I drew along and realised for the first time, that the elements I need to work on are confidence, patience, and relaxation! I often stop a picture very early on because I feel it's already gone wrong, whereas watching this process unfold, I realised it maybe just needed time. Great demonstration and very helpful!
all sketches and paintings go through a mucky/ ugly phase. It’s worth pushing through. And confidence, relaxation and patience are brilliant. I’d add enjoyment. even if it won’t hang in a gallery, did you enjoy the process?
Thank you for this. I find artists make it look very easy, but you bring a different approach, recognizing the imperfections of the process and still making it useable.
Made me chuckle when you said "I'm not putting in every brick". About 40 years ago in art class at school i drew the house opposite from where i live. I put in every brick! My art teacher said, somewhat surprised, "you put in every brick!" 😂
what I love so much about this is that it's so effortless and all my old line sketches have a purpose. I really admire this and i'm glad to be trying this out
This is amazing! I am just venturing into urban sketching and this is the best tutorial I have come across! I am surely trying this in the coming weekend! Thank you!
Thank you so much! Your commentary was lovely, and the way you broke the process down really helped to take away some of the more intimidating aspects and inspired me to get out there and try my best! I can't wait to start drawing!
Thank you! 😊 I am not trained as one, but I love it and run workshops and online courses (www.lizchadertonstudio.co.uk). I love teaching motivated adults, NOT children! 😂
One of the best tutorials I have experienced. Your attitude to your work is just inspiring . You are so watchable and you made me laugh . 😊thank you I have subscribed . It’s great to watch someone that proves we don’t have to get so hung up in our journey but to enjoy it .x
This is brilliant! I've always wanted to learn how to do urban sketches as I'm fascinated with the shape of buildings. However, I'm abysmal at drawing, especially perspective. I've decided to just begin to draw and do it badly until I do it better! Your videos are fun, easy to follow, not overwhelming and inspiring!
Honestly drawing is a muscle which needs to be trained. The more you do, the better it gets. And perfection is over rated. Todays film is the other half of this house, but done from a photo.
I don't know why I expect myself to be a natural at skmething I have never done before. So now I'm doing what you do. Just draw no matter how terrible it is
I like your attitude! One great piece of advice I have to keep bringing to mind is don’t think you’re trying to draw a “flower”, “house”, “eye” or whatever but concentrate on the shape/shadow etc. Even try drawing your reference picture upside down!
So helpful to see your process, and to hear how you might address the composition differently - like the ridge cap on the doorway roof. Thank you for sharing your process
I loved the noisy location and seeing the sketch develop. Don't know if it was a complete pain in the neck to film but the video is wonderful. I adore the finished result. I love the somewhat serendipitous approach that urban sketching demands. I particularly love the life that the watercolours add to the scene. ❤❤❤ Thanks so much for making and sharing this!
Glad you enjoyed it! I have just started doing a series of outside sketches, trying to take the warts and all approach! it’s more about the experience rather than the end….
watched this morning and did my first urban sketch this afternoon. it was so fun & freeing! thank you for inspiring me to paint without being stressed about the final outcome.
Thank you so much. I’ve just purchased my sketching equipment and can’t wait to get started. At 59 I’m a little late in my artistic journey but better late than never. I come from a family of amazing artists and have never felt confident or good enough to have a go. But here I am watching you and absolutely feel I can!! Thank you again 🥰 🧑🎨 🎨 ✍️🥰
Absolutely brilliant. Thank you for sharing. GREAT to see original artwork made in location/ made using 3D (rather than using photo references). Keep sharing.
I absolutely love this! Thank you - I am new to watercolor and feel that urban sketching is going to be my perfect creative outlet. One thing I noticed is that I got much more from your video and your instruction when the photograph was on the screen while you drew & painted. It can be smaller if it takes up too much room, but having it there as a reference was extremely helpful. I'll be watching all your vids. Thanks again!
This is great!i haven’t done urban sketching for a while, and you have now sparked my interest to do it again . I love your technique of the first lines in pen. Very brave! I will try to be brave too.!
Thanks for this. Lots of good ideas, especially for the tools you use. I hadn't thought of some of those. I like your approach of getting most of the shapes in and adding details later. I appreciate your work putting this video together, I know it's not easy to do.
This ,again, was lovely to watch. Thanks. I love my little paint box too. A few aqua brushes, sketch book and glass of water from the cruise ship bar and away you go!🍻🍹
Thank you for sharing your detailed instructions and techniques. Although I never had any inkling of how to draw urban or village sketching. I now have the confidence to at least start with one straight line.
