Illustration: An artist's guide to illustration on the go! (Anywhere, Anytime Art)

by Betsy Beier

With the approachable instruction and contemporary approach to drawing featured in Anywhere, Anytime Art: Illustration, aspiring creatives of all backgrounds can learn how to make illustrative art on the go using pencil, pen, colored pencil, and more.

Learn how to make art inspired by your immediate surroundings, wherever you are—whether traveling abroad or exploring at home. Use your art and creativity as a means to document your experiences, capture your travel memories, and dream of new adventures.
 
After an overview of the suggested tools and materials, explore essential drawing techniques, such as mastering line art and gesture drawing, making quick on-location sketches, and working with color media to complement illustrations. Helpful tips include information for packing and traveling with art supplies, drawing in the open air, and working from photographs. Finally, easy-to-follow and customizable step-by-step projects show you how to creatively express yourself by combining color, pattern, texture, typography, and cultural experience with a variety of projects.
 
Packed with a plethora of fun and creative exercises, Anywhere, Anytime Art: Illustration is the perfect portable resource for creative types on the go.

• ISBN13: 9781633226999
• Publish Date: 16 May 2019 (first published 14 May 2019)
• Publish Status: Out of Print
• Out of Print: 24 November 2022
• Publish Country: US
• Imprint: Walter Foster Publishing
• Format: Paperback (US Trade)
• Pages: 128
• Language: English

Reviews

[Quirky Cat]

I received a copy of Anywhere, Anytime Art: Illustration through NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

I originally requested Anywhere, Anytime Art: Illustration because I really enjoyed the concept of it. I love the idea of being out and about working on artwork, but sometimes the idea of it can be a bit overwhelming. Guides like this are helpful in that instance.
This book covered a little bit of everything, and I loved that. It starts out with some of the basics, like styles, techniques, and some color exploration. From there it transitions into artwork out in the world, showing samples from a multitude of different types of subjects.
Everything Beier wrote was about being inspired by what was around you. This view was simplified, and doesn't require hauling a ton of art supplies around. In that sense it's absolutely perfect for those that want the opportunity to see something, fall in love with it, and turn it into art of their own.
I particularly enjoyed all of the art prompts strewn around the book. To me guides are at their most helpful when they encourage the readers to sit down and get some work done at the same time. They'll have the longest lasting impact that way.
This was a great guide, and is perfect for any artist looking to draw more – especially while they are out and about. It was inspiring in many ways, and I hope other people find it to be as well.

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[annieb123]

Originally published on my blog: Nonstop Reader.

Anywhere, Anytime Art: Illustration: An artist's guide to illustration on the go is a tutorial guide by artist educator Betsy Beier. Due out 14th May 2019 from Quarto on their Walter Foster imprint, it's 144 pages and will be available in paperback format.

This is an informal guide specifically aimed at different media and methods for jotting on the go. This is a perfect accompaniment for journaling, note-taking, travel journals, diaries, etc. I like that the author presents several different styles, some serious and more involved, some whimsical and a bit silly (framed anthropomorphic pet pictures with glasses, scarves, etc).

There are 12 main tutorials included. The introductory section is quite basic, and presupposes some previous familiarity with art supplies from the user. There is quite a good discussion of different color palettes and how they can call up a mood or place. The author's writing style is encouraging and upbeat and quite fun to read. I felt like I could tackle any of the projects in the book with the instructions provided.

Really fun, useful book. I'll be incorporating some of the author's suggestions in my own journaling.

Five stars, for what it proposes to cover (informal illustration on the go) and for what it provides (beginner to intermediate tutorials to become more confident with the techniques) , it manages to do it perfectly. Appropriate for all ages. There are takeaways for everyone here.

Disclosure: I received an ARC at no cost from the author/publisher for review purposes