If you too dream of sketching when you travel, follow me during that amazing journey in Vietnam where I create a travel sketchbook meeting local artists. Vietnam Discovery VTV4 I was on national TV!I was invited to a national TV SHOW called: VIETNAM...
Category - Urban sketching
Learn how to sketch urban scenes and people.
You will find examples of urban sketches from different techniques and locations. You will also find tips and insights on how to sketch buildings, people, vehicles, and landscapes.
Whether you are a beginner or an expert, you will discover new ways to capture the essence and atmosphere of urban environments.
Stop struggling with aches and pains when drawing outside! Learn professional techniques on how to maintain proper standing posture for hours of comfortable outdoor artwork. How to Draw with Proper Standing Posture You love going out drawing urban...
How to Create Artistic Sketches with Your iPad Using Loose Lines
Love carrying your iPad Pro around for drawing? Utilize it to the fullest by creating realistic sketches of people in cafes and other places. Here’s how I draw many of them with loose lines! Hello sketcher! I show you the time-lapse of...
Unlock New Creativity with iPad Sketching in Museums
Elevate your sketching skills with an iPad pencil in art galleries! Get ready to bring your sketches from paper to reality in museums! Hello Design Sketchers! I was in quarantine for 14 days in a military camp in Vietnam. My 76 years old dad is...
Draw on coffee cups – Urban Sketching in Vietnam This morning, I went to the World Coffee Museum at Buon Ma Thuot, the capital of Da Lak (Vietnam). It has a small-town feel and I liked it so much! The architectural design of the museum is...
10 Easy Drawing Ideas and Tips to Start your Sketchbook!
Ready to be an artist? Learn these 10 easy drawing ideas and tips for starting your sketchbook.You will make sketching easier and more enjoyable daily. Hop onboard and start drawing now! 10 Easy Drawing Ideas and Tips to Start your Sketchbook! If...
Doodle on receipts at Starbucks (Singapore)
My girlfriend and I went to Starbuck last Tuesday. She likes to go there to work without distraction. So I was pretty much bored. I took a pen and draw on her receipt what I saw around me. Basically, the shop Nubox and Subway. What I like with...
When “Design” fusions a Cafe with a Furniture Shop – (Bangkok)
I am in a taxi from Bangkok on the way to Bang Sue, a road famous for woodcraft. I hope we are on the right way. We have just been dropped off by another taxi at the wrong place. At 1 hour far away from our destination! The taxi pretended we...
All the TIPS I learned about watercolors (in 2 days at Malacca)
A few weeks ago, I discovered the Urban sketchers work. I decided to do my own sketch walk at Malacca for 2 days! That’s how I came back home with more than 20 pages of sketches. I am a total beginner in watercolor. A few months ago, I talked to a...
It was about 4 a.m., I couldn’t sleep and I bumped into Chanqueen watercolour arts on Instagram. I enjoyed looking at her sketches that brought some colourful lights into my head. Her artworks show different scenes of Hong Kong. I really like the...
I would like to share with you about THE URBAN SKETCHERS. I heard about them for the first time during my last trip in Penang in Malaysia. Below an example of my urban sketch during my trip in Asia. I was sketching a temple alone at the terrace of a...
When to Draw with 1 or 2-Point Perspective? (Taiwan)
Today around the world sketch take place in Taipei, capital of Taiwan. An island located south of China and Japan. Walking in the streets, you could breath the mix of so many influences. What surprised me most was the atmosphere. It was quiet...
Look at people you draw, don’t be shy (Malaysia)
HAPPY DIPAVALI ! Today is the day of light in India. I am now in Penang, Malaysia where the Indian community is quite huge here. Despite of the rain we expect great festivities and an awesome fireworks side the sea tonight. 🙂 TIP#52 LOOK AT PEOPLE...
Bring Life to Your Drawings With People!
I don’t remember when was the last time I draw some buildings in Paris. I went to the 1st floor of a Starbucks, and sat in one of their comfy chair. Then I draw what I saw from the window. TIP 22 Bring life to your drawing Add some people in action...
I love napkin sketches.You can catch unexpected scenes when you are ready to draw on any support! At Cuc Gach Quan, Saigon –I discovered a mix of modern and antique restaurants. The walls and props decoration has been preserved for...