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Art Tips For Beginners

Art Tips For Beginners

We’ve compiled our essential art tips tailored for beginners to help guide your first strokes and infuse confidence into your creative process.

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Finding Time to Sketch

Finding Time to Sketch

We’ve compiled 4 ways to help you find time for your art, so that you can make sure that you can incorporate sketching into your routine and find the time you need to nurture your artistic skills.

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How to Choose the Right Watercolour Paper

How to Choose the Right Watercolour Paper

Need help navigating the world of watercolor paper? Look at what expert urban sketcher Ian Fennelly uses, and consider some important factors and explore some of the most common types of watercolor paper and their qualities.

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Free Online Sketching Course

Free Online Sketching Course

Even if you haven’t heard of or tried urban sketching before, we’ll talk you through exactly what urban sketching is and what to expect from our free online sketching course.

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6 Ways to Silence Your Inner Art Critic

6 Ways to Silence Your Inner Art Critic

Being self-critical is something that most of us face at some point whether we’re a beginner or a more seasoned artist. Here are a few ways to not let your critical brain take over and stop you from creating.

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The Benefits of Sketching Outside

The Benefits of Sketching Outside

Ian Fennelly’s top tips and ideas for sketching outdoors. Keep reading to discover some of the benefits, practical considerations, and techniques you can use to improve your art skills.

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How to Photograph Your Artwork

How to Photograph Your Artwork

Capturing a great photo that shows off your sketch can sometimes be challenging. We’ve compiled our top 4 simple tricks that will help you to take professional photos at home.

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5 Tips for Sketching Animals

5 Tips for Sketching Animals

Learn Ian Fennelly’s top tips for sketching animals. Discover how to use interesting facts, quick sketching techniques and consider animals in their own habitat.

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Finding Inspiration For Art

Finding Inspiration For Art

Finding inspiration can be a challenge for any artist, so what can you do to get them creative juices flowing again? We’ve delved into Ian’s Fennelly’s new book to find out!

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How to put emotions into your sketching

How to put emotions into your sketching

Ian shares a few ways to use your emotions when sketching and how to express yourself when creating. There’s lot of ways that emotions can be used to choose locations, objects and colours.

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How to make an urban sketch scene your own

How to make an urban sketch scene your own

When urban sketching, it can be tricky to know how to make the scene your own and whether or not to remove and change the things in front of you. Ian shares a few ways that you can manipulate the scene whilst still being true to your vision.

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How to build confidence when starting to sketch

How to build confidence when starting to sketch

Finding confidence to start something new can be challenging, we’ve all felt that imposter syndrome when wanting to take on a new venture. Ian is here to help and talk you through urban sketching step by step. Here Ian shares some of his top tips for building confidence when you’re just starting out.

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How to choose and sketch an angle or perspective

How to choose and sketch an angle or perspective

Choosing angles and perspectives when urban sketching is important. There are lots of external factors to consider especially when on location. Watch as Ian shares a few things to consider when choosing an angle and perspective.

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How to start urban sketching

How to start urban sketching

You’re in the right place! Ever wondered how to get into urban sketching? You can find lots of useful tips throughout our website and in our courses made especially for beginners. Ian shares his advice and top tips!

 

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Subject vs Sketch

Subject vs Sketch

Ian Fennelly’s use of shapes, distortion, richness and choice of colours impresses me in Module 2 of the Urban Sketch Course.

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5 Tips For Creative Wellbeing

5 Tips For Creative Wellbeing

Urban Sketching can be a versatile, challenging and effective form of therapy that can help people of all
ages. Here are just 5 of the ways that being creative can help your wellbeing in a positive way.

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