Urban Sketching

Start date: 17 September 2025
Day: Wednesday
Course length: 6 Week Course
Time: 10:00 to 13:00
Folk House

Course code: BA12

Full fee: £186.00 | Over 65s: £167.40 | Benefit: £148.80

Tutor: Andy Gray


Courses description

Learn to capture the people and places around you effectively using just line and watercolour. Various aspects of urban sketching will be explored from how to tell a visual story through annotated drawings, the use of colour and tone to give mood and perspective for depicting architecture and people. Effective methods of creating an engaging image will be explored through demonstrations followed by exercises, allowing you to try for yourself. Case studies into contemporary artists will be discussed along with the many opportunities of joining in with the global networks of artists and enthusiasts via Urbansketchers.org

Student testimonials:

Excellent encouraging knowledgeable tutor, who had great experience and techniques to pass on.

Technical Variety and good humour.

Enjoyed the variety of content, and the atmosphere created in the room

Andy is a great teacher! He explains complex concepts in a really useful and practical way to help you improve through drawing studies.

 

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