Sketches are an integral part of the work of any artist. It doesn't matter what you have dedicated your life to or just decided to learn - oil, watercolor, or the art of sketching. Each of us carries sketchbooks in our backpacks to capture the world around us or our thoughts and ideas. Just like every aspiring writer does not part with a notebook.

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In the first volume of this guide, I collected my experience, the necessary knowledge about the materials and the fundamentals of the sketching methodology. It's all gathered in the right place, properly organized to help you upgrade your sketching from intuitive action to a conscious and professional process.