Urban sketching is incredibly popular. It's all about connecting with the place you are in. But how do you get started? You might also find films in the Line and Wash section helpful.

Urban Sketching is reportage - it's drawing or painting on location in the cities, towns, or villages that you live in and travel to. You are capturing a moment in time in a unique way. I saw this lovely quote from Roisin Cure "The essence of an urban sketch is that its primary function is not to be beautiful, but to capture what it feels like to be human. This could be in a man-made building, the hand of man on the landscape, or human beings in action, wherever they are or whatever they are doing." 

If you want to have a go, these films will help get you started.