{"id":1015,"date":"2021-01-17T19:19:31","date_gmt":"2021-01-17T19:19:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/urbansketchingworld.com\/?p=1015"},"modified":"2023-06-09T20:38:51","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T20:38:51","slug":"practice-urban-sketching-from-photos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/urbansketchingworld.com\/practice-urban-sketching-from-photos\/","title":{"rendered":"Can you practice urban sketching from photos?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Urban sketching using photos is not really<\/em> urban sketching. The definition of urban sketching is drawing on location <\/strong>(inside or outside) from direct observation to record the world around you<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, you can<\/em> practice the skills required for urban sketching<\/strong> by using photo reference. Sometimes there are very valid reasons as to why you may want or even need to sketch from a photo rather than sketching on location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People can get very hung up on terminology and labels…forget that, sketching is sketching. It\u2019s great to have a label to band those who sketch on location together but this is not used to exclude people who, for whatever reasons, cannot always get out to sketch on location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I\u2019m certain urban sketchers organisation would always favour inclusivity rather than exclusivity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Some people may not be able to sketch on location every time they want to for a variety of reasons, such as:<\/p>\n\n\n\n