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SketchKon Moments of Artful Fun, Drawing, Inspiration and Creative Community

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By Courtney Jordan, Urban Sketching
| Artists Network
Wow! Those of us lucky to attend the first every SketchKon are still coming down from the art-induced contact high! But I really expected nothing less. It’s what happens when you round up so many artists, sketchbooks, creative people, art instructors, workshops, art makers and their supplies, inspiring speakers and passionate community members sharing their creativity all in one place! There were unexpected moments, energizing moments and downright powerful moments.
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Travel Journals for Artists

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By Urban Sketching
| Artists Network
Inspirations and Ideas from Artist Prashant Miranda Illustrator, muralist, animator and author Prashant Miranda has documented his life during the last 25 years in over 300 sketchbooks. Needless to say he is the SketchKon artist and instructor we went to for an insider’s look on travel journals for artists and what kind of creativity and inspiration can come out of such a (possibly lifelong) pursuit.
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Marc Taro Holmes and More

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By Beth Erikson, Urban Sketching
| Artists Network
Do you love to travel? Get the urge every few months to go out and explore? Then the planning begins, right? Planning a trip just ramps up the anticipation of what you are going to see. You look at photos on the Internet and guidebooks galore as you countdown the clock for your next trip? So close to leaving but yet so far! Do you love taking pictures on your trips and always end up with thousands of photos to sort through?
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Sketching Supplies Just Right for Drawing, Doodling and More

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By Urban Sketching
| Artists Network
When inspiration strikes, be ready with these new and popular sketching supplies. SPONSORED When we want to make art for ourselves, we often start with a sketch. It is a no-stress, always-fun way to be creative without a lot of planning or space or time needed! Use these new and recommended sketching supplies when inspiration strikes. STAEDTLER DOUBLE-ENDED FIBER-TIP MARKERS With two pressure-resistant tips each, these markers offer extra sketching flexibility.
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Art Sketches That Start with a Donut From Illustrator Roz Stendahl

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By Urban Sketching
| Artists Network
Instructor Roz Stendahl on Where Art Sketches Can Start Sometimes as artists we reach so hard for the profound we miss the obvious—that our time would be better spent in direct observation and practice. John Ruskin, the 19th century art critic and author of the first mega-hit art instruction book “The Elements of Drawing,” understood this.
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The Zen of Traveling with Art Supplies

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By Plein Air, Urban Sketching, Thomas F. Schaller
| Artists Network
FOR THOMAS SCHALLER LESS IS MORE WHEN IT COMES TO PACKING FOR TRAVEL and PLEIN AIR PAINTING Like most people traveling for work, I sometimes feel as if I live on airplanes, so packing for trips has taken on added significance.
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Drawing Ideas for Beginners: 10 Different Approaches to Drawing

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By Urban Sketching
| Artists Network
The thing about drawing is that it should be enjoyable. Sketching in particular should be fast, immediate and about catching a moment that can be developed later or simply for the joy of capturing a movement and attitude. Most people think of drawing one way as a linear outline, starting at the top and then continuing through the full silhouette. It is entirely possible to draw like this but it is a difficult approach not to mention narrow. Because the reality is there are many ways to draw.
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14 Best Places to Sketch

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By Courtney Jordan, Urban Sketching
| Artists Network
Sketching Spots That Are Accessible and Interesting Sketching is the best and easiest and most immediate way you can let your creativity flow. Just put pen on paper and you are halfway there. Here are 14 of the best places to sketch that are perfect for lingering in an artful way. Places that are accessible and interesting places to go and places that will allow you to explore the things you love by being out and about (or maybe not).
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Surprising and Fun Ways to Incorporate Color into Your Sketchbook

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By Courtney Jordan, Urban Sketching
| Artists Network
Love color and love the ease of working in your sketchbook? Here are a few surprising and fun ways to incorporate color into your sketchbook so you are guaranteed both! Start with Toned or Colored Paper You can have color front and center before you ever make a mark. Use a sketchbook of tanned butcher paper if you want to experiment with a non-art materials surface. There are also colored papers sold in single sheets or as entire sketchbooks available from a wide range of manufacturers.
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Draw, Paint, Create and Share at This Unconventional Convention

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By Urban Sketching
| Artists Network
Draw, Paint, Create, and Share Countdown to a sketch-centric November in sunny Southern California for the first ever SketchKon event. SketchKon is the brainchild of Artists Network and Sketchbook Skool, who’ve paired up to deliver the live, interactive—and fun—sketching event we thought the world needed. As attendees, you can expect an a unconventional convention where sketch-and-draw workshop meets art materials showcase wrapped in good times with like-minded artists and soon-to-be friends.
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