FREE URBAN SKETCHING COURSE

There are some notable differences between this free urban sketching course and our paid-for courses:

1. This is a black & white only sketch, so no color is involved. In our paid-for urban sketching courses, Ian goes into considerable depth when it comes to color; how to choose the right colors, how to mix and apply colors and much more.

2. This is a quick sketch that is broken down into just 3 stages. In our regular 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. Ian has broken this scene down into 3 separate stages, and within each of those stages, 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.

This 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!

This is a quick sketching course that you can complete within an hour. The video learning controls allow you to speed up or slow down each tutorial so that you can absorb the content at a pace that suits you.

This course was professionally filmed in the lovely village of Bunbury, which is in the county of Cheshire, England. Bunbury has many old cottages and narrow winding lanes, which made it an ideal location for Ian to teach you some of his quick sketching techniques.

No, this is a black and white sketching class that uses black and grey fine liners and brush pens. If you're interested in learning Ian's watercolor techniques, then check out our range of urban sketching courses here, which all cover watercolor in considerable depth.

However, as Ian explains in the course, sketching in black & white from time to time is good practice. It helps you to develop other skills that are forced to come into play to compensate for a lack of color.

Sketching in black & white is also ideal for those situations when you simply don't have a lot of time to draw.

When you sign up you'll get:

• A free urban sketching course (3 lessons).
• The follow-along photograph to download and work from.
• Image steps so that you can see each stage clearly.
• 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.