Step outside with your sketchbook and discover the joy of drawing from life. This first workshop sets you up for success, both practically and mentally, so you can sketch with confidence in any outdoor space.

Whether you're in a park, on a bench, or just outside your front door, you'll learn:

• What to pack (and what to leave behind)
  A look at simple, lightweight setups that make outdoor sketching easy and enjoyable, no need to carry everything you own.

• Simple and effective techniques for viewfinding, measuring, and perspective
  Learn how to find a good view, simplify what you see, and sketch with structure using tools like your pen, your phone, and your eyes.

• Fun thumbnail challenges to warm up and develop your skills
  Discover the power of drawing small, quick studies that help you test ideas, build confidence, and loosen up before tackling a full sketch.

• Three outdoor sketching challenges to embed your skills
  Each challenge builds on the last, guiding you through real scenes using my five-step sketching process: loose shapes, bold lines, light colour, bold colour, and finishing touches.

Along the way, you’ll learn how to keep things simple, how to edit busy scenes, how to deal with the public, and how to enjoy the unpredictable beauty of sketching outdoors.