People and Motion

People and Motion: Tips and Techniques for Drawing on Location by Gabi Campanario is one edition in the Urban Sketching Handbook Series, a collection of compact references on creative techniques and on-location tips and advice. People and Motion features examples from urban sketchers that capture the energy of people in the world. With a focus on pen and ink media, this book offers a loose take on gesture and contour sketching of faces and people, incorporating quick figures into scenes, and more.

Full of handy tips and fresh suggestions like “Make ‘people skylines,’”, “Follow the leader,” and “Listen to capture the mood,” People and Motion is sure to renew your approach to drawing people. Readers will enjoy lively and expressive sketches from Gabi and guest artists, and an emphasis on essentials and people in movement.

Slip this fun and practical guide into your bag for inspiration anytime you are out sketching people!

Spanish-born artist, illustrator, and author Gabriel “Gabi” Campanario is best known for his storytelling sketches of the Seattle area—which appeared weekly in The Seattle Times between 2009 and 2021—and for his role as the founder of Urban Sketchers, a global organization of artists who aim to “show the world, one drawing at a time” through on-location sketching and reportage.

He is the author of Seattle Sketcher: An Illustrated Journal, and The Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing On Location Around the World. In 2022, Gabi launched Sketcher Press and On the Spot to amplify the work of urban sketchers and reportage artists.

Learn about Gabi’s work at gabrielcampanario.com.

This is a recording of our live demo from July 5th, 2023 with urban sketchers Gabi Campanario and April Wu! We talked about Sketcher Fest: a festival that brings together urban sketchers, travel sketchbook artists, art vendors, publishers, and the general public during a weekend of workshops, exhibits, and sketching activities in Edmonds, Washington.