Sydney, NSW / practical notes
Carry a small sketchbook and draw the city without chasing perfection. Three useful guides, written for everyday practice and designed to be read without an account.
A clear place to start
Explore Urban sketching through observation, preparation and a repeatable practice. Each guide focuses on something you can try with modest equipment and your own judgement.
Selected reading
Choose one question, try the suggested method and keep notes on what changes.
Urban sketching
Give yourself ten minutes for the skyline, the street and one foreground form. Work from big relationships to details; a convincing sketch can survive a crooked window but rarely a misplaced horizon.
Read the guideUrban sketching
A pencil, waterproof pen and one colour can be enough. Test marks on a spare page before drawing on location, and keep your kit compact so setup does not consume the session.
Read the guideUrban sketching
Add the date, general location and one observed detail in words. These notes make a modest drawing more useful later, especially when light and traffic conditions change before you can finish.
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