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There are few cities, if any, that can match Barcelona for its architecture, its creativity, and its artistic influence on the world. After all, this is a city that gave us Picasso, Miró, Gaudi, and many other remarkable artists and painters.
In this phenomenal new online course, filmed in the heart of Barcelona, Ian Fennelly takes us on a breathtaking sketching journey, while sharing his finest lessons for capturing the extraordinary architecture, iconic structures, and undeniable charm of this enchanting Spanish city.
Architectural Masterclass
From Gaudi masterpieces with quirky facades, dramatic spires, and sculpted details, through to famous Gothic structures and Spanish Colonial buildings, you’ll discover how to sketch a range of architectural treasures in this brilliant, step-by-step course from Ian Fennelly.
Mastery
But Sketch Barcelona is not just a masterclass in drawing iconic architecture, it’s also a deep learning journey into the world of colour, Ian Fennelly-style.
You’re about to experience some of Ian’s most intimate teachings for how he chooses, blends, and applies the colours that make his work so vivid, rich, and instantly recognizable.
You’ll discover the thought process behind the colours he selects. You learn the tricks for painting more loosely and freely. And you’ll uncover the subtle nuances of colour that transform an average sketch into a world-class piece of art.
4 Workshops
62 lessons make up 4 captivating online workshops that have been professionally filmed on location in the magnificent city of Barcelona.
Ian breaks down his entire process into layer upon layer of easy-to-follow steps that develop your skills as you work through the course.
Here’s a quick overview of what’s included in each of the four comprehensive workshops:
In this first fascinating workshop, you’ll learn how to capture this stunning piece of architecture in the heart of Barcelona.
First Ian teaches you how to sketch a loose outline, capturing basic shape, scale, and composition. Watch as Ian breaks down the next steps helping you to create an outline using fine liner. Using a limited range of 5-6 colours you will learn how to add beautiful colour to your sketch helping to create a sense of framing, space and feeling. You will then finish off by learning how to add that all-important detail.
In workshop 2, Ian goes off the beaten path and shows you how to draw the façade of this classic Spanish church and courtyard with its two prominent trees.
You’ll learn how to tell the story and capture the feeling of this special location while learning some advanced methods for drawing a sweeping extended building.
You’ll learn the thought process behind choosing an effective composition while creating depth and using the two trees an anchor points for the structure of your sketch.
No matter what facade, angles or obstructions you’re presented with, by the end of this delightful workshop you’ll have the skills and know-how to capture it perfectly.
In workshop 3, we head to Barcelona’s gothic quarter to focus on stunning marble and intricate details. In this busy area, Ian shows you how to gain inspiration from the energy and atmosphere of a location.
This is a strong scene in terms of perspective, so watch, listen, learn and follow along as Ian shows you how to find your vanishing points, work outwards and add depth.
You’ll discover how Ian choose the colours from a specific device to bring this sketch to life.
Ian then teaches you how to draw the details that make all the difference; from cobbled streets, to gargoyles, to gothic lamps.
But many urban sketcher don’t realize when it’s time to stop adding detail and as a result they overdo their sketches.
Ian guides you through his process for stopping, so that so you don’t make this common mistake so that your sketches capture the perfect blend of detail and balance and tells the right story.
In Workshop 4, Ian saves the most famous building for last – Gaudi’s La Sagrada Familia.
This training is all about doing justice to an architectural masterpiece.
Learn how to draw these dramatic gothic spires, stylised forms, and sculptural details.
This workshop heavily focuses on adding urban details, Ian will teach you how to first create a mock-up sketch, helping you break up space, get context within the location, ensuring to add the urban details such as trees and cranes, helping to frame this spectacular scene.
Discover how to evolve your process, play with colour, and use this as a structure for detail.
6 Quick Sketching Classes
Sometimes you won’t have the luxury of spending hours on location. That’s why Ian has develped this special series of classes that reveal his 3-stage process for producing impressive sketches, in as little as 5 minutes!
Using only fineliners and brush pens, you’ll discover how to quickly simplify any subject or scene in front of you. You’ll learn which shapes to draw in a quick sketch. And you’ll know the details to leave out, while still capturing the essence of what you can see.
Click the tabs below for an overview of this bonus quick sketching series:
In the first quick sketching class you’ll discover how to create this charming, perspective-rich alleyway sketch in just 5-minutes.
And the real ‘secret’ here is knowing which marks to put on your page, and what to leave off. Once you understand this, you can capture the essence of any location within minutes.
