View this post on Instagram A post shared by Yomou Chan (@yomouchan) Yomou Chan is a prolific sketcher with a huge following on Instagram. Aside from that though, I don’t know too much about him (I think Yomou is male but not 100% sure so apologies if I am incorrect about this). I encourage you […]
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If you’ve watched my latest YouTube video, you’ll know I’ve shared a peek inside my sketching bag and talked through the art supplies I use most often when I’m out sketching on location. I get asked about my materials all the time, so I thought I’d put together this post with all the links in
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I want to introduce you to a few urban sketching styles in this post. This is by no means an exhaustive list and the name of each style is certainly not an official label – just what I have decided describes the style best. I encourage you to check out books such as The Art
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Urban sketching is a dynamic, expressive, and community-driven form of art that captures the essence of city life through on-location drawing. It’s more than just a hobby; it’s a global movement that encourages artists of all levels to observe and depict the world around them in real-time. Urban sketching as a formal movement was created
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Urban sketching is such an accessible form of artistic expression and one that is exploding in popularity. But beginners often encounter certain common mistakes. Here are some of them: Overthinking and Perfectionism Mistake: Trying to create a perfect and detailed sketch on the first attempt. I think we are ALL guilty of wanting everything we
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Urban sketching is an art form that captures the essence of cities, towns, and streets around the world. Just like with any art form, there’s a huge variety of styles and mediums urban sketchers use to convey their chosen stories. Artists like Lucinda Rogers, Lyndon Hayes, Tim King, and Pat Southern Pearce have redefined the
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In this post, we will explore HOW to become more minimalist when urban sketching. If you have not read the first part of this series on Minimalis Urban Sketching with examples of incredible urban sketchers who embody this style, then go check it out here. And then come back to this post so we can
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Minimalism in urban sketching is a style that emphasises the use of clean lines, limited colour palettes, and the deliberate omission of unnecessary details. By simplifying their sketches, these urban sketchers are able to capture the essence of a scene and convey its atmosphere with just a few well-placed strokes. Today I want to show
What is the Urban Sketchers Symposium? I am going to assume you know of the official Urban Sketchers non-profit organisation. Each year they hold a symposium in a different city around the world. USK chapters from any city can put a proposal forward to the Urban Sketchers Executive Board to hold the symposium in their
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Lately – ok for a little while now – I have just been obsessed with certain urban sketchers. And guess what, ok you probably guessed from the title of this post – but they are ALL Spanish… Is there just a certain style that comes with being Spanish? I don’t know. but I love it.
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