The beginning of my 365 Day of Urban Sketching People. Follow along on my journey to master capturing people live.

My sketch of a local wine bar featured in East Algarve Magazine.

Here’s some tips for practicing sketching small and tiny figures to include in your urban sketches to add a sense of scale and context to the scene. Limiting your canvas size helps you to practice reducing the level of detail necessary. I created a list of tips that can be incorporated into your practice sessions, and share some of the challenges I encountered to help you resolve some of the hurdles you may face when sketching these tiny figures.

I joined #tekenuurtje for the first time this week. It’s one of the few Draw This in Your Style challenges that features people.

More people sketches for my one week 100 challenge 2021. I sketched figures on public transport, at cafes and at the local farmer’s market. I also had a go at a bit of reportage.

My Sketcher Spotlight on urban sketcher Suhita Shirodkar, and a review of her figure sketching made simple class. Looking at line of action, drawing verbs, and exaggerating gestures. It’s all about identifying shapes, and making your figures expressive and loose

A collection of people I’ve encountered and sketched during my walks around Culver City in May.

Blind Contour Sketches for my 365 days of portrait and people sketches

The beginning of my Kick in the Creatives 365 day sketching challenge. Where I’m committing to sketching people for a year. In this first batch of sketches I eased myself into this challenge by doing blind contour portraits in pencil, and finished off with some line detail and watercolour. With a lot of accentuated (and comical) teeth.

Here’s two key elements to master when you’re drawing groups of people in an urban sketch.

A collection of people I’ve encountered and sketched during my walks around Culver City in April.

I stumbled across drawing these beach bum illustrations. It’s the start of a whimsical and joyful journey. Where will it lead?

Watch this 10 minute YouTube video about How to Paint Watercolour Figures hosted by Paul Apps

My first attempts at a Beach Bum series. Started during the 2020 lockdown.

Looking back at a Bob Marley sketch I did back in Los Angeles, discovered in an old iPhoto library I’d forgotten about. #TBT