koosje koene tutorial about distorted perspectives when drawing people. Sketch of koosje sitting on a chair, with long legs. sketching people tutorial
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Sketching People with distorted Proportions and Perspectives with Koosje Koene

I did Koosje Koene’s “How to Draw Distorted Perspectives” Tutorial, and here’s the exercises we did using two different approach. Firstly contour ink lines, and then another sketch using watercolour shapes, and adding minimal ink lines afterward.

Old lady sketch in ink and watercolour in a pink had, turquoise coat and yellow background. from a Art.Prof timed portrait video on Youtube
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Speed Sketching Portraits on Zoom and YouTube (Day 60)

Day 60 of sketching people. An erratic collection of people sketching today, including speed portraits from the Drawing is Free zoom event online, with collage and using my photo booth format. A timed portrait from a YouTube video. And a sketch from a photo of a fellow sketcher, using a distorted perspective to make the sketch more dynamic.

Lis Watkins portrait. Blind Contour sketch in ink and watercolour.
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Lis Watkins Urban Sketchbook Tour of Toulouse

A blind contour sketch of Urban Sketcher and Illustrator Lis Watkins, to illustrate this post about her sketchbook Tour of Toulouse, where she uses bright and vibrant colours to capture the essence of this French city that’s hosting the new Urban Sketchers Symposium in 2026

Pencil and watercolour sketch of Dylan Sara for one of his YouTube tutorials of sketching a portrait with lighting shining up to the face.
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Day 35 of 365 Days of Sketching People in Ink and Watercolour Challenge

Day 35 of sketching people in ink and watercolour. Sketched from a travel photo from El Rompido, and from a couple of video freeze frames to create blind contour portraits. I also sketched along to a Dylan Sara Faces tutorial and captured some useful notes to bear in mind when sketching anything.