How to Sketch places Quickly (Part 1 of 5)

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Published 2024-05-03

In this series of lessons, I'll show you how to sketch various different places to capture the essence of the place as quickly as possible. The idea is that you can take this approach and use it when sketching outdoors on location.

There are 5 lessons in total and you'll find links to each of them below.

LESSONS IN THIS SERIES
Lesson 1 (Lighthouse): You are here
Lesson 2 (Cabin:):    • How to Sketch places Quickly (Part 2 ...
Lesson 3 (Woods):    • How to Sketch places Quickly (Part 3 ...
Lesson 4 (Cafe):    • How to Sketch places Quickly (Part 4 ...
Lesson 5 (Docks):    • How to Sketch places Quickly (Part 5 ...

MATERIALS YOU'LL NEED
The materials list couldn't be simpler. All you need is a sketchbook and a pencil. A softer pencil (ie. 2B or softer) will give you a range of values so you can add some dark tones to your sketches.

REFERENCE PHOTOS
Lighthouse photo: art-tutor.s3.amazonaws.com/drawawesome/blog-downlo…
My finished sketch: art-tutor.s3.amazonaws.com/drawawesome/blog-downlo…

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All Comments (21)

@PhilDaviesArtist 2 months ago

Please see the video description for links to the other parts of this series, as well as a link to download the reference photos.
@lucianapaes4183 21 days ago

Thank you for the free book. You are awesome
@Hevkk1 2 months ago

Thank you so much. This was wonderful. And thank you for the free guide!
@runig549 2 months ago

Thanks Phil. You're a great teacher.🎉. I learn lol from you.
@ellengeyer5000 2 months ago

This has been a chance for me to learn to sketch quickly. Very helpful with good instructions .
@patrafferty2570 2 months ago

Very informative and inspiring. Thanks for doing this.
@editkas1 2 months ago

Thank you, Phil😊
@paulglobus9999 2 months ago

Great stuff, Much appreciated.
@jowebster4618 2 months ago

Thanks Phil, I enjoyed that and learned a lot.
@jackieaitken9475 2 months ago

Great lesson, I'll try this, thanks!
@DSmith-pc9jn 2 months ago

Thanks. A good review for me.
@darranthompson6464 2 months ago

Great tip, very motivating Have always enjoyed making quick sketches better than a camera Keep up good work
@juansalvemini9270 2 months ago

Thanks Phil, your videos are great
@Laila-7 2 months ago

❤❤❤❤
@galaxy_mosaic3587 2 months ago

thanks for posting this. I haven't had the chance to go through the series but remember when you had a series of pen and wash videos around the pandemic time (or a little after). I'm not much of an urban landscape or landscape/building type of artist, but I felt like you broke down the drawing part really well to make the entire process flow a little more quickly and feel like I was getting more bang for the buck (not overly focusing on tiny details that did not tell the story)... I even recommended those videos to a friend who likes architectural art...
@mikeoneill5456 2 months ago

If I'm anything to judge by it's 'interested' passers-by rather than 'nosey', lol. Good video though Phil - cheers.
@juliepekarske8302 2 months ago

Nice tutorials. Thank you. Are you drawing on a flat surface or on an easel?
@WolfmanWoody 2 months ago

First of all, great video Phil. Thanks. Decided to try it using some Wolff's Carbon pencils I've had for a few years now. Absolutely usless they are. A bit like using charcoal pencils only worse and the black carbon gets everywhere. Bin time for them, I think.
@peckerdecker 2 months ago

Good Video. Using a photo as a reference is okay But Drawing from real Life / drawing a 3d object is.... Different . It would be nice to see an illustration being made using a real life object/ 3d subject. Thank you. Keep sharing
@ayobali992 2 months ago

Quality of this video is 😭 what's going on