Course Details
What if the only thing standing between you and a sketch you’re proud of… was the first line?
Most beginners freeze at the blank page.
Not because they lack interest, but because deep down they think: “What if I can’t do this?”
This free sketching course, from leading urban sketcher and teacher Ian Fennelly, was designed for exactly that moment.
Best of all…
- You don’t need experience.
- You don’t need expensive supplies.
- And you certainly don’t need to be “good” at drawing.
You just need one quiet moment, a pen and a little guidance from someone who makes it feel possible.
The Lessons
Broken down into 3 stages, this free urban sketching course guides you step-by-step, while teaching you tricks, tips, and techniques you can apply today to start producing your own impressive urban sketches.
You’ll discover…
- The rapidly growing world of Urban Sketching
- Revealing Ian Fennelly’s unique sketching style
- The specific materials and pens to use
- Unveiling Ian Fennelly’s step-by-step sketching process
You’ll discover…
- theory basics and the wheel
- How to embrace your unique line
- Quick and easy line exercises that get you started
- Grasping perspective, quickly
- Simply ways to be inventive with your sketches
- How to compose your sketch
You’ll discover…
- Ian’s top tips for getting started quickly
- How to embrace mistakes like a pro
- How to build your confidence quickly
- Practical Sketching tips you can apply today
Join Ian Fennelly and our Urban Sketch Plus members for an inspiring recorded webinar on sketching and wellbeing.
In this session, we explored how urban sketching can benefit mental health, encourage mindfulness, and foster a sense of connection—not just with our art, but with the world around us. Whether you’re looking to unwind, connect with others, or simply be more present, this webinar highlights the power of sketching as a tool for wellbeing.
About Your Instructor
Ian Fennelly has built an extraordinary reputation as one of the world’s finest urban sketchers and most sought-after teachers.
His distinct style of on-location art, engaging teaching methods and all-round creativity has earned him a passionate global following.
And now, for the first time, you can experience Ian’s teachings with this free urban sketching course.
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Frequently Asked Questions
This urban sketching course is free because we understand that not everybody is in a position to invest in our more in-depth training courses.
This free course is not designed to replace our range of extensive sketching courses, but it will give you plenty of valuable guidance and real-world insights into urban sketching.
This is ideal if you are new to urban sketching and want to find out a little more before investing any time and money into learning more.
However, please don’t discount the value of this course just because it is free! This course has been professionally filmed and developed by an expert team and is delivered from our cutting-edge training platform. We’re positive you’ll be delighted with it!
There are some notable differences between this free urban sketching course and our paid-for courses:
1. This is an introduction course to Urban Sketching. In our paid urban sketching courses, Ian goes into considerable depth when it comes to pen work; ; tone; how to choose the right s, how to mix and apply water ratios and much more.
2. In our paid courses, typically more stages and more detail is involved and Ian works at a slightly slower pace.
3. This is a much shorter course than our paid-for courses, which typically include several workshops with many hours of training.
Even so, this free urban sketching course is packed with learnings, tips and techniques that will improve your skills and confidence. It’s a rare chance to work alongside Ian Fennelly, who is regarded as one of the world’s top urban sketchers and teachers.
Yes. Although there’s no image to sketch in this course, Ian has broken down all of the elements that are involved within his usual scenes.
In this introduction training, he takes you through each step in the process while explaining everything he is doing. Ian is an experienced and engaging teacher, so this is learning that you will thoroughly enjoy.
You can also slow down, pause, or speed up the tutorials to suit your own style of learning.
When you sign up you’ll get:
- A free urban sketching course.
- An introduction to line work.
- Colour theory basics and the colour wheel.
- How to be inventive with your sketches when using tone and brush pens.
- An introduction to detail and finding your style.
- How to understand the basics of perspective.
- The basics of composing your sketch.
- Lifetime access to the course and learning portal.
As well as the technical skills you’ll gain (as described on this page); you’ll also learn how to be inventive with your sketches while bringing elements of fun into them. You’ll learn how to sketch more freely and how to make your pictures more visually interesting.
You’ll also get a real-life taster of what it’s like to sketch on-location and some of the challenges you may come up against. All of this while learning from Ian Fennelly, a master in the art of urban sketching.