Hi Liz, I just found your channel and thoroughly enjoyed this video. Love your style and step by step explanation. May have to give this a go. Thank you for the inspiration!
Thank you very much for sharing this video. Beautiful urban sketch. I am a beginner of this and I have now done my first urban sketch. Thank`s again. So inspiring.❤😊
Great video Liz, I'm wanting to get into urban sketching and I'm looking for some tutorials. This is fantastic, great advice and tips....also a brilliant sketch! Thanks for sharing 😊
Oh! That was the charm! Speaking for me, people want to edit out life. I've notice many who do video's apologize for everything. I don't make video's but it makes me sad if viewers are giving the person who is graciously giving a FREE tutorial. I can understand if we couldn't hear you or quality wasn't good but otherwise, personally, I'm just grateful to you for sharing your talent and advice. Thank you again!
@@rhonda1631 that’s so kind of you. You would have laughed though. I did a second version and only managed to get half on camera AND I hit time lapse instead of video….so that got deleted! No one wanted to see my knee for that long!
I tried this style before but wasn't that great at it. You helped me to see why - " leave plenty of white!" That's exactly it! Thanks for this very inspiring tutorial!
That was great. I like all the work you did after the watercolour was put down. I haven’t done that often and find that in retrospect the work looks not great. So it was awesome to see how a little more work post wash can save a painting. Thanks. !!
New to your channel and I loved it. I loved your commentary on what you wish you hadn't done or should've done - my brain goes like that! And, I was really surprised/amused by your mentioning of going for coffee. I thought it was always tea, there!
This is really inspiring. I need to constantly be reminded to loosen up. So much so that I am mostly unable to create anything. When you started the sketch I was like “what on earth is she doing!”. Thankfully I stuck with you and I’m currently eating my hat for breakfast. Thankyou 🫶🏻
Yum, I hope you have toasted hat with Marmite!! All paintings/sketches go through a really ugly stage, but hopefully they make sense in the end. I am doing another urban sketch this week on Sunday too which you might like. Not an outside broadcast - way too cold
Thank you for sharing this video. And thank you for your tips, it's helpful for beginner like me to confront their first time in urban sketching and enjoying it. The result is really good 👍🏼
That was so wonderful from your gorgeous artwork to your great advice and fun conversation. I wish I was sitting there with you en plein air with it all happening around you. The way you got in he big shapes first your whole art process is really great. I would have gone 🍌🍌too 🤣drawing in all those bricks as well and usually less is more when it comes to bricks 😊. I just found you and will watch your videos. Thanks again and happy art making
😂 you get used to the noise and activity, but listening to the film was quite a surprise. I have a new respect for people filming on location. but I do love a good clip clop….
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I drew along and realised for the first time, that the elements I need to work on are confidence, patience, and relaxation! I often stop a picture very early on because I feel it's already gone wrong, whereas watching this process unfold, I realised it maybe just needed time. Great demonstration and very helpful!
all sketches and paintings go through a mucky/ ugly phase. It’s worth pushing through. And confidence, relaxation and patience are brilliant. I’d add enjoyment. even if it won’t hang in a gallery, did you enjoy the process?
Thank you for this. I find artists make it look very easy, but you bring a different approach, recognizing the imperfections of the process and still making it useable.
I think how we cope when it goes wrong is really important!
Made me chuckle when you said "I'm not putting in every brick". About 40 years ago in art class at school i drew the house opposite from where i live. I put in every brick! My art teacher said, somewhat surprised, "you put in every brick!" 😂
I admire your patience 😆
Lovely! I love the looseness and then tightening the sketch with the markers. Great video.
Thank you so much!
I love your style, it’s just so authentic.👏
that’s what I was trying to do here - no polish, just reality!
what I love so much about this is that it's so effortless and all my old line sketches have a purpose. I really admire this and i'm glad to be trying this out
Any sketch, however imperfect or unfinished, has a purpose!
This is amazing! I am just venturing into urban sketching and this is the best tutorial I have come across! I am surely trying this in the coming weekend! Thank you!
Glad it was helpful! hope the sun shines
I’ve really been enjoying learning from the various artists, yourself included , on you tube, to just let go and have fun with it!
The experience needs to be fun and it will show through in the end result.
Excellent video! I look forward to watching more from your channel!
I’ve started doing a monthly #sketchwithliz film and prompt you might enjoy
Tack!
Thank you very much!
I love the looseness of this style. It's something I need to work on developing in the coming year. Thank you so much for sharing this!
You are so welcome!
Thank you so much! Your commentary was lovely, and the way you broke the process down really helped to take away some of the more intimidating aspects and inspired me to get out there and try my best! I can't wait to start drawing!
