URBAN SKETCHING

CPCC Continued Education Course : SATURDAY 10-3PM , March 7, 14, 21

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SKETCHING ON LOCATION

Today we sketched at Little Sugar Creek Greenway in Charlotte. NC

At Home:

Practice Drawing using Negative and Positive Space : Tutorial Click Here

Tips: Use Large Shapes, Find Patterns of Repeating Shapes, Use Varied Line Weights ( Thick bold lines define your focal point)

Urban Sketching Vocabulary Guide

1. Contour Drawing: Drawing the edges of a subject with a continuous line, focusing on its form and outline.
2. Composition: The arrangement of elements (buildings, trees, people) within your sketch to create a balanced and engaging scene.
3. Focal Point: The specific area where you want the viewer to look first, created using contrast or detail.
4. Negative Space: The empty space around and between subjects (e.g., the sky around a building).
5. Positive Space: The area occupied by your main subject (e.g., the building itself).
6. Repetition/Pattern: Visual rhythm created by repeating elements like windows or bricks; suggest it, don’t draw every one.
7. Varied Lines: Using a mix of thick and thin lines to create depth and interest (thick for foreground, thin for background).
8. White Space: Untouched paper left intentionally blank to represent light or give the eye a rest.

Try it At Home:

• Composition Exercise : Include Foreground, Middle ground, and Background : Click Here Choose 5 to 10 Compositions and add to your sketchbook. Define each composition in the margins of your drawing. (Drawings can be thumbnail size and do not have to fill the page)

• Draw an interior in your sketchbook using 1-Point Perspective : Click Here

Week 2 : At Home Practice Drawing in 2 point Perspective ( the corner of the building)

How to Draw using 2 Point Perspective : Click Here

Draw Along with Artist to Practice : Click Here ( Draw your Residence )