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Sketching Tools
Current Sketching Kit
Sketchbooks
Watercolour
Brushes
Fountain Pens
Ink
Pens and Markers
Pencils (and crayons)
Kit in Action
Sketching bags
Sketching with Liz
Everyday Sketching (with tips!)
Travel Sketching
Architecture Sketching
Teacup Sketching
Nature Sketching
Sketching Sydney
Explore the Archives
Urban Sketching
Start urban sketching
Urban sketching mindsets
Improve your urban sketching
Courses and Community
In-Person Workshops
Online Courses
Sketching Adventure Community on Patreon
About Liz
Contact
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How Edges, Shapes and Volumes help your sketches
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FAQ: What do I do when my sketch is still wet...
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Using colour blocks
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My LGA2021 Sketches Part 3: My Greenwood Journal
Thoughts on the StablO Nomadic Easel
Sketchbook Review: Clairefontane Goldline Natural
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Framing my compositions
Thoughts on building a regular sketching habit
The theme of three
Sketching Sydney
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Night Sketching
Framing my compositions
Recent City sketching - towers and interiors
SketchingNow
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Adding writing to my sketchbook pages and a question for you
Live Version Sketchbook Design coming soon!
Foundations starts this week: Summary of the main concepts
Teacup Sketching
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France 2026 : Wrap-up and Index
Recent Teacup sketching!
Europe 2025: One day in Glasgow
Travel Sketching
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Recent Maps
France 2026 : Wrap-up and Index
France 2026: From Toulouse to Paris
Urban Sketchers
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France 2026: Toulouse (Urban Sketchers Symposium)
France 2026: Vlog from the Symposium
Europe 2025: Geneva and the Swiss USK Symposium
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Wellington 2026: Highlights video
Roadtrip2023: Live Sketchbook Tour
Live Sketchbook Tour: Moving to a smaller book
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Europe19: Reflections from my 3 month trip
Gearing up for 3 months remote working in Europe
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Workshop Report: Sketching with edges and shapes on Cockatoo Island
Wellington 2026 Part 2: Workshops and lane way sketching
New 2-day Cockatoo Island workshop in Feb 2026
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