Supplies and FAQs

Supplies and FAQs

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for anyone who has completed the Beginner’s Course or sketchers who are ready to stretch themselves. The lessons are a step up in both challenge and creativity; they’ll nudge you out of your comfort zone while helping you develop your own sketching style.

If you’re eager to move beyond the basics and start experimenting more confidently, this is for you.

Sketchers consistently say they found the course challenging, but in the best possible way. They quickly discovered that pushing through the challenge helped them loosen up, gain clarity, and truly start to find their own voice in their sketching.

Is there a time limit?

There’s no time limit on this course.
Work through the lessons at your own pace, and feel free to revisit any part of the course as often as you like.

What supplies are suggested?

For most of the course, I use my usual set of watercolours, my favourite fountain pen, and watercolour paper. In every lesson where I set a sketching challenge or study, I’ll list exactly what I’ve used, so you can follow along easily.

From time to time, I might switch to a different pen or paper, but this course is not about having the perfect kit. It’s about making the most of what you already have. There’s no need to buy anything new, just bring your current materials and your curiosity.

Common FAQs and where to find answers

👉 The big FAQ list!

👉 View the supplies I use most often

👉 How to log in and find your course dashboard

👉 How to post your photos and get feedback

👉 My photos are too big to post, how do I make them smaller?

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Urban Ink and Watercolours: The Sketch Loose Method

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Introduction and Objectives

  • About the Course and What is Included67
  • Supplies and FAQs8
  • Please Read - Posting photos, getting feedback, and notifications!

What are your goals?

  • Share your art here344

Workshop One - Beyond Just Shapes

  • Sketching Study - Thumbnail-ing for Simplicity330
  • Concepts - Seeing Shapes and Finding Your Scene174
  • Concepts - Beyond Simple Shapes204
  • Sketching Study - The VENN of Shapes, Contours and Lines389
  • Challenge - Simplify, Simplify, Simplify370
  • Reflection - How did you find that workshop?234

Workshop Two - Ink Textures and the Essence of Detail

  • Concepts - Hatching 101115
  • Concepts - Advanced Hatching224
  • Sketching Study - 'Makit-a' Good One321
  • Sketching Study and Concepts - The Effect of Detail360
  • Challenge - Balancing Ink and Light345
  • Reflection - How did you find that workshop?223

Workshop Three - Watercolour Magic

  • Sketching Study - Vital Fundamentals Refresher!311
  • Concepts - Watercolour Science72
  • Sketching Study - Painting in 5 Strokes226
  • Concepts - Wet-on-Wet179
  • Challenge - Wet-on-Wet as Part of the Process286
  • Reflection - How did you find that workshop?167

Interludes!

  • Exact supplies are overrated!223
  • The true meaning of line and wash227

Workshop Four - Make it Interesting

  • Concepts - The Focal Point91
  • Concepts - Compositional Elements81
  • Sketching Study - Contrast249
  • Sketching Study - Minimalism234
  • Challenge - Connecting Colours228
  • Reflection - How did you find that workshop?150

Workshop Five - Intentional Colours

  • Concepts - Why simple colours are important38
  • Sketching Study - Colour Theory and Complementary Colours183
  • Sketching Study - Analogous Colours167
  • Concepts - Being Intentional (beyond the colour wheel!)28
  • Challenge - Triadic Colours in a Complex Scene190
  • Reflection - How did you find that workshop?123

Workshop Six - Sighting your Perspective

  • Concepts - Introducing Perspective22
  • Concepts - Overcoming Common Challenges36
  • Sketching Study - Complexities, Hills and the Horizon Line199
  • Sketching Study - Vertical Perspective211
  • Challenge - Complex and Curved Perspective160
  • Reflection - How did you find that workshop?109

Interludes!

  • Another view point - 2 Scenes128

Workshop Seven - Facing Challenges

  • Concepts and Challenge - Night Scenes140
  • Concepts and Challenge - Boats and Water123
  • Challenge - Incorporate Your Ideas126
  • Reflection - How did you find that workshop?73

Final Thoughts

  • Have we met our sketching objectives?87
  • Here is an 'Easter Egg'11