Materials for Urban Sketching

Tools, materials, information, and examples of everything you need for sketching on location. A pencil and a piece of paper are enough to get you started, but a wide variety of sketching tools and papers will keep your interest high and make it addictive fun! Check out these cool articles:

Drawing Tools for Urban Sketching

A Variety of pencils and erasers for sketching
The number and variety of drawing tools is as varied as the artists who practice urban sketching. Any drawing materials may be used by urban sketchers--pencils, pens, markers, pastels, etc. However, since much of urban sketching is done very quickly, many artists choose to start....   
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A variety of pens for urban sketching
A Variety of Drawing Tools

Color Tools for Urban Sketching

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Watercolor paints are probably the most traditional medium for field sketching and painting outdoors. Urban sketchers also use water soluble colored pencils, markers, pastels, crayons, and even colored ball point pens.
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Sketchbooks for Urban Sketching

Three small sketchbooks
Softbound, hardbound, wirebound... There are many different styles of sketchbooks available to artists. Which is right for you? It depends on your style of drawing and the media you like to work with. In urban sketching, artists also consider the ease and convenience of sketchbooks....
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