This course is designed for confident beginners and intermediates who already know the basics of drawing and want to take their sketching outside. Whether you dream of joining an urban sketching group, capturing your travels, or simply enjoying your local surroundings, this course will help you develop your skills in real-world settings and build confidence sketching in public.

You don’t have to be outdoors to take part. Every lesson comes with reference photos so you can follow along from home, and you’ll also get ideas and challenges to adapt each lesson to your own local area or holiday adventures.

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. Everything I have used is listed on my supplies tab at the top of the website. 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.

The supplies and how to adapt them to sketching outside is an important part of this course so if you choose to join expect a lot more information on this.

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?

What is the quality of the videos?

All videos are available in full HD or 4K quality.
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