South Bay Sketchers

Urban Sketching: Tips for New Members of  South Bay Sketchers * Sketching in public places is challenging. Here are a few tips to get you started. Remember that it takes practice to build up your skills. This is your time to learn, so be patient with yourself. REMEMBER : If you are using a business site, such as a cafe or restaurant,   usually tables are for use of patrons. So buy a drink/snack.  Walk around and explore the area. Get a sense of the place by observing what gives it character. Notice what attracts your eye and imagination. Select a portion of the scene, or an object that interests you. Ask yourself: What is the focus for the sketch? What is needed in the sketch and what should you leave out? If you are new to sketching use a soft lead pencil, or ink pen. Then move into using color, value, etc. Try other media, such as  colored pencils or markers first, before moving into watercolor paints, or other more challenging media. Optional: Sket...

This post provides information about sketch  artists, sketching organizations, classes and other sketching related resources.  SKETCH ARTISTS http://www.lizsteel.com    http://citizensketcher.com   (Marc Taro Holmes) https://sketchaway.wordpress.com  (Suhita Shirodkar) http://www.dannygregory.com ORGANIZATIONS http://www.urbansketchers.org    Professional level sketches are featured. A good variety of  personal techniques and styles are shown. Correspondents are from around the world. There are local chapters in the East Bay,  Northern California and Southern California. Our South Bay Sketchers Meetup is not a chapter, but you can participate in the Bay Area Chapter (see below). Bay Area chapter of the global organization, Urbansketchers.org http://urbansketchers-bayarea.blogspot.com http://www.sketchcrawl.com   Location: Bay area and around the world. http://www.johnmuirlaws.com/nature-journa...

SKETCHING/DRAWING:  A Brief Guide Artists use sketching for many purposes. As an activity sketching is fun, but also challenging. First of all, sketching is an exercise in eye-hand coordination—training the eye to see and the hand to draw. Some artists skip this step and move directly into drawing from their imagination. We should all be so lucky! But regardless of where you are in your journey as an artist, sketching can help you develop your skill in capturing an image. The South Bay Sketchers Meetup group is a easy way for you to stay motivated to practice your sketching skills. Is there a  difference between sketching and drawing? Sketching usually refers to a quick capture of an object, person or scene. Sketches can have a variety of purposes (see below). Drawing is considered a more developed capture of an image, whether from real life,or from imagination. Drawings can be minimal in approach, or very detailed. The terms drawing and sketching are often us...