Urban Sketching Outside For Beginners

Urban Sketching Outside For Beginners - Step by Step Tutorial

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TobySketchLoose - Artist and Urban Sketcher

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In this video we'll be looking at urban sketching outside for beginners, a step by step tutorial!
I'll take you outside with me and we'll look at all the challenges to urban sketching outside, and how to overcome them.
Urban sketching outside can be scary for beginners, but it doesn't have to be - follow these simple steps, get out, get sketching and have fun!
Sketching outside is freeing and wonderful, but it's a totally different challenge to sketching at your desk!
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Learning to pack light, capture your scene quickly and expressively, and planning how you'll approach the sketch is all part of the fun. But you can't beat the natural beauty and pure fun and joy of being outside in nature.
This tutorial takes you to my home town - St Neots, Cambridgeshire - where we tackle a cute row of houses next to the river. And I'll show you the challenges I'm facing today, but also how I overcome them to produce an urban sketch in bright and fun watercolours that I'm really proud of!
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Materials (all in my Amazon lists above)::
- Moleskin A5 watercolour sketchbook
- Unipin 0.2mm and 0.4mm pens, and Winsor Newton 0.3mm pen
- Escoda versatil travel brush, size ten
- Caren D'ache and Artistro water brushes
- Range of watercolours, most by Daniel Smith
Chapters
Introduction 00:00
Finding and framing your view 00:58
Turning a view, into a framed scene 01:24
My travel paints and brushes 01:52
Thumbnail sketches are key 02:50
The first pen sketch 07:05
The first colours 18:26
Finesse your colours 27:36
Adding some shadows 28:18
Finishing pen touches 30:00
The finished piece 31:20
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@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Since I made this, I discovered this ingenious and super cheap 'plein air' box which I now carry everywhere - check it out in this video -- studio.kzfaq.infobW5rSFgpLXY/edit

@thisone9 3 ай бұрын

Finally a tutorial outside! So much more of a challenge than a photo!

@TobySketchLoose 3 ай бұрын

Yes indeed, I've quite a few in my channel 😃

@Renegade_2023 Жыл бұрын

I followed along and the freedom this style allows for is just what I need. !

@sarahwillems3099 2 ай бұрын

Beautiful little piece of art and great demonstration and explanation, very helpful! Thanks a lot, Toby!

@newearthman Жыл бұрын

thans for the video Toby, really enjoy your work

@chopinho65 Жыл бұрын

Love this - stimulating my confidence to give it a go!

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Awesome!

@kendavis7746 Жыл бұрын

Hi Toby, Just started to sketch again after many years absence ! Love the simplicity and ‘less is more’ attitude of your work!! Can’t get enough of your short videos! Has been a complete inspiration. Thankyou👍👍

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Great to hear! Hope your return to Sketching remains enjoyable ☺️

@isabellegodin3321 6 ай бұрын

So many informations transmitted in simple words. So gorgeous the sound of the birds. An extra when we paint outside.

@soniabrown3067 Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much Toby. I just recently found you and I've been binge watching your videos. :) I like how you simplify things for beginners. I just adore your wibbly wobbly lines!

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@dianedebonville1472 2 жыл бұрын

This sketch was so lovely and will help me with my future sketching outings. I love how you explain your process and the paint application. Truly inspirational and motivation to keep learning. Thank you!

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@mojoe4768 Жыл бұрын

Love this demo! Love the peaceful calmness of your voice and simplicity of your approach with the birds singing. 😊

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Thanks so much! 😊

@patriciabradley2286 Жыл бұрын

Loved the sketch. Thank you Toby. 👍☘️

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it

@jennivandermoezel8907 Жыл бұрын

I’m finding you style so relaxed and enjoyable! I’m doing a sketch a day with you and can see the improvement already!!!

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Yay, thank you!

@DerekShinglesCoops 2 жыл бұрын

A lovely sketch and a really informative, motivational and cosy video. I love red chimneys too! Thank you for posting and keep up the great work Toby 😊

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Cheers!

@michelehartley2073 Жыл бұрын

Love you're process. Thank you for sharing!

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

No worries ☺️

@morganosburn8772 Жыл бұрын

This is so helpful! It’s fun to put these videos on while painting, too-like you’re participating in a class! Thank you for making such great videos!

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@dianegalpin3811 Жыл бұрын

I am new to your channel and am so happy I found you ! Totally new to me this way of creating art , love the scaled back focus . Am off to Europe for 6 weeks soon in my camper van and you have inspired me to give it a go … am going to try and sketch/paint everyday … thank you for being so generous with your knowledge & skills , you have inspired me 🙏🏻

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@barry5607 4 ай бұрын

Brilliant!! Going to try this .Thank you for sharing your talent🙏

@TobySketchLoose 4 ай бұрын

My pleasure 😊

@jinimurray4090 9 ай бұрын

WOW TOBY !!!! You have a natural GOD GIVEN GIFT - & what’s even more special is you make it seem so easy for us to learn (another gift!) Thank you

@TobySketchLoose 9 ай бұрын

You are so kind

@JackJenkins Жыл бұрын

Very nice. As well as instructive. Thank you!

