The Basics of Urban Sketching

Urban sketching is a fun activity. In this course you will learn, step by step, how to use pencil, fine liner and watercolor to sketch the world that you see around you.

How to use linear perspective to structure your sketches, how to measure proportions properly, how to create depth in a sketch. These are just a few of the topics that are covered in this comprehensive course.

Here is a list of topics in this course

- How to sketch

- seeing simples shapes in things

- How to measure proportions

- How to use textures in your sketches

- One and two point perspective

- Guidance for drawing people

- How to create depth in a sketch

- How to approach complex structures in a sketch

- How to use fine liner and watercolor

- A bit of Art-History to put it in a broader context

The locations that we visit to sketch

The locations that we will visit in this course are Antwerp, Delft, Dordrecht and Breda, cities in the Netherlands and Belgium.

Overall structure of the course

The course is built up from

- Tutorials explaining how things work,

- Demonstration videos, that you can draw along with

- Immersive videos so you can experience urban sketching on location while you're at home.