Simplify Your Sketch: 9 Buildings in 9 Minutes

Tools used: Leda Art Supply sketchbook, Sailor fountain pen with Zoom nib

Photo reference of Barcelona buildings and scenes:

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[judyh]

Great exercise to loosen up and not overthink it. It really encouraging for me as a viewer when you note your mistakes and say, oh well, moving on, can’t worry about it. The end result is still fine. Very useful to quickly paint in three values too. Will try this. Thx Teoh.

[littleripper]

I always need to lay down some markings first and can't just draw like this with hard ink. I have a water brushpen with literally a few drops of ink that I make marks with and you don't see it when the drawing is done. It's so fun using real ink, I started in digital and never used pens and ink before a year ago. I dont know why but there is something really fun about real pens/brushpens and ink that digital doesn't capture the same way.

[cunparis]

Hi Teoh thank you very much for posting this video (and all your videos actually). This one was especially helpful to me. In fact I had a breakthrough. I always try to draw too perfect with too many details but my skill doesn't allow this because I have errors, especially perspective. So my sketches look "off" because I tried to do too much. Watching you draw these scenes in 1 minute was very inspriring. So after watching the first time, I got out the sketchbook and followed along for the 2nd viewing. In many of the scenes I thought "This is too complicated, I'll skip this one" but I decided to give it a shot and after doing the first 6 I realized I can draw with less precision and less details and it works better for me because my errors are not as noticeable. I hope that makes sense. I probably took around 10 minutes on each and they don't look as good as your 1 minute sketch but for me I thought they looked good and it's very encouraging. I now feel like I can sketch anything. It probably won't be great, but at least I can follow your steps and simplify and get a likeness that is recognizeable. This and your other video on simplifying details have been most helpful. Thanks!

[burrrli]

This was so fun to watch. Thanks for sharing! I love your sketches.

[drawingarchitecture]

This is a perfect exercise for my architecture students to do with just internet references.

[icemarle]

I used to enjoy urban sketching before I got busy with my work again and before winter happened. Was never without my sketchbook. I really long to draw again, but you just reminded me how I don't need to spend an hour just to do a sketch when I've got a ton of photos I took from my old trips. I can always just stick some gray ink in one of my empty brush pens for shading. Thanks for this video. You reminded me how much I enjoy urban sketching again and I'll go make a few sketches again tomorrow. 🤗

[ju]

What a good idea to challenge myself n other sketchers 😬👍🏻　definitely will try soon

[SarahAndBoston]

I loved this exercise! Definitely going to try this. Thanks.

[gosiownik]

Long time subscriber but first time commenter here. Thank you Teoh for providing such valuable content, sharing your talent and bringing inspiration to your viewers. You motivate me to keep drawing, even though my sketches are far from perfect. Thanks again, you're a legend!

[TerriChannel]

I loved seeing you do these sketches. Even though you weren’t able to add details and you were drawing so quickly, all the sketches successfully conveyed the proper perspective and feel of the buildings. I think you are a terrific sketch artist!

[davytan]

Thanks teoh, i tend to get caught up with details, really enjoyed this loose but authentic style

[isabelleperezcade]

Hard to find more complicated subjects ! you didn't make it easy Parka, but the exercise is fun to do. Thank you 🙏

[CharleyWang]

I prefer to watch you go outside to sketch, because I like to do that!

[aloneplayz]

Yo I just watched ur video when I got the notification and by the way that is so cool it is like sketch 1 building in one minute but 9 so it will be 9 LOL haha but good !!!

[watercolourartincapetown]

I have a postcard of the basilica
I’ll try this exercise
Thanks for posting 👌

[no_chefs_here]

wow, this was amazing given the complex buildings!

[elysef]

Love the idea, so helpful, thank you! (Nice new cartoon pic for your channel, too!)

[aloneplayz]

I also tried it out myself!! A couple of the buildings

[joelkavanagh]

, ,, fyunToiStuck toituaraiel n Yinn%-=+spiration for sure, , thanx soo much! ...

[dandfawesome]

Fantastic exercise. Although I had to laugh, your 1-minute sketches look like the ones I labour over for ages 🤣