Sketching Toulouse: A Color and Location Guide for the USk Symposium 2026
Toulouse has been waiting for a city of urban sketchers. The 14th Urban Sketchers International Symposium arrives there on July... Read more
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How to Sketch a Place You Have Never Been: The Urban Sketcher's Guide
A photograph records what a place looks like. A travel sketch records what it felt like to be there. This... Read more
Your First Sketchcrawl: Everything You Need to Know Before You Go
A sketchcrawl is what it sounds like: a group of people with sketchbooks moving through a location together, stopping to... Read more
Sketching People on Location: How to Add Figures to Your Urban Sketches
Buildings stay still. People do not. This is the source of most of the anxiety beginners feel about adding figures... Read more
How to Sketch Buildings: The Urban Sketcher's Guide to Architecture and Color
Buildings are the most common urban sketching subject in the world. They stay still. They come in every scale from... Read more
Line and Wash for Urban Sketchers: The Complete Technique Guide
Line and wash is how most urban sketchers work. A drawing in pen or ink, followed by watercolor washes that... Read more
Color First, Ink Later: The Urban Sketching Workflow That Changes Everything
Most people who start urban sketching learn the same workflow. Draw the scene in pencil or ink, then add watercolor... Read more
Urban Sketching for Beginners: How to Start, What to Carry, and Why Your Paint Matters More Than You Think
Urban sketching is one of the most satisfying creative habits you can build. You carry a small kit, you sit... Read more
Why Peerless DryColor Is the Best Watercolor for Travel (And What to Know Before You Fly)
If you paint with watercolors and you travel, you have probably wondered at some point whether your paints are going... Read more
The Ultimate Urban Sketching Kit (And Why Your Paint Might Be the Problem)
You found the perfect spot. Cute cafe, golden afternoon light, a street scene that's practically begging to be painted. You... Read more