Sketching Resources

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-journal-club   Location: SF Bay Area

https://www.sketchbookproject.com 

This is an independent Brooklyn-based company that organizes global, collaborative art projects. The Brooklyn Art Library is the exhibition space in Brooklyn, NY, where The Sketchbook Project's collection is on view to the public.

SKETCH TIPS for Beginners
http://www.urbansketchers.org/2015/01/reflections-of-beginning-urban.html

ONLINE CLASSES
LIZ STEEL,  AUSTRALIA 

http://www.lizsteel.com     

Liz Steel has 3 very good online courses. Fee required. 

1.  Foundations--a self paced version of her 12 week course. Good for beginners, or as a review for  

      experienced sketchers.

2.  Edges— a self-paced online course. Builds on the Foundations course.
3. Watercolor (for sketchers) New January 2018

CRAFTSY.COM

This site has multiple online sketching/drawing classes. Fee required. 

Examples:

1.  Drawing the Everyday with Paul Heaston

2.  Sketching People in Motion with Marc Taro Holmes

3. Travel Sketching in Mixed Media with Marc Taro Holmes

4. Figure Sketching Made Simple with Suhita Shirodar

5.  Drawing Essentials: Inspired By Nature with Kathleen McKeehen

6.  Simple Techniques for Better Landscapes with Nancy Ellen Thompson

SKETCHBOOK SKOOL

http://www.sketchbookskool.com/kourses

This site has multiple online workshops with master sketchers. 

BOOKS

1. The Urban Sketcher: Techniques for Seeing and Drawing on Location by Marc Taro Holmes 

2. The Urban Sketching Handbook: Architecture and Cityscapes: Tips and Techniques for Drawing on Location  by Gabriel Campanario 

3. 5-Minute Sketching: Architecture, by Liz Steel

4. The Sierra Club Guide to Painting in Nature ,(Sierra Club Books Publication) Feb 29, 2000 by Cathy Johnson

5. Everyday Matters, by Danny Gregory 

VIDEOS: There are many instructional videos online—search for what interests you.

Example: https://www.youtube.com/user/JohnMuirLaws/