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Big cities are full of promise. From the amazing art and architecture to the diverse food and culture, each city has its own unique collection of treasures to unearth. CitySketch is the perfect way to sketch the delights of your favorite urban retreat. Each page contains a fascinating anecdote as well as a creative prompt about a unique and lovable part of the city. On the opposite side of the page, a sketch is started for you. Then its up to you to unleash your imagination to complete the sketch and add your own signature style to it. You can use CitySketch to practice sketching and doodling, to enhance your creativity, or simply to capture your favorite city on paper. So get out your pencil and start dreaming!
Sketch a group of rocking revelers dashing past the base of the Flatiron on their way to a concert at Madison Square Garden.
Sketch Manhattan from the observation deck of the Empire State Building, looking south toward the Statue of Liberty.
Draw the human head with the folded head cloth of the Sphinx of Hatshepsut (c. 14731458 B.C.) as it extends into the body of a lion. This seven-ton granite sculpture portrays the powerful female pharaoh Hatshepsut and is one of a number of sphinxes at the Met.
Sketch the white swan Odette, the Queen of the Swans, dancing with her prince. Like a Degas painting, also draw all her swans in the background forming two parallel lines and wearing beautiful tutus and headpieces. In the corner of the page, draw a pair or two of well-worn ballet slippers.
Broadway
Broadway is the oldest north-south thoroughfare in New York City. Running all the way from the southern tip of the island to the Bronx, most of the action falls between 42nd and 47th streets, where big, high-end theatrical and musical productions run the show. If you can make it here, you can make it anywhere!
Add to the busy street scene at 42nd and Broadway. Include the vertical Broadway sign framed in bright lights. Add marquees featuring all the shows that are running, billboards, and your own name in large print as the lead in your favorite musical!
Imagine an aerial view of Yankee Stadium. Show the pristine diamond, the bleachers, the Yankees logo behind home plate as well as the billboards and ads above the seats. Or sketch the open airstadium including some of the high-rises and ofce buildings of the Bronx in the background.
Clear your diaries because youve managed a hot ticket to one of Fashion Weeks most exclusive parties, and its your opportunity to brush shoulders with anyone who is anyone. Beautiful people mingling and free-owing champagne set the scene; now its up to you to ll in the gaps and set the tone.
Pizza
Staunch purists flock to Totonnos, adventurous foodies hit Paulie Gees, and locavores love Arturos . . . When it comes to pizza, New Yorkers have an embarrassment of riches. The perfect pizza pie hits all the right notes of saltiness, tang, and chew.
The perfect thin-crusted pie comes fresh out of a coal-burning oven, and its up to you to create the right balance of toppings. What tickles your fancy: a pared-down Margherita, a white clam pie, or maybe something a bit more daring?
The bamboo steamers and plates are on the table; now you just need to create an arrangement of bite-sized morsels. Be sure to include a dish of noodles or gai lan with oyster sauce.
The Cocktail
Whether you favor an old-fashioned at a cozy haunt or a sleek martini at an ultra-modern hotel, cocktails in the worlds happy hour capital are otherworldly. Top-notch mixologists combine premium spirits with original infusions and unusual ingredients to create some of the finest concoctions for the urban sybarite. Just be sure to leave your inhibitions at the door.
In a dim-lit downtown speakeasy evocative of the Roaring 20s, the head bartender serves a row of his nest tipples. Complete the sketch with the classic drinks and craft beer for an authentic taste of the past.
Fill out this aerial view of the High Lines wooden walkway. Add the green grass, plants, and owers nestled among the skyscrapers on either side.
Coney Island
With its three miles of sandy beaches, boardwalks, and amusements, its easy to see why New Yorkers find Coney Island an ideal retreat from the hot and humid summer in the city.
Draw the crowds on the boardwalk eating hot dogs and waiting for the famous Parachute Drop. Add the Ferris wheel, food stands, and high-rise buildings in the background.
Finish sketching a view across the bridge from either the Manhattan or Brooklyn end of the pedestrian walkway. Include one of the Gothic-style stone arches along with the spiderweb-like steel cables in the foreground.
Brooklyn Hipsters
In the 1950s and 60s, New York had its hepcats and hippies. Today, a hipster in Brooklyn is as easy to spot as a yellow taxicab in Manhattan. Cross the Williamsburg Bridge from the Lower East Side into Brooklyn, and you are officially in the hipster capital of the countrypossibly even the world. Its all about the Burg, bro.
Hipsters travel in small packs, and their natural habitat, like their 1960s counterparts, is in an urban village-like setting. Be sure to sketch several twentysomethings holding a local Brooklyn brew in one hand and a hand-rolled cigarette in the other. 1970s slogan T-shirts, ironic trucker caps or fedoras, thick plastic eyeglasses, as well as beards on the guys and cropped hair on the girls complete the look.