Have you ever wanted to achieve that loose, characterful and unique look with your ink and watercolour urban sketching?

Looking for ways to be more expressive with your art?

If so, this may well be the class for you!

We'll learn in this class:

Techniques for characterful line work, creating unique sketches from complex scenes
Watercolour techniques to make bright and beautiful images
Including wet on wet painting
Limited palette sketching
A demo of an interior sketch
Ideas to play around with different supplies
How to be confident and inquisitive in your sketching

My name is Toby, and I'm an Urban Sketching ink and watercolour artist known for my loose and sometimes semi-abstract style. My sketching is airy, character filled and spontaneous - enjoying the process as much as the final product.

Forgiveness of mistakes, and an inquisitive and experimental approach is the key to my style.

What is a 'sketch'?

Sketching is a quick artistic process, to capture the essence or outline of a scene, rather than create a complete image.

Increasingly, however, sketching is recognised as an art form in it's own right - the speed and experimental approaches making it very accessible, and something that literally anybody can do.

I consider myself a sketch artist, though I dabble in other mediums, I gain so much joy from quick loose sketching, filling up my sketchbooks and creating travel journals full of bright and unique images.

What is 'loose' sketching?

Loose means allowing yourself freedom of expression - loose can mean a hundred things, using varied line work, splashing your colours around, limiting your palette, simplifying or abstracting. Loose lets you experiment, change your art processes and constantly develop your style and skills.

For me loose means using wobbly lines, crafting my scene in ink lines that are packed with character is my own personal style - then adding watercolours with heaps of water, to celebrate the unique textures and effects that this medium can give!

How can I loosen up?

The biggest question I hear in all of my teaching is 'how can I loosen up my sketching?'.

Loosening up is easy, but scary, and I believe that's what stops people - nothing else. Just remember that each sketch you do doesn't have to be perfect, the sketch can be done just to explore and have fun - not to try and produce an exhibition worthy finished piece.

This attitude, you'll very quickly find, will quickly develop your skills and mindset to free you up!

Audio Credits:

"Apero Hour" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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"Airport Lounge" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License
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Sharon Bridges

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