URBAN SKETCH

Name: URBAN SKETCH
Start: 2025-08-23T09:00:00-07:00
Location: Barnes & Noble (Surprise, AZ)

Schedule

Sat, 23 Aug, 2025 at 09:00 am

UTC-07:00

Location

Barnes & Noble (Surprise, AZ) | Surprise, AZ

No experience is necessary.
NWPHX Urban Sketching
Take a creative break.
Explore the natural world around you.
Meet new people.
Learn about native plants, birds, and animals.
Pack your bag and join us!
Recommended Tools:
Urban sketchers on location need tools that are compact and easy to use.
Urban sketching is done with a wide variety of materials.
A comfortable backpack or tote
Graphite pencils
Mechanical pencils with 2B lead
Plain graphite
Erasers: white plastic or nylon, gray kneaded erasers
Colored pencils (blendable & watercolor)
Pen and ink: permanent ink pens such as microns, sharpies and
water-soluble fine-tipped pens, and even fountain pens
Markers: Thick and thin point, permanent or water-soluble, black, shades of gray, or even colors
Watercolor paints: travel kit, brushes, small jar of water, water spray bottle.
Bottle of water
Rag or paper towels
Sketchbook of your choice. Remember, you will be on the road/trail, so keep it small, light and compact. Use highest quality! You are worth it- AND your sketches will be better.
According to www.urbansketchers.org there are 220 official Urban Sketchers Chapters worldwide! We are on our way to becoming one of them!
Our Manifesto
We draw on location, indoors or out, capturing what we see from direct observation.
Our drawings tell the story of our surroundings, the places we live and where we travel.
Our drawings are a record of time and place.
We are truthful to the scenes we witness.
We use any kind of media and cherish our individual styles.
We support each other and draw together.
We share our drawings online.
We show the world, one drawing at a time.