Urban Sketching: How to Capture Expressive Scenes Quickly

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Beginner

Total Run Time:
2 Hours

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Unlock the joy of urban sketching in this engaging class designed for artists of all skill levels! Join us as we explore the art of quickly capturing expressive scenes that bring life to your sketchbook. You’ll learn techniques to simplify complex urban environments, use perspective effectively, and develop a spontaneous drawing style.
Throughout this session, we’ll delve into essential materials, practical techniques, and hands-on practice, enabling you to create beautiful sketches that convey the essence of the urban landscape. Whether you’re a seasoned sketcher or just getting started, you’ll leave inspired and ready to explore your surroundings with fresh eyes.

What You Will Learn:

  • Materials Overview: Discover the best sketchbooks, pens, and papers for urban sketching.
  • Perspective Basics: Quickly review 1-point and 2-point perspective, reinforcing how to create depth and realism in your work.
  • Dynamic Sketching: Explore techniques for sketching loosely while effectively capturing details, and learn how to choose focal points for your compositions.
  • Pen Techniques: Embrace the practice of pen drawing to build confidence in your lines, experimenting with hatching, cross-hatching, and line weight variations.
  • Hands-on Practice: Engage in a guided practice of sketching a simple urban scene.

Supplies You’ll Need:

  • A sketchbook suitable for your preferred medium (preferably lightweight and portable)
  • A selection of pens (varying nib sizes and types of ink)

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  • Live Class Access
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Class Details:

Course Level: Beginner
Run Time: 2 Hours

Meet Your Instructor:

Shelby is the co-founder of Foxsy and the creator at Little Coffee Fox. She is a professional watercolorist, letterer, and artist with a passion for teaching others to reintroduce creativity back into their lives. Shelby lives in Chicago, IL with her husband Jon and her pets Summer, Basil, and Korra.

Shelby Abrahamsen

Foxsy, Co-Founder
Blogger at LittleCoffeeFox.com

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