This Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling is unlike an ordinary sketchbook. It not only has 64 pages of high-quality paper for journaling in the wilderness, but it also includes 16 pages of nature journaling instruction and tips, as well as 16 pages of tan-toned paper. The sketch pages are suitable for pens, pencils, and light watercolor washes. The instructional pages include a brief overview of concepts found in John Muir Laws books, such as helpful things to document, basic sketch tricks, landmarks to make note of, and even a bit on caption motion of objects. The sketchbook has a hard cover with a canvas texture and an elastic band for closure.
The Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling
SKU
020590
ISBN
9781597145381
Grade 5-AD
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Product Overview
- Features 64 pages of durable, high-quality paper
- Includes 16 pages of instruction
- Revised and updated edition
Description
Publisher's Description of The Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling
Your ideal companion for observing and exploring the natural world by the best-selling author/illustrator!
Designed to the last detail by the "modern Audubon" John (Jack) Muir Laws, The Laws Sketchbook for Nature Journaling is the perfect starting point for anyone interested in the practice and joy of getting out, observing, and recording nature. Sturdy covers and a lay-flat sewn binding make field sketching easy, and artists of all levels will appreciate the eighty blank pages of high quality paper suitable for pen, pencil, and light washes. In addition, this journal includes tips, techniques, and advice from master nature journalist and teacher Jack Laws. Reference illustrations to solve common nature-drawing problems, tools for measuring and quantifying observations, and a grommet-secured elastic band that holds everything tight at the end of the day make this sketchbook an essential tool when out in the field.
Category Description for Laws Nature Journaling Guides & Sketchbooks
These unique Laws Guides explain and illustrate how to create detailed nature journals, which is a helpful skill for anyone to have, but especially to nature explorers. Journaling and illustrating can be helpful for remembering landmarks on a trail, birdwatching, documenting specific plant or animal species, and much more! As described in these books, a person does not need to be an artist to use drawings in a journal. Color and drawing techniques are explained, in addition to certain details that are recommended to document. The nature drawing book is 302 pages and covers an overview of all things nature. The 116-page bird book focuses on how to accurately draw bird characteristics in a variety of positions and movements. The sketchbook includes 64 blank pages of quality paper, 16 pages of tan-toned paper, and a helpful 16-page reference section.
Details
| Product Format: | Paperback Book |
|---|---|
| Grades: | 5-AD |
| Brand: | Heyday Books |
| ISBN: | 9781597145381 |
| Length in Inches: | 9 |
| Width in Inches: | 7 |
| Height in Inches: | 0.625 |
| Weight in Pounds: | 0.95 |
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