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@AliceDel 2 жыл бұрын

love this one! especially the connected line drawing on the large white house. thanks

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

Ahhh thanks Alice - I love connecting things up hehe!

@deborahrech7429 Жыл бұрын

Very nice! Thanks for the video. I very much enjoyed the process you use for plein air painting. I would like to paint outdoors and have had trouble getting started. This is helpful.😊

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

You can do it!

@judyquinlan3286 2 жыл бұрын

Really enjoyed watching you think through the sketch. Very nice job and there were several tips I picked up that will help me. Thank you.

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

Amazing, great to hear that Judy and thank you for the comment 😊

@Zeeem99 Жыл бұрын

Love it! So glad I found your channel

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Welcome!!

@francesmaguire4351 Жыл бұрын

I really enjoyed this video and found it very helpful, thank you. I've been sketching outside for a year or so and recently been struggling with my approach. This has helped me reassess it.

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

@urbsketch 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing this sketch adventure - as well as sharing the thought process. The rendering turned out really nice - I really like the character of the sketch (the linework and such), as well as the shadowing and touches with pen, as well as the watercolor of the sky. I still have not jumped back into playing with color - and still trying to get ideas and my mind around it from your videos. Congratulations on getting to 2k subscribers...you are actually now well on your way past that!!! Look forward to your next video...

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

Just found this great comment in my spam folder for some reson - glad you enjoyed the sketching! Hope youre having fun jumping back into colour, if you've got there in the last few weeks :)

@nancytaplin8026 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video. I love those house too, I walk past them regularly and it was so interesting seeing how you captured them on the page, what you kept in and what you left out. The second part is what I need to work on, I try to put too much detail in. Thank you for the video, love to see more like it 🙂

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Nancy, lovely comment. They are beautiful indeed aren't they! Lots of pretty things around St Neots!!

@mrrol5212 11 ай бұрын

i enjoyed this, what fun it would hbave been to sit outside and sketch...i liked the sketch and the final piece, thanks for showing this!

@TobySketchLoose 11 ай бұрын

My pleasure!

@SketchingScottie 2 жыл бұрын

Love this video Toby! Something I’ve definitely got to try out 🙌🏼

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

It's worth the effort! Nice way to have a day out too

@suemarkwald159 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful sketch! Thanks for sharing your process. I am excited to give some of your ideas a try while we are traveling.

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant, enjoy your traveling 😁

@rhonda1631 2 жыл бұрын

I LOVED this video, thank you so much! I even love the church bells! I have a problem of drawing to big, this video helped me out quite a bit. Thank you, I love watching urban sketchers! Great Job, God Bless

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you Rhonda! Lovely words again, glad you enjoyed :)

@gemmalclarke Жыл бұрын

Love it Toby, thank you so much!! I am attending a little workshop today on watercolour sketching and you have me inspired and possibly thinking I can do this! I have always loved this style of art :)

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Have fun!

@peterplantec7911 3 ай бұрын

This is so helpful. I suppose by now you’ve studied how to reduce wind noise in addition to acquiring one of those nostalcick and clever Plein air boxes. I really appreciate your time.

@TobySketchLoose 3 ай бұрын

Yes I have hehe

@sunflowerarts5 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your videos and loved the church bell..and birds are chirping....lovely place to sit and sketch..... thanks again..

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely Mita, thanks for the wonderful comment!

@marcia193 Жыл бұрын

Lindo trabalho. Parabéns.

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

@dorothysfriend Жыл бұрын

Lovely, thank you

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

@lynneruane8097 Жыл бұрын

I love the way you explain everything and make it look so easy. im a complete beginner and have difficulty with colours and having never used watercolours before, but I'm persisting and slowly learning. I'm doing the 10 lesson free course and loving it and learning lots

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

You are so welcome!

@jenibylsma9845 2 жыл бұрын

Absolutely loved this video Toby! It was fascinating to watch your creative process at work - the finished work was just brilliant! So full of life and character! Thank you so much for sharing - and the setting was utterly delightful by the way. It was lovely to hear the restful ambient sounds and the birds singing. I was born in the UK, but moved to Australia when I was 9. Now my home is in tropical Northern Australia and while I love it here, it’s not very practical to paint outside. It’s always hot and extremely humid, so paper just turns to mush outdoors, plus the nasty tropical biting insects can make life very unpleasant. My "plein air" sessions usually consist of setting up in my car with the aircon running flat out! Cheating a bit I know, but it is what it is … 😜 Thanks again for a super video! I enjoyed it very much. 😁👍

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Jeni - lovely comment thank you so much! Haha, I don't think it's cheating - not practical to sit outside in 40 degree heat. Most of my plein air season is 'helped' by added rainwater, or done from inside a cafe. At least I don't get the insects though, I'm not sure I'd cope!

@davidevans8649 Жыл бұрын

I'm very pleased to have found your work, I have had a problem painting Sky's,been obsessed with detail and know I cannot draw a strait line you have inspired me to pick up my brushes again. Many thanks

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Glad I could help!

