Michael Solovyev
Sketching Academy: A Guide to Styles, Tools and Methodologies of Sketching. Vol. 1
Softcover, 256 pages. In English.
Size: 8 x 6 inches (20.5 x  15.5 cm), 1.2 lbs (530 g).
 
You can get the second volume of the book here, or buy both as a package deal!
 
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.
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.
Welcome to the world of professional sketching!
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS:
 
Part One. The Tools of the Trade
    Wooden Lead Pencils
    Mechanical Pencils
    Watercolor Pencils
    Colored Pencils
    Special Pencils
    OptiFlow Pen
    SOLO Pen
    Ink, Bamboo Stick, and Others
    Brush Pen
    Ball Pen
    White Marker
    Exotic Materials
    Watercolor: Minimal Color Set
    The Color Green
    Palettes: Solutions and Opportunities
    Paper: Variations - What are They and Why?
    Erasers
    Pleasant Trifles
    Travel Set #1 - The Ultimate Sketching Set
    Travel Set #2
    Travel Set #3
 
Part Two. Theory and Exercises
    Pencils - How to Hold Them and Why?
    Lines
    Tone
    Shape Without Contour
    Hatching
    Shadow
    Crumpled Paper
    Tinted Paper
    Black Paper
    Style