Urban Sketching in Singapore

🎨 Welcome to Urban Sketching in Singapore! 🏙️

Dive into the vibrant world of urban sketching with our "Urban Sketching in Singapore" course, where you'll transform the unique urban landscapes of this dynamic city-state into beautiful line and wash sketches. This course is tailored for beginners, offering a step-by-step guide to capturing the essence of urban life through your pen and watercolour brush.

📖 Course Overview:

• Introduction: Get acquainted with the art of urban sketching, a blend of ink drawing and watercolour painting that brings out the spontaneous beauty of urban environments. It's not just about honing your artistic skills; it's also a delightful way to explore and appreciate the world around you.

• Demonstrations & Resources: With 4 detailed line and wash demonstrations, you'll have access to scans, drawing and tracing templates to help you transfer your drawings accurately. Follow along with my real-time drawing and narration videos for a hands-on learning experience.

• Techniques & Materials: I'll walk you through every technique used in line and wash sketching, from painting shadows on buildings to selecting the right materials. You'll learn about different pen techniques, including segment drawing, hatching, and using nib sizes to your advantage. Plus, I'll guide you on what paints, paper, brushes, and pens you'll need to start with.

✨ Bonus: Additional Line and Wash Workshop Included! ✨

• Discover how to draw simple to complex buildings, sketch figures, understand light sources, and much more. This course covers the basics and beyond.

• Learn essential watercolour techniques such as wet-in-wet and wet-on-dry, and how to paint various elements like skies, trees, shrubs, and other urban components.

🖌️ Project Description:

Your course project is to select a scene from the provided demonstrations or use one of your own photographs or live observations to create your very own urban landscape drawing or painting. You can also utilize the scanned drawing/painting templates for tracing if you wish. This is a fantastic opportunity to practice and improve your composition and planning skills before you start painting.

🎨 Materials:

• Use any permanent black ink pens, watercolour paper, and brushes at your disposal. I recommend:
  • A Lightfast/Permanent ballpoint ink pen (0.5mm nib) or pigment liners
  • 100% cotton watercolour paper or a sketchbook
  • A variety of watercolour brushes, including mop brushes and both round and flat brushes

🏃‍💼 Getting Started:

• Review the course demonstrations to select a scene you'd like to draw and paint.
• Download the tracing templates if you need a helping hand with your initial drawing.

📸 Sharing Your Work:

After completing your urban sketch, share your progress and final illustration with the course community by uploading them to the "Q&A or Discussions" section on Udemy. If you have any questions or require additional tips, I'm here to assist you every step of the way!

Join us on this artistic journey and capture the beauty of urban life through your sketches. Let's bring the bustling streets and serene corners of Singapore to life with our pens and watercolours! 🌆✨