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Your sketchbook your self / Felicity Allen.

By: Allen, Felicity, 1952- [author.].
Contributor(s): Tate Publishing (London, England).
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: London: Tate Publishing, 2011Copyright date: ©2011Description: 48 pages : illustrations (chiefly col.) ; 28 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781854379696; 1854379690.Subject(s): Artists' preparatory studies | Drawing -- Themes, motivesDDC classification: 741.2
Contents:
Make your sketcbook your own -- Thinking through drawing -- Trying things out -- Pace -- Breaking boundaries -- Making a mess -- Sticking with it -- Writing -- Collecting and connecting -- 21st century artist -- Reflection.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

The importance of a sketchbook for stimulating creative thinking for students studying art at GCSE and A-level is now widely recognised and is central to the curriculum. However, many students don't feel either comfortable with or inspired by their sketchbooks and many teachers seem unsure how to encourage them. Clear, punchy, packed with illustrations and information, "Your Sketchbook Your Self" is the essential tool to inspire creativity in students, teachers and aspiring artists alike. Here, for the first time, is all the advice, support and inspiration needed to start and maintain a sketchbook. Written by a leading gallery educator, who is herself an artist, the book is illustrated both with pages from the author's sketchbook and examples from the sketchbooks of many well-known artists, both historic and contemporary, including Turner, Picasso, David Hockney and Cornelia Parker. Subjects covered include choosing or making your own sketchbook; getting the habit; living with your mistakes; making a mess; doodling; drawing from observation; looking at works of art; trying things out; writing down ideas; collage; and, selecting materials.

Make your sketcbook your own -- Thinking through drawing -- Trying things out -- Pace -- Breaking boundaries -- Making a mess -- Sticking with it -- Writing -- Collecting and connecting -- 21st century artist -- Reflection.

CIT Module DESI 6003 - Core reading.

CIT Module ARTS 7044 - Core reading.

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Publishers Weekly Review

This how-to guide for building a sketchbook contains samples of preliminary sketches, notes, and doodles from the notebooks of various artists, including Picasso and J.M.W. Turner. Allen asks readers to closely observe artwork and the natural world-as well as to avoid self-censorship-as they develop their personal collection of artistic reflections. Throughout, Allen underlines the importance of tenacity, open-mindedness, and remaining true to oneself ("A sketchbook should be customised to do what you want it to do"), and the message about studying and learning from the processes of accomplished artists as a way to develop one's own skills and style is invaluable. Ages 14-up. (Sept.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Felicity Allen is an artist and museum educator and was formerly Head of Interpretation and Education at Tate Britain.