@katiewilliams6591 Жыл бұрын

Just discovered your videos. Really helpful, informative and interesting. Will give it a go. Have sent a link to my friend too, think she'll love this as well. Thank you

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thank you!

@Cohencottage 2 жыл бұрын

Haha, seeing you pushed up against the fence reminded me if the time I sat myself next to a tree of bees. I didn’t realize it because I was so focused on framing 🤣 This was a lovely video. Thank you for sharing. I always enjoy seeing your workflow process

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Laura!! One of the first outside classes I taught I plonked my coat down on the ground, 3 hours later picked it up and discovered it had been sitting on an ants nest all that time!

@kennelexplicit Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I'm a newbie and I truly love your sketch!! Will try and use these tips. :)

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Have fun!

@Jeannemusic Жыл бұрын

Great video! I learnt a lot. Thanks for sharing.

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

No worries, thank you for watching!

@CT2JZR Жыл бұрын

Really great inspiration to start

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Thanks!!

@SylviaMidgett-el9iq Жыл бұрын

Brilliant! Love them all and the animations add interests. Sorry that I won't see new sketches of HK by you. HK's lost, UK's gain but happy for you!

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sylvia!

@phyllisbanfield1032 2 жыл бұрын

Lovely! Thank you.

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks very much 🥰

@Sherlock2022 Жыл бұрын

Hello, I’ve just discovered your channel. I can sometimes be a ‘stickler’ for drawing everything as it is and it’s refreshing to see you adding a squiggly line here and there! This video is very relaxing to watch.

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

I'm glad to hear, it takes all types and all styles of course 😁

@ruthloewen3884 2 жыл бұрын

Inspiring -- both result and process.

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

You're very kind, thanks Ruth

@newearthman Жыл бұрын

@tobysketchloose thank you for videos. Love you style

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

My pleasure

@GreenlifeFin 2 жыл бұрын

Nice, thanks.

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

No worries 🙂

@puppydood Жыл бұрын

Please, please do more of these on location sketches. It was great to watch and I followed along sketching. It made me smile to hear the church bells. 😊. It’s amazing how you give the impression of the sketch being really detailed, when it isn’t, if you know what I mean!

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

I plan to for sure... just waiting for it to stop raining :)

@narayanasamyb9196 Жыл бұрын

Excellent. Very helpful. I was scared of painting pictures with colours. I got the idea now. I will try confidently hereafter. Thanks a lot. Best wishes.

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Best of luck!

@johnstaples1606 Жыл бұрын

Just enough detail.. shading enough.. everything you draw is balanced and produces a drawing that is both an accurate presentation and impressionistic (that’s a contradiction) .. lovely and inspiring..!!

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much 😀

@DanGrignon Жыл бұрын

That natural sponge you used in the sky is a game changer! Getting ready to raid my wife’s makeup bag 😊

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

They are great fun to use, certainly worth experimenting with!

@user-vx2ec7lx1m 9 ай бұрын

..just discovered your channel & I am loving your stylized work..already doing some of the same here in Texas!!

@TobySketchLoose 9 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you!

@kimberleybridger4738 2 жыл бұрын

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@artwhat.. Жыл бұрын

Thanks..

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Welcome

@manontheoret2153 2 жыл бұрын

Trying to gather courage to go sketch outside, this loose style of yours and pleasure in recreating a scene will help me. I appreciate your commenting along the process, very clear. Thanks!

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

Go and enjoy it 😁 if you're nervous about it, start with pencil sketching - quicker and easier to do incognito. Then progress to bringing out a full set of oils 😜

@trevorwick5336 Жыл бұрын

Great video Toby. Unfortunately the birdsong confused me and I thought it was in my garden!

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Oh no! Hehe

@XtianApi 2 жыл бұрын

Super

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks :)

@Lindaw1811 Жыл бұрын

Do you mind listing your palette colors used in this? The colors are gorgeous!

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

I'm not sure exactly, but there is definitely cobalt blue and scarlet lake. You can check my full palette on urbansketch.co.uk/supplies

@patriciajlou4183 Жыл бұрын

J’aimerai tellement qu’il y ai une traduction en Français !! 😊

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

Merci beaucoup, unfortunately my french is not good enough to translate my videos 😕

@ciacciom 2 жыл бұрын

I forgot how important it is to accept what I can do

@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

Always important!

@dogyaltshering9653 Жыл бұрын

Hey,we have the same kind of grass in our backyard...in Kalimpong (ie. in Darjeeling India) which is aeons away from ...whats this place...London ? And was that the Great Ben I heard?

@TobySketchLoose Жыл бұрын

I'm afraid not anywhere near London, a small town

@dogyaltshering9653 Жыл бұрын

@@TobySketchLoose And Toby.Just want to add that you are just great. I am learning so much from you and so are countless others. Please keep your videos flowing so that our creative juices will flow too !

@kimberleybridger4738 2 жыл бұрын

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@TobySketchLoose 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Kimberley!