Drawing Urban Greens

Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!

Today's video is a special treat for my Patreon community, who are taking on the challenge of capturing greens this month. With this video, you get a little taster of the stuff I share on Patreon.

When you're drawing on location, it's easy to feel overwhelmed by the views around you. But remember, you can make it a fun and relaxed experience for yourself. Just like in this video, where I chose a lovely bench in the park, enjoying the early evening sun, to create my art.
I even was lucky enough to have an interesting conversation with a stranger who happened to be genuinely interested in my drawing process. Together, we enjoyed the view, the pleasant weather, and the peaceful vibe in the park. Having my sketchbook in hand, and of course, my camera filming the process, might have drawn some attention, but it also led to a wonderful serendipitous moment.

In today's video, you'll see me draw an urban scene in a park with plenty of greenery and captivating architectural shapes.
To prevent myself from feeling overwhelmed, I take a step-by-step approach. I start by blocking in large shapes using brush markers, allowing myself to ease into the process of mark making and drawing on top of that foundation.

I hope watching this inspires you to pick up your pens and draw some greens as well!

Your assignment for this week is to go urban sketching. Go on location, if possible, and draw and capture some urban nature. But if that's not an option, no worries! You can draw at home, on your balcony, in the backyard, or even focus on a houseplant while including its surroundings too.

Let's all have a fun time drawing and connecting with nature around us.

Don't forget to like and subscribe, and share your artwork with the community. And if you want to be part of the Patreon challenge, check out the link in the description below.
See you next week, happy drawing!

Materials used in this video:
-Clairefontaine Paint On Mixed Media Sketchbook, size A5
-Ecoline brush markers
-Faber-Castell Pitt Artist Pen Brush, earth green 172
-Caran d'Ache Luminance colored pencils
-Caran d'Ache Neocolor Crayons

Mentioned in this video:
-Video about the sketchbook I am working in: https://youtu.be/Gj_fv_Pfi2w -Malta vacation workshop: https://studio56boutique.com/pages/malta-vacation-workshop-with-koosje-koene
-My book "Life is better when you draw it": https://www.koosjekoene.com/book

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