Urban Sketching for Beginners

Going into the new year, I'm eager to try urban sketching.

An urban sketch is a drawing created on location, indoors or out, capturing what the sketcher sees from direct observation. Urban sketchers use any kind of media to tell the story of their surroundings, the places they live, and where they travel.

If you haven't done any observational drawing, it can be overwhelming. There's so much detail in the world around us. How do you capture it?

This tutorial by Sketching Scottie provides a simple technique to sketch anything you see.