Michael Solovyev
Sketching Academy: A Guide to Styles, Tools and Methodologies of Sketching., Vol. 1 and 2
Each of the books is softcover, 256 pages. In English.
Each of the books is 8 x 6 inches (20.5 x  15.5 cm), 1.2 lbs (530 g).
 
You can get both volumes and save money! Together, they form a complete guide to sketching. An overview of materials, theory and techniques, various sketching styles, and step-by-step practice sessions.
 
Book Description:

Volume One:
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!
 
Volume Two:
What is the idea behind the very concept of a sketch? How to make the right selection of what should be on your paper and what will only interfere with conveying the most important things? How to build a project? What materials to choose based on the task that you set for yourself?
The answers to these questions and much more can be found in the second volume of Sketching Academy. But the main attraction is of course step-by-step sketches in different techniques and invaluable personal advice from the author.
Take your sketches to the professional level!
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS:

Volume One
 
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
 
Volume Two
 
Part Three. What's Inside?
ZOO
Lego
Butcher Craft
Symmetry
Composition
Tonal Balance
 
Part Four. Step-by-Step Practice
Traditional Pencil Sketch
Drawing in One Line
Lots of Noise
Watercolor Sketch
Watercolor Pencils
Pencils and Watercolor
Chinese/Indian Stick Ink
Spontaneous Sketching
A Game of Two Colors
Let's Talk Colors
Color Minimalism
When It Gets Dark
The Right Framing