TIPS FOR SKETCHING OUTDOORS : How to Draw Outside & Drawing Travel Sketches

Drawing and Sketching Nature Outdoors

To the keen, enthusiastic young artist there is nothing more fascinating, more enthralling, than sketching out of doors.

Things to Consider Before Sketching Outside

Before you go out and start sketching outdoors, take in to consideration the following artists' tips and advice to make the experience a good one.

The Fine Art of Travel Sketching

I always found the idea of sketching while traveling kind of odd. I'm by no means a good artist, and half the time my drawings end up looking like something a two-year-old could have scribbled on a place mat. Besides, I have a camera, right? But for some unknown reason, I'm starting to really enjoy it. In fact, I would argue trying your hand at travel sketching can significantly improve your travels. Here's why.

How to Paint En Plein Air (Outdoors)

Painting Outdoors is Fun! Especially if you are the kind of person who gets bored with exercise for its own sake, painting outdoors or "en plein air" as the fine art world calls it, can be a wonderful alternative for the artistic intellectual who hates sports and needs to become less sedentary. How many times in your life have you met artists and noticed they are skinny, wiry, tanned people bursting with health?

Plein Air Painting: Taking Your Paints Outside

Practical tips for plein air painting, or painting on location.

Plein Air Painting Checklists

What Art Materials & Other Essentials You Need for Plein-Air Painting.