Ah! finally I have a bit of clear space to get back to my Foundations Friday series – revisiting the lessons from my SketchingNow Foundations online course. The great benefit of a online course is that you can work through it at your own pace, but the danger is that life gets in the...
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CONTINUE READINGEarlier this year I took part in a wonderful sketch swap between Urban Sketchers Sydney and Hong Kong. A group of us were chatting after the Urban Symposium in Singapore about a way to build on the connections formed at that event, and decided to see if another USK group would be interested in swapping...
CONTINUE READINGYour choice of sketchbook is probably the most important decision to make as it affects so many aspects of your work. Not only will the paper will dictate what media you can use, but the size and binding will have an impact on how easy it is to use. For example a small sketchbook...
CONTINUE READINGFinal day of our first national sketchmeet on our war memorial public holiday – Anzac Day. A few people got up early to sketch the parade, but I just headed to the 11am meeting spot a little early to do a sketch of the Gehry “Paper Bag Building” aka Dr Chua Chak Wing Building at...
CONTINUE READINGDay 2 of our Urban Sketchers Sketchmeet in Sydney was a wet, windy cold day. It changed from summer to winter overnight! We spent the whole day at Cockatoo Island, which although it is a bit exposed, has plenty of shelter – everywhere you look there is interesting stuff to draw. I spent a lot...
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