Category Archives: sketchbooks

Blue and gold

Posted on November 13, 2019 by Ed Mostly

Five more sketches on pre-coloured paper, with blue and golden yellow backgrounds this time, the idea being to approximate skies and Bath stone, ish. I used the same process of drawing with the juicy fude pen, and then adding the … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, buskers, cafe, coloured paper, Duke Confucius, fude pen, monochrome, sketchbooks, urban, urban sketching | Tagged monochrome sketches, sitar busker, sketch in cafe, sketch of busker, sketching in Bath, the stranglers, urban sketching | 1 Comment

Seven year sketch

Posted on March 25, 2018 by Ed Mostly

In March 2011 I read my wife’s copy of Danny Gregory’s ‘Creative License’ and started doing a drawing from life every day; this was one of my better decisions… Some days the drawings are tiny brief scraps, my hand on … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, daily drawing, every day matters, sketchbooks, sketching, urban, urban sketching | Tagged daily drawing, Danny Gregory, every day matters, LCD Soundsystem, sketching in Bath, urban sketching | 12 Comments

Small sketch notes

Posted on October 12, 2017 by Ed Mostly

I love using the big square wood-bound sketch-book with bamboo dip-pen, but it doesn’t work for an everyday carry. So I’ve been carrying a much much smaller notebook (£1 from Muji) for daily sketches. It’s shirt-pocket sized and works really well … Continue reading →

Posted in Bath, fude pen, kit, line drawing, people watching, sketchbooks, street scene, urban, urban sketching | Tagged Fude de mannen, Muji sketchbook, sketching people in town, smaller sketchbook, The Clash, urban sketching | 6 Comments

“…through the square window”

Posted on August 25, 2017 by Ed Mostly

Apologies for the lack of recent blog posts; we’ve welcomed a Schnoodle puppy into our home and posting on Facebook better suits my sleep-deprived attention span… But I have managed to make a new batch of sketchbooks; they’re still bound … Continue reading →

Posted in bamboo dip pen, Bath, comparisons, line drawing, sketchbooks, square, street scene, technique, urban, urban sketching | Tagged bamboo dip pen sketches, human visual field, sketching formats, sketching in Bath, square sketchbooks, The Who, urban sketching | 9 Comments

‘Things to make and do’

Posted on June 15, 2017 by Ed Mostly

As a sort of late Spring-clean I’ve updated various bits of the blog for your perusal and enjoyment. Most of it’s kit related, but this seems to be the most popular content! ‘Daily sketch-kit’ – now includes a couple of … Continue reading →

Posted in bamboo dip pen, concertina sketchbooks, kit, opaque watercolour, sketchbooks, urban sketching | Tagged Gordon Giltrap, portable sketch kit, sketch kit, urban sketching | 6 Comments

Concertina sketchbooks

Posted on July 3, 2016 by Ed Mostly

I’ve tried using concertina/accordion-fold sketchbooks in the past, but found them very awkward to use when out and about. They’re usually spineless (like this Seawhite version and my homemade one below) with no hinge between the covers, so you can’t use a … Continue reading →

Posted in concertina sketchbooks, kit, sketchbooks, technique, urban sketching | Tagged accordion fold sketchbooks, concertina sketchbook for urban sketching, making concertina sketchbooks, panoramic sketchbook, simple sketchbook instructions, sketchbook construction, urban sketchbook, urban sketching, urban sketching kit | 16 Comments

Wood bound sketch-books

Posted on June 18, 2016 by Ed Mostly

A practical post today, revealing the depths of tinkering and making that sketching has led me to. So please enjoy my ten-step recipe for making plywood covered sketchbooks that are perfect for urban sketching. The key to their suitability is the binding, … Continue reading →