You're very welcome!
Love your personality, it's perfect for learning from. If you're not already an art teacher, you would certainly make a magnificent one!
Thank you! 😊 I am not trained as one, but I love it and run workshops and online courses (www.lizchadertonstudio.co.uk). I love teaching motivated adults, NOT children! 😂
One of the best tutorials I have experienced. Your attitude to your work is just inspiring . You are so watchable and you made me laugh . 😊thank you I have subscribed . It’s great to watch someone that proves we don’t have to get so hung up in our journey but to enjoy it .x
Thanks so much 😊 I don’t want perfection to get in the way of action (and enjoyment)
This is brilliant! I've always wanted to learn how to do urban sketches as I'm fascinated with the shape of buildings. However, I'm abysmal at drawing, especially perspective. I've decided to just begin to draw and do it badly until I do it better! Your videos are fun, easy to follow, not overwhelming and inspiring!
Honestly drawing is a muscle which needs to be trained. The more you do, the better it gets. And perfection is over rated. Todays film is the other half of this house, but done from a photo.
I’m the same as you and decided the same thing this year.
I don't know why I expect myself to be a natural at skmething I have never done before. So now I'm doing what you do. Just draw no matter how terrible it is
@@leya73 the secret is just to do it without judgement and enjoy yourself
I like your attitude! One great piece of advice I have to keep bringing to mind is don’t think you’re trying to draw a “flower”, “house”, “eye” or whatever but concentrate on the shape/shadow etc. Even try drawing your reference picture upside down!
Nice! Loved your narration and written comments. Going to try this.
Hope you enjoy it and I would love to see what you do
So helpful to see your process, and to hear how you might address the composition differently - like the ridge cap on the doorway roof. Thank you for sharing your process
Glad it was helpful!
I loved the noisy location and seeing the sketch develop. Don't know if it was a complete pain in the neck to film but the video is wonderful. I adore the finished result. I love the somewhat serendipitous approach that urban sketching demands. I particularly love the life that the watercolours add to the scene. ❤❤❤ Thanks so much for making and sharing this!
Glad you enjoyed it! I have just started doing a series of outside sketches, trying to take the warts and all approach! it’s more about the experience rather than the end….
YOUR SKETCHING IS GREAT, I LOVE THE WAY YOU DO THE BUILDINGS, MARIA
thank you so much!
watched this morning and did my first urban sketch this afternoon. it was so fun & freeing! thank you for inspiring me to paint without being stressed about the final outcome.
that’s brilliant! The very fact of doing it is more important than the end result. keep going!
Thank you so much. I’ve just purchased my sketching equipment and can’t wait to get started. At 59 I’m a little late in my artistic journey but better late than never. I come from a family of amazing artists and have never felt confident or good enough to have a go. But here I am watching you and absolutely feel I can!! Thank you again 🥰 🧑🎨 🎨 ✍️🥰
it is never too late to start. It can be a blessing or a curse to have artists around you. Try not to compare yourself and do what you want to do.
@@LizChadertonArt thank you 😊
Never late! Enjoy your art! ❤
@@mikesamovarov4054 100% agree
Absolutely brilliant. Thank you for sharing. GREAT to see original artwork made in location/ made using 3D (rather than using photo references).
Keep sharing.
Thank you very much!
I love it! I will try this. And I had never heard of water brushes. Thank you.
They are great for sketching. if you are in the UK you can pick them up cheap in Flying Tiger or Hobbycraft
I absolutely love this! Thank you - I am new to watercolor and feel that urban sketching is going to be my perfect creative outlet. One thing I noticed is that I got much more from your video and your instruction when the photograph was on the screen while you drew & painted. It can be smaller if it takes up too much room, but having it there as a reference was extremely helpful. I'll be watching all your vids. Thanks again!
funnily enough, I asked on the community tab whether people like the photo showing or not. There was quite a mixed response!
I agree.Would help me if the photo was there while watching the sketching.
Wow. That was brilliant. Not only brilliant, but more importantly, inspiring. Thank you.
Wow, thank you!
Lovely thank you for showing us!
Thanks for watching!
Your are brilliant! Your tutorials are so very helpful! Thank you.
Thank you so much!
Thanks so much for the tip on the gray brush pen for windows. Just might have to get one of those!
well worth it!
I enjoyed you showing us your sketch book. Great sketches!
Thanks so much! 😊
Amazing scenery ❤️
thank you
Mesmerizing! I want to jump into urban sketching - this video may have jump started that! Thank You!
I hope so!
