However, nothing can replace the impression and “feeling” you get while exploring, rendering and sketching a place you like. In this urban sketching bundle, you will learn practical advice and tips for working in the field, choosing the perfect subjects, capturing people in motion and more. The technical storage or access is strictly necessary for the legitimate purpose of enabling the use of a specific service explicitly requested by the subscriber or user, or for the sole purpose of carrying out the transmission of a communication over an electronic communications network. Sketching on location, aka urban sketching — especially with a pocket sketchbook — can be one of the most powerful sources of information, joy and inspiration for an artist. Clip your palette and a small paper napkin (if watercolor sketching) to your sketchbook and keep all this in one hand, while keeping your other hand free to hold your brush, pencil or pen (whatever you work with).

Discover how to not only capture what you see around you when out-and-about but also the energy of the location you are trying to paint or draw with the Urban Sketching: The Marc Taro Holmes Digital Collection.

To collect ideas for my paintings, I just walk around seeking nice views, great light and interesting compositions. I find they are important for details if you want to complete your painting in the studio as I often do. Whether you’re looking to learn a new technique, gain knowledge from a top instructor, or meet other artists, you won’t want to miss Art Fest Mesa! Eventually, some of these sketches became important starters for paintings I created later in my home studio.