikin Approach, The Tonal Mass Approach, When Your Subject Moves Unexpectedly, Places to Go for Motion Sketching) Chapter 5: CREATING MOOD (Choosing a Subject, Noting Impressions, Composing with Thumbnails, Selectivity, Center of Interest, Dramatic Opposition, Delicacy, Mystery, Structure and Expression) Chapter 6: USING IMAGINATION (Dare to be Creative, Being Imaginative On-the-Spot, Exaggeration, Changing Context and Scale, Using Anthropomorphism, Additions and Combinations, Feeding the Imagination, Becoming More Imaginative) Chapter 7: STUDYING NATURE (Nature: Your Personal Drawing Workshop, The Experience of Nature Sketching, Plants, Animals, Sketching at the Zoo, Natural History Museum, Clouds, Rocks and Landforms, The Benefits of Studying Nature) Chapter 8: SKETCHING PEOPLE (Finding Raw Material, Exaggerating Character Traits, The Cartoon Approach, Portraying People in Their Environment, Two Characters, Group Composition, The On-The-Spot Portrait, Making People Sketches Come Alive, Family and Friends: Your Free Models) Chapter 9: EXPLORING THE MAN-MADE WORLD (Begin with the Commonplace, Sketching the Home, Indicating Building Exteriors, Signs and Letterforms, A New Look at Machines, Using Clutter, On-The-Spot Spot Research, Using Written Notes, Thinking As a Documentary Artist, The Joy of Exploration) Chapter 10: SKETCHING IN YOUR LIFE (Keeping Specialized Sketchbooks, Developing Sketches into Paintings, Sharing Sketches With Others, Sketching Alone or With Others) Review: Great combo - Some real good stuff. Review: Full of thoughtful and useful insights and information. Excellent. - I had always been curious about this book . I had expected it to be pleasant and interesting but was amazed at how much I was able to learn from it. This is suitable for any age or level of experience and I thoroughly recommend it. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 71,359 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 66 in Figure Drawing 87 in Pencil Drawing 473 in Painting (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.8 out of 5 stars 267 Reviews | ## Images ![The Artist's Guide to Sketching: The Classic Book about Making Art on Location - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81CM9PRHLVL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Great combo *by A***E on 4 October 2025* Some real good stuff. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Full of thoughtful and useful insights and information. Excellent. *by L***R on 20 June 2025* I had always been curious about this book . I had expected it to be pleasant and interesting but was amazed at how much I was able to learn from it. This is suitable for any age or level of experience and I thoroughly recommend it. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ worth money *by T***Z on 5 June 2025* very good book ## Frequently Bought Together - The Artist's Guide to Sketching: The Classic Book about Making Art on Location - Color and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter (Volume 2) (James Gurney Art) - Imaginative Realism: How to Paint What Doesn't Exist (Volume 1) (James Gurney Art) --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/638283832-the-artists-guide-to-sketching-the-classic-book-about-making](https://www.desertcart.com.ar/products/638283832-the-artists-guide-to-sketching-the-classic-book-about-making) --- *Product available on Desertcart Argentina* *Store origin: AR* *Last updated: 2026-09-18*