Great to see each stage so clearly. Very helpful, thank you!
glad it was helpful
Yes thank you, I try to make it to perfect and stop when I feel I go wrong, but seeing this made me realise to relax and carry on. Looks awesome ❤
I aim for 'perfectly imperfect' 😀
I love the colors in that palette!
it’s the Dreweatts line and Wash one. an odd selection!
You inspired me to get off the couch and got my pen, watercolor box and I began! Thanks for your great demo😊❤
that’s so good to hear!
This is great!i haven’t done urban sketching for a while, and you have now sparked my interest to do it again .
I love your technique of the first lines in pen. Very brave! I will try to be brave too.!
Go for it!
Really enjoy watching you paint I am just beginning and found it very helpful
I'm so glad! The more you draw, the easier it will become.
Thanks for this. Lots of good ideas, especially for the tools you use. I hadn't thought of some of those. I like your approach of getting most of the shapes in and adding details later. I appreciate your work putting this video together, I know it's not easy to do.
yes, filming yourself outside was a challenge. I need a camera operator for sure.
Love the way you work really enjoyed watching thanks for sharing 💕
Thanks so much 😊
This ,again, was lovely to watch. Thanks. I love my little paint box too. A few aqua brushes, sketch book and glass of water from the cruise ship bar and away you go!🍻🍹
Wonderful! Sounds like you have that sorted 😊
Nice to watch again. A nice way to delay getting out of bed on a chilly morning!
Thank you for sharing your detailed instructions and techniques. Although I never had any inkling of how to draw urban or village sketching. I now have the confidence to at least start with one straight line.
or in my case, one slightly wonky line!
😊
Wonderful video and ideas to get started. thank you!
Glad it was helpful!
Just discovered your channel. I got more from this than any 'how to' book. Great. Subscribed.
Thanks and welcome
Thank you! Just found this one! I'm intrigued
Hope you like it!
Thks for sharing...You're amazing! I would really love to give it a try. ....
You should! I don’t know where you are but wait for a warm day. in the middle of storms here
Amazing. Lovely and inpiring to see your process. Thank you.
You are so welcome!
Thank You! I luv your sketch and thank you for sharing all your tips and thoughts! More please❤
Thank you! Will do!
Just amazing. Thank you for sharing. Love to see you sketch!!! I am heading over to get your course!!
Please do!
Excellent 😍😍..
Thank you for sharing such a helpful vedio 😍
My pleasure 😊
Great video Liz! Really makes me want to pick up the pen and draw again ❤
Go for it!
Thank you for the excellent tips. Lovely sketch.
You are so welcome!
I love your loose, splashy application of the watercolour paint! Beautiful!❤
Thank you so much!
Hi Liz,
I just found your channel and thoroughly enjoyed this video. Love your style and step by step explanation. May have to give this a go. Thank you for the inspiration!
Thank you so much!
Details in the foreground. Yes!
gives a sense of depth…
@@LizChadertonArt yes , and the overall feel gets better. Thanks!
I love the way you do it … I wish I could be brave enough to give it a try … thanks again for your tutorials 🙏🏻🤗🤩
You can do it! start off gently. sit in a coffee shop and sketch what you can see or just your coffee cup….
Love your urban sketches Liz, thanks again.
You are so welcome!
Thank you. ❤
You're welcome 😊
My first time seeing your work. It is lovely and just the style I'm interested in pursuing, thank you!
Thank you so much!
excellent inspiring lesson, more videos, please. Thank you😉😊😇🌼🌻🏵🏵
More to come!
Tysm for helping me
my pleasure!
Enjoyed this so much! Watching from Chile.
greetings!
You make it so fun! Thank you!!
Glad you enjoy it!
Very helpful thank you ,also very beautiful drawing
Thank you so much 😀
Thank you very much for sharing this video. Beautiful urban sketch. I am a beginner of this and I have now done my first urban sketch. Thank`s again. So inspiring.❤😊
oh well done. Keep it up!
I followed along with you and it was soo much fun. Everything being imperfect really helped me to let go and just create. Thank you for sharing!
I think it is the act of doing it that is the most important and letting go of perfection
This was so helpful and fun to watch! I really enjoyed your narration too. Thank you for sharing your process and talent with us ❤
You are so welcome!
Great video Liz, I'm wanting to get into urban sketching and I'm looking for some tutorials. This is fantastic, great advice and tips....also a brilliant sketch! Thanks for sharing 😊
my top advice is just get out and give it a go! Have fun
Really enjoyed this, would love to see more! Thank you
will do more…. maybe without the traffic and horse!
