Urban Sketch Tutorial - Top Tips For a Busy Village Scene - Accurate Sketching and Loose Colours

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In this full length art tutorial I'll be demonstrating my loose urban sketching techniques to capture Wheathampstead Village's Highstreet. I spend around 20 minutes focussing on an accurate sketch, using a single fineliner - before adding colours over a couple of stages to bring life and shape to the image.
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This is my favourite type of sketching - really loose and expressive. It is great for urban sketching, capturing the essence of something in a moving scene. It's also great for experimenting, learning from and helps you understand how to control your colours.
But WHAT DO YOU THINK? Please let me know in the comments.
Is this sketching style something you enjoy?
Is it something you'd like to experiment with?
Or is it rubbish, hehe?
Top tips and hints today include ways of using comparative measures, to make getting our sketch accurate as simple and efficient as possible. I'll also discuss and show you how I sketch cars and people, making use of key visual features to 'suggest' the right shape to our eye, whilst taking a little care over the perspective.
Today I'm sketching using fine liners from Unipin (0.2mm and 0.5mm), a range of Daniel Smith Watercolours, and a cold pressed sketchbook (A5). My watercolour pencils are a mix of 'CassArt' and 'Derwent' pencils.
As well as the normal watercolour pans, I'll show you a couple of things you can do with watercolour pencils - using them to add blobs of vivid colour and even as a really effective way to add splashes and splatters.
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[@debbyleiper8367]

Truly the wobbly lines allow me to sketch. If they had to be straight I wouldn’t have a hope❤️

[@TobySketchLoose]

Awesome to hear you've found your way

[@jenibylsma9845]

Thankyou Toby for another super demo! I used to work super realist, but quit when I realised that for me it took all the joy out of producing art. Instead of feeling energised by my work, it left me drained and flat. Now I work in a loose style and have embraced the "wobbly lines". I am back in my happy place and it shows in my work. I do revisit the very fine detailed work now and then, but it was definitely time to move on. Sometimes you just have to be brave and try new things - after all, that’s how we grow as artists. Love watching your videos - they always make me want to get up and paint, even though I usually watch them at midnight when the house is finally quiet! Cheers from Down Under! 😎🌴

[@TobySketchLoose]

Thanks Jeni for such a lovely comment. I totally agree with you on the realism vs loose! I must confess, I never have managed to work in a super realist manner, because I get quite frustrated that it 'doesn't look right'. Where as just letting going, and splashing around can be so much fun. What always amazes me, though, is that when I do go and do more realistic work the control of the colours, picking out 'correct' shapes and this kind of thing is always much easier having done a lot of loose sketching.

[@maggiefreeman6513]

It’s lovely Toby. I love the wobbly looseness. Thanks.

[@TobySketchLoose]

Awesome to hear

[@Online_Management_Guru]

Thanks for sharing this video, it makes me want to start sketching. I find your style interesting and your approach quite uplifting. Please keep making videos, I might just pick up a pen and brush to follow along.

[@TobySketchLoose]

Please do 😁

[@daniellemolenaar]

Watching your tutorial is so relaxing and informative, thank you so much! I love your style.

[@TobySketchLoose]

You are so welcome!

[@charlenebillard6809]

So enjoyable to watch, I LOVE your style!!

[@TobySketchLoose]

Thank you so much!! You're very kind :)

[@jennifernewmanart]

Hi Toby , i loved watching how you approach the rooflines, it was super helpful, i learned some great tips, I enjoy urban sketching , drawing cars has been a struggle though ,wheels are scary lol , i need to be a bit more loose This was excellent, thanks for the inspiration and information

[@TobySketchLoose]

Glad you enjoyed it. Cars are a challenge for sure, for me I just let go of them ever looking like photos of cars. More like an impression - wheels and lights and people know what it is!

[@oliverpierre22]

I totally agree with the wobbly lines. I try not to draw too many straight lines. Definitely adds warmth and character. I drive through Wheathampstead for work sometimes. Will definitely check out the Bakery and your work. Thanks for these tips.

[@TobySketchLoose]

Hi Sarah! Glad to have someone else on board with the wobbly lines hehe - completely agree with you that they add character! Enjoy the bakery :)

[@dianecharest8365]

Cool. Another great urban piece.

[@TobySketchLoose]

Thank you! Cheers!

[@lindakeightley9208]

Enjoyed this, thanks. It's inspired me to be looser in my sketching, so far I've been too picky and not cared for my style, I'll now try following your advice. Thanks again.

[@TobySketchLoose]

Hi Linda, thanks for the comment, really glad you've enjoyed it! Learn to love your style for sure - the most important style is the one you enjoy doing in my opinion. You could be the world's best painter of realistic portraits, but if you hate doing it - whats the point??

[@christineverploeg182]

I absolutely love it. Lots of wonderful tips. Thank you!

[@TobySketchLoose]

Glad it was helpful!

[@colemine7008]

I enjoy watching your work. I am at the moment very urban loose sketch curious. Stumbled on to you and so I am wondering through your videos. I will give this a go this week.

[@TobySketchLoose]

Welcome aboard!

[@salilphadnis4147]

Loved it. Looking forward to others.

[@TobySketchLoose]

Awesome, thank you!

[@leonidasspanos1938]

Beautiful work!!

[@TobySketchLoose]

Thank you so much 😀

[@Cohencottage]

Very much enjoyed seeing your painting process 🤩 beautiful work as always

[@TobySketchLoose]

Thank you so much 😀

[@franknoe608]

This is just brilliant!

[@TobySketchLoose]

Thanks for the kind words Frank!

[@bobgoodnoe4583]

Well done, sir.

[@TobySketchLoose]

Thanks Bob!

[@nikkiwells1688]

Oh i wish i could be this loose!

[@TobySketchLoose]

just takes a little time and confidence!

[@rennieneasey-oconnell6064]

Fabulous sketch! I would love to see the reference photo more clearly... it is quite blurry on your screen... do you have a FB group where ‘students’ can post their photos of their attempts at giving this a go?

[@TobySketchLoose]

Thanks Rennie for the feedback, I really appreciate it as I wouldn't be aware/think about it without people saying! I normally upload the reference onto pinterest and pop a link in the description, but you are quite right that I forgot to here, probably because I hadn't realised how important it was. Silly me!! Sadly I don't have a FB group at the moment, my facebook was hacked and I lost everything a few months ago. The thought of building it all up again gives me palpitations haha - though I might give it a whirl again this year! Especially if it's something that people would find fun/helpful/useful. You are, of course, welcome to tag me on instagram if you ever share your art there!

[@christoph7395]

Gainsborough's Blue Boy is available to view at the National Gallery later this month.

[@TobySketchLoose]

I had to google it, but I'm glad I did!

[@michelledaley55]

Hi Toby. NZ here. just wondering about the shadow perspective.

[@TobySketchLoose]

What about it? 😀 Sorry I'm probably being dense but I don't understand the question 😔

[@michelledaley55]

Well I got two of the vehicles, the left hand side is complicated.

[@TobySketchLoose]

It is a touch 😊

[@nikkiwells1688]

What sketch book do you use?

[@TobySketchLoose]

Mostly I use moleskin watercolour sketchbooks - check out urbansketch.co.uk/supplies-1 for lists/details

[@robbalbrecht]

This is great, Toby. I love this loose style, just capturing the feeling of things. Good stuff and thanks for sharing. Cheers, @r_josef_art

[@TobySketchLoose]

Thanks a ton!