Urban Sketching: 30-Day Drawing Prompts

Most people think they can't draw. Usually they just haven't learned to look — and this 30-day course fixes that, one short, low-stakes sketch at a time.

What's inside

• A practical grounding: the honest starter kit, seeing like a sketcher (squint, draw shapes not symbols), confident lines, friendly perspective, value, loose figures, and a little colour
• A craft section: composition, a field guide to tricky subjects (trees, water, skies, cars, crowds), step-by-step demos, and five warm-up drills
• The 30-day prompt course across four themed weeks — each day naming a focus skill, what to draw, and what to watch for in 15–30 minutes
• A deep appendix kit: growing your kit, fixes for frustrations, a glossary, a "beyond day 30" plan, on-location and at-home tips
• 30 bonus prompts, a 30-day sketch log, an FAQ, a self-critique guide, a light-and-weather guide, and ten principles on one page

Who it's for

Anyone who wants to turn "I can't draw" into a daily habit. The one rule: draw in ink, keep it loose, and let "done but flawed" beat "perfect but never started."

PDF · 38 pages · 2026 edition · The Working Library