Focus on perspective.
A simple understanding of the basic rules of perspective and how to find our vanishing points is one of the greatest tools to use when Urban sketching. It is very important to understand these rules in order to bend them or break them and still have a successful sketch.
Thumbnails are a very helpful tool, quick little guides to understand your composition and perspective lines.
Tower Bridge sketch from USK London session
Use pencil to give yourself a solid guide in order to draw more confident lines.
Economy of line in order to discover what is essential, and minimalism with color in order to showcase your line work and create great points of interest by using the white of the paper.
Big Ben sketch from USK london.
Try to draw loose and mostly semi-blind, placing all the focus on your observation and connection with the subject.
Make it Fun and experiment with different approaches in line, color and composition.
Join us for the next Urban sketching session in Rome. click on the link for more info.
http://www.artstudioutopia.com/art-studio-utopia/urban-sketching-in-rome
