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Discover the joy of travel sketching in a digital world with the award-winning THE BUMBLING TRAVELLER - SKETCHING THE WORLD. Join wayward architect Tom Schmidt as he documents his international travels across distant lands in a variety of artistic styles. From subjects of architecture and the built environment to local people and handicrafts, experience the age-old tradition of putting pen to paper to remember the world around you, capture moments in time, tell stories and daydream. See the birth of the award-winning Bumbling Traveller(TM) Adventure Series! Accolades for The Bumbling Traveller - Sketching the World: 2022 Gold Medal Winner - Independent Publisher Book Awards 2022 Silver Medal Winner - Nautilus Book Awards 2022 Winner - National Indie Excellence Awards 2022 Finalist - Next Generation Indie Book Awards

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By dint of his well-developed architectural and illustration skills, coupled with an astute eye for historic, iconic, novel or arresting vistas encountered in his world-wide travels, Tom has compiled another terrific book for the inveterate traveler and sketcher. Beginning with an appealing primer of the basic tools needed for drawing or painting, this book features a global spectrum of subjects, all portrayed by his experienced hand in various media. With insightful subject text and drawing tips, 'The Bumbling Traveller -- Sketching the World' is a guidebook, sketchbook primer, history lesson, and very entertaining read -- all in one slim volume; well-built as a companion for anyone's travels. -- Frank M. Costantino, ASAI FAIA ASIP FSAI JARA, Architectural Illustrator, Co-Founder American Society of Architectural Illustrators In this latest volume of his autobiographical Bumbling Traveller series, the author and illustrator, Tom Schmidt, has artfully weaved his brilliant sketches and renderings together with engaging personal narratives about architecture, the environment, travel and culture, as well as sharing his drawing techniques. This book is both a visual delight and essential reminder to a digital generation that the deliberate activities of site visits and drawing by hand will impart indelible insights of places, heritage, and human experience. -- Professor Nelson Chen, FAIA FRIBA FHKIA, Architect, Hong Kong

"""By dint of his well-developed architectural and illustration skills, coupled with an astute eye for historic, iconic, novel or arresting vistas encountered in his world-wide travels, Tom has compiled another terrific book for the inveterate traveler and sketcher. Beginning with an appealing primer of the basic tools needed for drawing or painting, this book features a global spectrum of subjects, all portrayed by his experienced hand in various media. With insightful subject text and drawing tips, 'The Bumbling Traveller -- Sketching the World' is a guidebook, sketchbook primer, history lesson, and very entertaining read -- all in one slim volume; well-built as a companion for anyone's travels."" -- Frank M. Costantino, ASAI FAIA ASIP FSAI JARA, Architectural Illustrator, Co-Founder American Society of Architectural Illustrators ""In this latest volume of his autobiographical Bumbling Traveller series, the author and illustrator, Tom Schmidt, has artfully weaved his brilliant sketches and renderings together with engaging personal narratives about architecture, the environment, travel and culture, as well as sharing his drawing techniques. This book is both a visual delight and essential reminder to a digital generation that the deliberate activities of site visits and drawing by hand will impart indelible insights of places, heritage, and human experience."" -- Professor Nelson Chen, FAIA FRIBA FHKIA, Architect, Hong Kong"

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Tom Schmidt is an award-winning architect, writer, illustrator, musician, and stand-up comedian. Born in the United States, following his studies of Architecture and Environmental Design at the University of Colorado, his wanderlust has carried him through various bumbling adventures in more than 70 countries around the world and across all seven continents. Schmidt is a licensed architect in the USA and New Zealand, an Accredited Professional in the LEED(R) and WELL building certification programs, a founding member of the Hong Kong Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and a member of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI). Schmidt is the Founder and Managing Director of Sepia Design Consultants Limited, a hospitality design consultancy. He has resided in Hong Kong since 1997. Tom Schmidt is an award-winning architect, writer, illustrator, musician, and stand-up comedian. Born in the United States, following his studies of Architecture and Environmental Design at the University of Colorado, his wanderlust has carried him through various bumbling adventures in more than 70 countries around the world and across all seven continents. Schmidt is a licensed architect in the USA and New Zealand, an Accredited Professional in the LEED(R) and WELL building certification programs, a founding member of the Hong Kong Chapter of the American Institute of Architects (AIA), and a member of the American Society of Architectural Illustrators (ASAI). Schmidt is the Founder and Managing Director of Sepia Design Consultants Limited, a hospitality design consultancy. He has resided in Hong Kong since 1997.

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