Techniques to simplify our art, our sketching and our urban sketching are a fundamental drawing skill.
A simple sketch is necessary to create quick fun and interesting sketches, before building up the complexity and bringing the scene to life.
And simplification doesn’t just mean making it easy to draw and sketch buildings, architecture and urban scapes – we’ll also cover how it applies to people and figures too.
When we can simplify, we suddenly open up the world of sketching possibilities and we even start to see the world differently. We see the world like an artist.
In this urban sketching class I’ll show you what simplification means, how to simplify our sketches and drawings, and take you through from start to finish in our class project.
Aims of this class
- Understand what simplification means
- Learn that simplification is necessary in almost all forms of art
- Discover how to build up complexity on top of a simple sketch
- Gain confidence in the art of suggesting details
- Create a fascinating busy sketch, without the stress
