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Urban sketching at home is beneficial to practise your sketching skills, experiment with new techniques and give you something to focus on.  Especially important in these strange times we are finding ourselves currently (the Covid-19 pandemic, for those of you reading this in the future).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

How can you practice urban sketching from home? You can practice urban sketching drawing the things you find around your house, the different rooms, the exterior of your house, your family members or pets.  You can also practice sketching from photos as well as from your imagination. Try mixing real-life objects you find in your home with fantastical items from your mind!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Most of us are stuck at home for the moment.  Some of us are still working, some of us are not.  We are becoming more reliant on the internet and staring at screens.  Working in your sketchbook to document your day, elements of your house or the movements of your pet are all fantastic ways to get away from the news media, screens and the internet in general (until it comes to sharing your sketches of course!)  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For those reading this, I\u2019m sure this situation is feeling hugely restrictive in regards to your sketching practise. Most of us urban sketchers are travel enthusiasts too, we like to get out there in the world and sketch on location.  But never fear, there are alternatives available to you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you have not seen the #uskathome<\/strong> hashtag on Instagram go and check it out!  Urban Sketchers from all over the world are sharing sketches from the inside of their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

There are a few methods we can try while stuck inside the house to keep our sketching skills sharp:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Sketch from life
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  2. Sketch from photos
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    I will show you my exact sketching process in ink and watercolour<\/strong>. I have travelled around the world in the last 3 years and this is my go-to system of creating beautiful yet quirky illustrations to capture the magic of my discoveries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    We will work through 3 projects, step by step<\/strong> (pictured below), all of which are real-life examples of things I have sketched along my travels. I provide the photo references you can work from.
    We will start by choosing a composition, laying in the initial pencil sketch, adding ink lines, layering watercolour and adding the final touches.
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    Sketching From Life<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Obviously, the emphasis of urban sketching is to sketch things around us and record our world. Most of us naturally gravitate to leaving our homes in order to do this.  However, this time of lockdown offers a unique experience to focus on documenting one area (our homes) over a given time (21 days…or more). This really could make for an interesting artistic study.  We are living through an unprecedented time, I think this would make a great subject for an entire Covid-19-themed sketchbook!    <\/p>\n\n\n\n

    There are a number of exercises you can create for yourself to improve your sketching skills at home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    Sketch Your Art Supplies<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    I think a great way to start any sketchbook is to sketch the supplies you are using. It helps eliminate the fear of the first page of your sketchbook and is a useful record of the supplies you were using for your sketches at that moment in time. It’s interesting and useful when you look back at old sketchbooks to see what you were using.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

    For more ideas on how to start a sketchbook check out this post<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    By the way – if you’re interested to know which supplies I use or recommend, as well as books, classes, courses and other resources, head over to my Recommended Stuff<\/a><\/strong> page to find out more.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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    Sketch Each Room of Your House<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

    Sketch a room a day, or every other day, or once a week if you have a small apartment!  You could sit with your back to one wall for one sketch and then sit with your back to a different wall of the same room to capture an entirely different viewpoint. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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