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Urban Sketching 101

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Overview

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Everything you need to know about Urban Sketching. Have you always felt that you are missing on some basics that all pro artists knows about? In this one hour class you will learn hands on practical skills Perspective Basics, which will enable you to develop that Artistic Eye and sketch what you see like a pro!

A class that enables you to go out and paint your city! Urban sketching is a way of storytelling, you can create a documentary narrative of your life through your pen & brush!

It connects you with the nature, your surrounding and other fellow artists. I will guide you into overcoming your fear to go out and paint in public and become a confident artist. Get my personal suggestions in creating your watercolor palette that I followed myself :)

In this class I will take you outside to paint a carefully selected subject, A Potted Planter Stand, in which we will locate and mark Horizon line, Eye level, base line and finally teach you ‘Pencil Sighting Technique’ that helps u in creating perfectly scaled painting. 

Our Urban Sketching subject for your reference-

Worried about changing lights, while painting out? Then check out this Class Everything you need to know about painting shadows .

If you like this class, please leave a review as it will help me in reaching to more students:) And don’t forget to upload your Paintings!

Happy Paintings!

Syllabus

  • Introduction
  • What is Urban Sketching?
  • Why should I paint live?
  • How to start as a beginner?
  • Setting up your Urban Sketching kit.
  • Perspective Basics you have always wanted to know.
  • Applying Perspective Basics out in the field.
  • Let’s start Urban Sketching - Part 1 - Sketching
  • Urban Sketching- Part 2 - Penwork
  • Urban Sketching - Part 3 - Watercoloring
  • Urban Sketching Part 4 -Adding details at home & FAQ’s
  • Urban Sketching Manifesto - Must Watch

Taught by

Sweta Kaushik

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