In the second Quick Sketching class, you will be focusing on a 30-minute sketch black and white sketch that will be broken down into 3 parts.
This workshop focuses heavily on creating big shapes, adding lots of tonal value, helping to create of a sense of dimension.
Learn to draw across two pages, helping you to loosen up, let go and capture these locations in a quick and fun way!
This scene is packed full of some wonderful details, such as statues, a deep alleyway with balconies, gothic lamps and more!
In Quick Sketching class 3, you’ll warm up your skills with this 30-minute sketch. You’ll be sketching this truly iconic Gaudi building. You’ll be focusing on front elevation whilst learning how to add these stunning organic architectural features into your quick sketch.
The focus of this workshop is very much on how to place and correctly scale all the different elements on your page. And it all begins with capturing the outline, scale, and the strong sense of organic features of Casa Batllo.
This building is filled with lots of fascinating windows, watch as Ian teaches you how to add these details in a quick sketch, how to add tone quickly using brush pens and using blacks to add solidity to the shapes and fine liners to add detail.
In Quick Sketching class 4, you’ll be staying at this wonderful location. Because a building as iconic as this one certainty needs a bit more focus.
Find out how to look at the scene in a new way by completing a quick sketch. Learn how to capture this building in just 30 minutes by focusing on capturing the essence of this building, while leaving out the unnecessary detail.
In Quick Sketching class 5, we’re heading to Casa Mila. Learn how to capture these wonderful organic wavy shapes. Learn how to draw the outline over two pages, using loose lines to create curves. Learn how to use brush pens to mark shapes quickly, add tonal value and use a range of different pens to create that wonderful scrolly detail. Ian will teach you his tricks, such as how to repeat patterns to add detail when sketching quickly.
No matter where you are in the world, sometimes you see something you’ve just gotta draw! In this final quick sketching class, Ian spotted this classic Spanish moped and he just had to stop and draw it!
So, in class 6, you will be drawing this urban motorcycle in just 5 minutes. You’ll use brush pens to quickly add tone and outlines to produce a lovely, effective quick sketch.
About Your Instructor
Ian Fennelly has built an extraordinary reputation as one of the world’s finest urban sketchers and most sought-after teachers.
Ian’s distinct style of on-location art, engaging teaching methods and all-round creativity has earned him a passionate global following.
In Sketch Barcelona, Ian peels back the curtain and reveals his layer-by-layer methodology for sketching your own phenomenal urban art that captures the energy, culture, and beauty of captivating places, like Barcelona.
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Sketching magnificent architecture in the midst of a buzzing and culturally-rich city, like Barcelona, is the pinnacle of urban sketching.
In this Sketch Barcelona online course, you’ll get to experience the hustle and bustle, the sights, the sounds, and the energy of this amazing city – all from the comfort of home.
And with a world-class artist and teacher at your side to guide you, inspire you, and share his most valuable teachings – urban sketching doesn’t get much better than this.
Sketch Barcelona is an enthralling and hugely entertaining sketching journey that will captivate your imagination, ignite your senses, and take your skills to ever greater heights.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes. This is over-the-shoulder learning with Ian Fennelly.
Ian is an experienced and engaging teacher and has broken each workshop down into easy-to-follow stages. Within each of those stages, he takes you through each step in the process while explaining everything he is doing, slowly and methodically.
You have the flexibility to slow down, pause, or speed up each tutorial to match your learning pace. Some students also prefer to watch the videos first and then watch them again and sketch along. The choice is yours!
Plus, with lifetime access, you can revisit the course as many times as you like.
The entire course spans approximately 10 hours, but it’s organized into short, manageable lessons. You have the option to repeat any scenes with Ian for additional practice.
While it’s a comprehensive course, you benefit from lifetime access, allowing you to proceed at your own relaxed pace and on your schedule.
Yes, you’ll receive lifetime access to the course along with all accompanying downloads and resources. It never expires, allowing you to learn at your own pace, on your schedule, and any device.
There is also a strong focus on how to sketch architectural masterpieces which differs to sketching regular buildings and scenes. Ian takes you through his process for sketching well-known buildings like these, in a style that is uniquely yours, yet still pays homage to the architectural details and essence of each structure.
Through his guidance, you’ll learn how to capture both the character and beauty of these landmarks, blending accuracy with personal expression to create sketches that feel authentic but are entirely your own.