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I am new, love your tips and the shering

Love what you're doing here hemiplegic after stroke so challenging to fulfil the whole urban sketching methods eg hard to get out live in a care home i dont have all the equipment yet i have a police style notepad because its slim and tucks into a little bag attached to the arm of my wheelchair its thin lined paper so not ideal ok for mini sketches not very big also golf pencils about half size of standsrd pencil with eraser on end so no need for separate eraser i might bend the rules a bit such as using photos but original mini sketches done on location sometimes i draw inside the care home in the communal dining room so another rule ill be bending is what counts as on location i read a definition of urban sketching that just said drawing what we see around us by direct observation which does for me its just to make it easier on myself i dont get out to grand places the care home i live in has extensive grounds and is on a main road so some rich pickings if interpretation is liberally applied i dont have a paint set yet im stuck with just graphite pencil at the moment but ive been out in the cold and sat at the gates with cars whizzing by on the road outside so i think i earned a bit of a right to consider it urban sketching im just starting out so ive a long way to go before i get to doing it to its fullest meaning im so glad to have found you im inspired a fellow urban sketcher with a disability i am on facebook and look out for others there is great whst youre doing hope you dont mind my tagging along for the ride

I’m considering getting it. His class looks really interesting :) wish I could do his technique with a brush pen… I have tried India ink on a water brush and they tend to clog it… I might try it with waterproof fountain pen ink… ❤thanks for the review

As someone who draws their lines out to that scratchy bold by default I think I'm going to have to give this a try. I always liked the classic style sketching you'd see looking at historic documents like some of Darwins sketches of various plants and animals. Should make for a fun project. I'll have to sketch one of my cats or something from the garden.

Love the wonky style and I'm a huge fan of my cheap Lamy too!! Sorry you left! Love, love the accent as well!

Bless you Donald, thank you for sharing your story in this video. You have a super attitude, and a lovely sense of humour. (PS, my late great uncle Ian McGregor was manager of Glenmorangie distillery) . Well done for creating this channel, and finding a unique and quirky style that works for you.

Continuous Line method is great for this kinda thing 😊

Hah, I very much enjoy your commentary 😃

Blair Castle, I believe. The way you hold your pen looks similar to the correct way to hold a brush in Chinese painting

My mother said that drawing is not worth it and my husband said that I'm vad at it (which I'm not)

Do younhabevwny videos about your watercolor palette? I can't find it

Very good 👍

I found this video very inspiring, Donald. I'm recently retired and have no artistic background, but I've decided to learn urban sketching. Thanks for being transparent with your early endeavors. For what it's worth, I think your first attempt at a cityscape was awesome. 🙂

I was in Edinburgh right before covid, what a neat town! I must have eaten at "The Conan Doyle" 5-6 times!

Really interesting. Thanks so much for sharing your process and your work-in-progress pieces.

Hi Donald, I've not seen you here for a while. I hope you're okay. I look forward to seeing a post soon because I like your art! Carolyn (art for art's sake)

Just found you today and binge-watching everything! Love this channel. Subscribed!

i tried this tonight - TOTAL DISASTER! i only had a dark/medium blue and...oh boy what a mess

Even though I have a different style, your art is amazing and videos have been super helpful in my journey!

💫💫 I admire your technique and your determination to learn and improve. To be fair, I can't see anything needed to be improved. However, every artist knows what they would like to achieve. I'm so glad that I came across your channel. Thank you so much for Donald for sharing your art thoughts and knowledge 🙌

Thank you for sharing brother, I'm having a hard time breaking out of my shell.

What a nice sketch and pen! Would you mind sharing the nib size that you used here? Thanks!

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Loved this! Thank you for sharing ... 💕🙏🏼💕

I love your wobbly lines. They add character and free up the perfectionist in me. Thank you!

Great video, much appreciated. Actually, I liked your "nightmare" drawing. And I am sure you know Ian Fennelly. Nuff said.

Wow. Subscribed. I’m excited to check out your channel and what is yet to come.

I love your wibbly-wobly style

I do enjoy watching your videos then watch again whilst trying to follow along with you. THANKS very much Donald

After your success with the stick you will find that sketching with a bamboo dip pen a doddle. Very nice

I laughed heartedly when I saw the title of your work this morning Donald. Congratulations for having a go. That turned out really well. I must say I could not believe how well it worked when I first tried it. I know there is an artist in Asia who draws exclusively with sticks he finds on his walks and he does beautiful work. After all a stick was almost certainly the first writing and drawing implement. Can’t wait for your next posting.

That's so cool! I've heard about drawing with a stick but never gave it a try. Your sketch is a boat with no squint. You have really grasped the essence of drawing with these tools (quill and stick). Remarkable!

These vids are perfect, you also sketch slowly so I learn so much more

Holy guaccamole, Donald! THAT is the sketching style I love the most out of all the styles I've seen so far. I've only seen one other person draw like that. And I LOVE those lines. It is something I long to be able to do, but my nature just does not give in. As for the ink in the pot, there's only one thing you can do with it: use it up with that quill :D Wonderful sketch!

Really cool to watch while you shared your enthusiasm. Not fun to hear that scratchy scratch through earphones 😮

Have you tried a bamboo pen or a Japanese brush pen?

There are various ways you could use up the ink in your pot, Donald. The easiest and cheapest would be using a sharpened stick. I have done that with sticks I have found in the backyard. That can be quite fun as long as the stick is not too dry that it snaps under pressure. You could use a dip pen. It would be interesting to know how different that is compared to the quill. Glass tip pens are easy and cheap to buy on Amazon. They are fun to use too. The last time I was in London, 2019 I visited an art shop. Everything was so expensive that the only thing I could afford was a bamboo dip pen. That was fun to watch. I could hear the excitement in your voice.

Wow, this looks so good and the lines have a really nice scratchy-ish look

Loved the quill experiment. Have you ever done a crayon experiment? You might find it enjoyable as well..... hint: find/use a big piece of newsprint paper.

Fun and lovely. Thank you.

That is amazing!!!

This is lovely! Great sketch, Donald

That is a truly fine wreath. The layers really gave depth to it. Excellent job!

Lovely work again, Donald. I really enjoyed watching you do that. The door knocker in particular was fascinating.

nicely done Donald

Thanks. I will give this a go

Lovely and so different than your usual sketches. Appreciate that you left a few real time sections; it helps me adjust to how the drawing actually proceeds.