I do something that feels fresh, and I get all inspired again! I am still drawing my lattes every day that I visit my local cafe, and sometimes I question why (as I discussed recently on my blog and my #fivedaysketchchallenge) but I keep going. Last week I decided to go clean and structured. I...
CONTINUE READINGLast week I got the advanced copies of my book and I am really pleased with them. (BTW I’m trying very hard not to use the word excited in this sentence!) The book is a handy size and the layout is lovely – clean and easy to read. Here is a photo of the UK...
CONTINUE READINGI know many people are scared of sketching in public. They really want to become urban sketchers but are afraid that people might see them or even worse, come up and speak to them! But honestly once you get over that fear, you might find that these interactions with locals becomes the best part –...
CONTINUE READINGThere is a lot of residential development happening in Sydney at the moment, so last week I headed to Rhodes, an area that is now full of multi-storey apartment buildings. I wanted to challenge myself to sketch a type of building that I don’t like very much which requires a slow patience approach. I am...
CONTINUE READINGI get asked constantly what ink to use if you want to work in ink and wash with a fountain pen. This information was previously included in my comprehensive 7 part guide to sketching with fountain pens, but I thought it would be useful to repeat the information on its own. VERY IMPORTANT NOTE: Most...
CONTINUE READINGAs much as I love putting together the content, the best bit is definitely reviewing the work done and preparing my feedback post. I am quite blown away by ALL the sketches done for the first lesson of SketchingNow Buildings. I am going through everyone’s work and compiling my comments for my feedback post due...
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Online Sketching Courses with Liz Steel
