urban sketching

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Getting Attention Will Make You A Better Artist
By Róisín Curé on January 12, 2020
I saw this TED Talk the other night, and I had a few thoughts that I’d like to share with you. Joseph G-L seems like...
The Future Of Creativity Is Safe
By Róisín Curé on August 18, 2019
I think of people driving through my village Ballinderreen on their way somewhere. Ballinderreen is not usually the destination, being a “blink and you’ll miss...
Winter Urban Sketching: Workshop in Galway 24th-26th October 2019
By Róisín Curé on July 2, 2019
Introduction to Urban Sketching 18th-20th October 2019
The Róisín and Sharon Tour of the Irish Coast – Sketching for Bluefish Part 1
By Róisín Curé on October 28, 2018
PREMIUM. Fungie the Dolphin, escaping crabs and doomed oysters, moody surfers - I sketched them all during my trip around the Irish coast. Hear how...
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Sketching A Love Letter To Porto: 9th USk Symposium 2018
By Róisín Curé on August 6, 2018
It was a privilege to teach at the 9th International Urban Sketching Symposium took place in Porto, Portugal, from 19th-21st July 2018, and I fell...
SeaFest 2018: Sketching An Event Right First Time
By Róisín Curé on July 11, 2018
PREMIUM - Sometimes when you're sketching you have to get it right first time. Here I share some of the tips I've picked up to...
SeaFest 2018: Sketching Sizzling Sun and Splashy Fun on Galway Docks
By Róisín Curé on July 7, 2018
PREMIUM. SeaFest is the annual celebration of Galway's intimate relationship with the Atlantic Ocean and a great family day out. Of course it wouldn't be...
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Expressing The West! Urban Sketching in Galway City, 17th-19th August 2018
By Róisín Curé on March 30, 2018
Join Róisín Curé and Pat Southern-Pearce for Expressing The West! An Urban Sketching Workshop, 17th-19th August, in the vibrant and colourful town of Galway, Ireland....
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Away From It All: Sketching in Schull, West Cork
By Róisín Curé on March 3, 2018
PREMIUM. I recently had a great week of sketching in a lovely little Irish town in West Cork, but in mid-February. Schull turned out to...
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Planning an Urban Sketch: 10 Tricks for your Toolbox (Part One)
By Róisín Curé on February 7, 2018
PREMIUM It's good to do some advance planning before you put pen to paper. Far from removing spontaneity, it gives you freedom to express yourself,...
Keeping Up With The Curés – Holiday Special (in Sketches)
By Róisín Curé on January 10, 2018
The end-of-year holiday over Christmas and New Year provides a great opportunity for sketching family, one of which I take full advantage.
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Product Review: Etchr Satchel and Field Case
By Róisín Curé on September 5, 2017
The Etchr satchel and Etchr field case have been designed with the urban sketcher in mind. I was asked to review these two products for...
Sketching Seafest 2017: Celebrating Our Seas in Ink and Watercolour
By Róisín Curé on July 19, 2017
PREMIUM. I was asked to sketch at Seafest 2017, and it was a real pleasure: sunshine, sea, spray and sketching all combined to make a...
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Only Human, After All: 10 Dos and Don’ts When Drawing People
By Róisín Curé on April 23, 2017
PREMIUM article. While it's potentially very rewarding, drawing people is one of the biggest challenges you'll face as a sketcher. Get the inside track of...
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Banishing Bad Hair Days: Sketching at a Dog Grooming Championship
By Róisín Curé on November 2, 2016
PREMIUM. The art of dog grooming celebrates our very human love of beauty, skill and, above all, our canine companions. It was a joy to...
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Sketching Life and Colour of Galway City
By Róisín Curé on June 28, 2016
PREMIUM. The life and colour of Galway City in the summer are legendary. I've caught a few of my favourite Galway sights in watercolour over...
Product Review: Field Easel Art Bag
By Róisín Curé on September 1, 2015
Finding somewhere to sit for a sketch isn't always possible. The Field Easel Art Bag by Darsie Beck is an excellent and convenient solution to...
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It’s A Knockout: Family Harmony on the East Coast of Ireland
By Róisín Curé on August 16, 2015
PREMIUM. I grew up beside Powerscourt Waterfall, near Bray, a seaside town on Ireland's East Coast. I took my children on a break there and...
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25 Dos and Don’ts When Urban Sketching
By Róisín Curé on March 29, 2015
Here are 25 urban sketching tips for you to consider when you are out in the field. They include some things you should be doing...
Book review: Felix Scheinberger’s Urban Watercolor Sketching
By Róisín Curé on March 13, 2015
Book review by Róisín Curé: Felix Scheinberger's Urban Watercolor Sketching.
Book Review: The Urban Sketcher by Marc Taro Holmes
By Róisín Curé on January 8, 2015
Róisín gives a book review of The Urban Sketcher by Marc Taro Holmes
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The Benefits of Urban Sketching: A Love Story (or, There Are Three People In This Marriage)
By Róisín Curé on August 13, 2014
Róisín talks about the benefits of urban sketching and how sometimes it can take over
No Time to Sketch? So Draw in the Cracks
By Róisín Curé on April 7, 2014
PREMIUM article. When you think you have no time to sketch, just draw in the cracks!. I explain.
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Urban Sketching: 20 Dos and Don’ts when Getting Out There
By Róisín Curé on September 15, 2013
Róisín Curé gives her 20 tips for urban sketching