Oh! That was the charm! Speaking for me, people want to edit out life. I've notice many who do video's apologize for everything. I don't make video's but it makes me sad if viewers are giving the person who is graciously giving a FREE tutorial. I can understand if we couldn't hear you or quality wasn't good but otherwise, personally, I'm just grateful to you for sharing your talent and advice. Thank you again!
@@rhonda1631 that’s so kind of you. You would have laughed though. I did a second version and only managed to get half on camera AND I hit time lapse instead of video….so that got deleted! No one wanted to see my knee for that long!
Lol! You're a true joy!
I tried this style before but wasn't that great at it. You helped me to see why - " leave plenty of white!" That's exactly it! Thanks for this very inspiring tutorial!
so glad it helped!
Nicely done - moreso with going straight in with the pen.......
I find a pen focuses the mind!
Thank you so much for this sketchbook adventure. I learned so much. Beautiful work!😊
I'm so glad!
I love it. You do beautiful work.
Thank you so much!
Really great. Inspiration from this to start. 😃
Go for it!
Wow amazing to watch you sketch. Love how this turned out.
thank you so much!
Thank you! I enjoyed watching you paint and draw👍👍. I’m always motivated to get myself going and grab my own paints!😃
Have fun!
Thank you for this❤ and greatings from Germany❤
You're so welcome!
Some really nice tips there, thank you Liz 🙂
You're so welcome!
What a phenomenal sketch ❤️
Thank you for making such awesome content !
Glad you enjoyed it!
That was great. I like all the work you did after the watercolour was put down. I haven’t done that often and find that in retrospect the work looks not great. So it was awesome to see how a little more work post wash can save a painting. Thanks. !!
sometimes only a few lines are needed…sometimes more!
Absolutely charming result 😍
thank you so much!
New to your channel and I loved it. I loved your commentary on what you wish you hadn't done or should've done - my brain goes like that! And, I was really surprised/amused by your mentioning of going for coffee. I thought it was always tea, there!
Welcome aboard! to be honest, it is usually tea!
This is really inspiring. I need to constantly be reminded to loosen up. So much so that I am mostly unable to create anything. When you started the sketch I was like “what on earth is she doing!”. Thankfully I stuck with you and I’m currently eating my hat for breakfast. Thankyou 🫶🏻
Yum, I hope you have toasted hat with Marmite!! All paintings/sketches go through a really ugly stage, but hopefully they make sense in the end. I am doing another urban sketch this week on Sunday too which you might like. Not an outside broadcast - way too cold
Awesome video, thank you ❤
Glad you enjoyed it!
Obrigada 👍🏻🌷🇧🇷
🥰
Wow!! Just amazing!’👏🏻👏🏻
Thank you! 😊
WONDERFUL video - perfect way to spend lunch time - thank you very much :-D
Glad you enjoyed it!
Thank you for the video. ❤😊
You're welcome 😊
Beautiful loose sketch! So interesting and helpful to follow your process and thinking.
Thank you so much! I was rather distracted by the challenge of recording!
Thank you for sharing this video. And thank you for your tips, it's helpful for beginner like me to confront their first time in urban sketching and enjoying it.
The result is really good 👍🏼
It's great fun. It's nice to go with someone on your first time - so try and persuade a friend!
@@LizChadertonArt thank you. I'll try to do that 😊
@@sothanyuch2766 good luck!
Nice walk through of your urban sketching technique. I very much like the splatters from that water brush, wow! :)
Thanks so much! 😊
That was so wonderful from your gorgeous artwork to your great advice and fun conversation. I wish I was sitting there with you en plein air with it all happening around you. The way you got in he big shapes first your whole art process is really great. I would have gone 🍌🍌too 🤣drawing in all those bricks as well and usually less is more when it comes to bricks 😊. I just found you and will watch your videos. Thanks again and happy art making
Thank you so much! Glad you’ve found the channel
Thank you for this
My pleasure!
Can i just say the horse trotting by just makes the video 😂 what a delight. Thank you for sharing your unique corner of sketching in real life.
😂 you get used to the noise and activity, but listening to the film was quite a surprise. I have a new respect for people filming on location. but I do love a good clip clop….
New sub 👍🏾 This is so helpful. I've started urban sketching and watching you draw is very inspiring ❤️
Welcome 😊Gad it helps
I have to mention what I can see of your sweater is beautiful :)
Oh thank you! I had to go back and look at which one it was!
All the background noise was very interesting
I liked the horse!
I love your videos. This one is really helpful. Thank you for making them!
it’s my pleasure
Great lesson thanks
Glad you liked it!
That was excellent. Thank you!
You're very welcome!
Totally gorgeous, as usual Liz!
Thank you! 😊