Supplies and FAQs

Who is this course for?

This course is designed for anyone who has completed the Beginner’s Course or sketchers who are ready to stretch themselves. The lessons are a step up in both challenge and creativity; they’ll nudge you out of your comfort zone while helping you develop your own sketching style.

If you’re eager to move beyond the basics and start experimenting more confidently, this is for you.

Sketchers consistently say they found the course challenging, but in the best possible way. They quickly discovered that pushing through the challenge helped them loosen up, gain clarity, and truly start to find their own voice in their sketching.

Is there a time limit?

There’s no time limit on this course.
Work through the lessons at your own pace, and feel free to revisit any part of the course as often as you like.

What supplies are suggested?

For most of the course, I use my usual set of watercolours, my favourite fountain pen, and watercolour paper. In every lesson where I set a sketching challenge or study, I’ll list exactly what I’ve used, so you can follow along easily.

From time to time, I might switch to a different pen or paper, but this course is not about having the perfect kit. It’s about making the most of what you already have. There’s no need to buy anything new, just bring your current materials and your curiosity.

Sharing your art and getting feedback

Part of the fun of art is learning through sharing, receiving feedback, and taking the time to reflect on your progress. For any questions and sketches relating to the course, the best place to post is right in the comments section underneath each specific lesson.

Keeping feedback focused

I keep my feedback in the lesson comments specifically focused on the aim of that exact task. This ensures the comments and advice stay relevant and useful for everyone reading through the course. That means I provide the most detailed feedback on the scenes I have set, and the tasks I have set.

While I absolutely love seeing your own personal scenes and side projects, I cannot provide full, detailed feedback on everything outside the scope of the course. The scenes have been selected for specific reasons, to fulfil certain learning goals, and it's important that I know the scene well to be able to provide feedback. If you have personal sketches you would like to share, I highly suggest using the reflective lessons at the end of each workshop. This is the perfect space to share your outside pieces, which helps keep the main lesson pages encouraging and easy for everyone to follow.

When to expect feedback

I usually go through and provide feedback on a weekly basis. Sometimes I am able to jump in more often, but please note that if I am on holiday or dealing with family matters, my replies may be delayed. I really appreciate your patience during those times!

If it has been a while and you think I might have accidentally missed your sketch, please do not worry. Just reply to your own comment or post it again, and it will ping me with a fresh notification so I can take a look.

Common FAQs and where to find answers

👉 The big FAQ list!

👉 View the supplies I use most often

👉 How to log in and find your course dashboard

👉 How to post your photos and get feedback

👉 My photos are too big to post, how do I make them smaller?

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Urban Ink and Watercolours: The Sketch Loose Method

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Introduction and Objectives

  • About the Course and What is Included69
  • Supplies and FAQs14

What are your goals?

  • Share your art here375

Workshop One - Beyond Just Shapes

  • Sketching Study - Thumbnail-ing for Simplicity372
  • Concepts - Seeing Shapes and Finding Your Scene199
  • Concepts - Beyond Simple Shapes235
  • Sketching Study - The VENN of Shapes, Contours and Lines434
  • Challenge - Simplify, Simplify, Simplify405
  • Reflection - How did you find that workshop?263

Workshop Two - Ink Textures and the Essence of Detail

  • Concepts - Hatching 101129
  • Concepts - Advanced Hatching248
  • Sketching Study - 'Makit-a' Good One358
  • Sketching Study and Concepts - The Effect of Detail400
  • Challenge - Balancing Ink and Light392
  • Reflection - How did you find that workshop?252

Workshop Three - Watercolour Magic

  • Sketching Study - Vital Fundamentals Refresher!347
  • Concepts - Watercolour Science78
  • Sketching Study - Painting in 5 Strokes258
  • Concepts - Wet-on-Wet206
  • Challenge - Wet-on-Wet as Part of the Process326
  • Reflection - How did you find that workshop?189

Interludes!

  • Exact supplies are overrated!256
  • The true meaning of line and wash257

Workshop Four - Make it Interesting

  • Concepts - The Focal Point102
  • Concepts - Compositional Elements93
  • Sketching Study - Contrast279
  • Sketching Study - Minimalism272
  • Challenge - Connecting Colours269
  • Reflection - How did you find that workshop?170

Workshop Five - Intentional Colours

  • Concepts - Why simple colours are important40
  • Sketching Study - Colour Theory and Complementary Colours218
  • Sketching Study - Analogous Colours195
  • Concepts - Being Intentional (beyond the colour wheel!)32
  • Challenge - Triadic Colours in a Complex Scene235
  • Reflection - How did you find that workshop?145

Workshop Six - Sighting your Perspective

  • Concepts - Introducing Perspective27
  • Concepts - Overcoming Common Challenges40
  • Sketching Study - Complexities, Hills and the Horizon Line249
  • Sketching Study - Vertical Perspective250
  • Challenge - Complex and Curved Perspective198
  • Reflection - How did you find that workshop?132

Workshop Seven - Facing Challenges

  • Concepts and Challenge - Night Scenes167
  • Concepts and Challenge - Boats and Water155
  • Challenge - Incorporate Your Ideas161
  • Reflection - How did you find that workshop?89

Final Thoughts

  • Have we met our sketching objectives?115
  • Here is an 'Easter Egg'13