Urban Sketching Drawing Date

Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Let's go urban sketching by drawing on location. Join me as I am drawing a medieval city wall gate in Amersfoort, my hometown. I took a photo every two minutes during the 25-minute process, because I think it will be helpful to see how I moved around on the paper, what kind of decisions I took, and you'll see the drawing grow. From initial lines to shadows, contrast, and a splash of color.
Now, it's your turn!
Your assignment for the week: go on a drawing date with yourself. It doesn't have to be extravagant-just grab your sketchbook and pen. Make sure it's in your bag.
If you're going to the supermarket, take an extra 5 minutes to draw on the corner of the shop, or in the parking lot... well, you'll figure it out. Sketch your surroundings!
Materials used:
-Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook, size A5
-Pilot Parallel fountain pen, size 2.4, filled with Platinum Carbon black ink, which is water resistant and suitable for fountain pens
-Daniel Smith watercolors
-Pentel Aquash waterbrush
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[@tracyanderson4168]

What a great building to draw. I love how it came out.

[@rl4424]

Hi Koosje, Thank you for all your videos and your book. I received your book a few days ago. It is very enjoyable and motivating me to draw more and more. Looking forward to your next video and putting my nose back into your book tomorrow morning with coffee. Yay. ❤❤❤ rita.

[@KoosjeKoene]

Wonderful! I am so glad you feel inspired!

[@alohafromhh8758]

This is wonderful thank you. I love the idea of a drawing date with yourself. Dank je wel ❤

[@KoosjeKoene]

Graag gedaan!

[@ChantelleArts]

this is so cute, i love urban sketching ❤❤

[@VivekPatwardhan]

This was inspiring. Please also tell us how to use a 'parallel pen'.

[@KoosjeKoene]

I might dedicate a draw tip tuesday for that. I'll put it on my list. Thanks!

[@fuzzydragons]

i think the sketch is more interesting not 100% finished, give it more character 😀 lol way too rainy here right now to do this, its a good idea tho :)

[@KoosjeKoene]

Rain is the enemy of outdoor sketching

[@bearclaire]

Nice, Are you self taught or did you go to art school?

[@KoosjeKoene]

I did go to art school 30 years ago, but not for drawing (but for photography), and I didn't finish it. So I think you can say that I am self-taught