Loose Ink & Watercolor Sketching Tutorial l How to Sketch a Café
Urban sketching is usually done on-location with a group of sketchers but over the last few years there have been many sketchers doing virtual urban sketching, some even using Google maps(mostly triggered by lockdowns), thus the term “urban sketching at home”. #uskathome
One of my favourite things to do over the past year has been sketching with ink and watercolor. For me, it is really relaxing and stress-free art.
Freedom to express yourself and permission to revel in the beauty of a place. What’s not to love?
I hope you enjoy sketching as much as I do with these tips and tricks.
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Time stamps
0:00 Intro
0:26 Art Materials
2:32 Color Mixing
3:13 Base layer
5:21 Pen & Inking
9:30 Painting the Blue
10:35 Painting the Brown
11:24 Painting the Green
12:27 Painting the Yellow
12:50 Shadows
13:02 Painting the Darkest parts and details
14:22 Review
14:47 Refinement
Music
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Thank you everyone for all the love for this video! I can’t believe this has reached so many people over the past few months🤯 As I mentioned before in a subsequent video, I would like to clarify that technically, urban sketching is done on-location, however the time when I was doing this sketch and video, “urban sketching at home” was trending due to covid lockdowns and people being stuck at home and not being able to go outside to sketch.#uskathome I do sketch(urban sketch) outside when I have the opportunity, but when I don’t have hours of free time to travel and sketch outside, I go back to sketching at home and imagining I am in those places in the pictures. I love urban sketchers, I respect and look up to many of them, and would love to join on-location sketching with real people more often. It is amazing to be able to meet so many beautiful and kind souls on this channel. Your words of encouragement and sharing of experiences means a lot, and I hope we can continue to grow and inspire each other❤️
@whyshoulditellyou1194
10 ай бұрын
you're so talented
@jasmine9014
10 ай бұрын
I just found your channel from dhanisha geerdarrys channel. I'm so glad I found it! Your videos are amazing :) I'm going to watch all of them❤
@ArtfulShelley
9 ай бұрын
Hi, suggestion: consider putting a picture in picture of the reference photo in your video. It would be fascinating and cool to see what you are reproducing. Thanks!
@Subi_art
9 ай бұрын
How do you record your voice? So soothing
@VintagePosterArts
8 ай бұрын
The Art Deco style of these vintage posters is so sleek and dreamy! 😍 @vintageposterart #retroartdeco
One thing I would like to say for beginners is don't be afraid of making mistakes. Cause as a beginner you can never run away from them even professionals make mistakes. And that what makes the artist to grow. For beginners like me tend to get very anxious about their art which result in even poor quality of art than they can do. For me when i stopped caring about the outcome but rather tried to understand the process and tried to learn from my mistakes that's when my art started to improve. We'll I'm not a professional so it's just my POV.
@JilleeArts
Жыл бұрын
Well said🌟
@ArtbyAsad
Жыл бұрын
You are absolutely right, man makes mistakes and learns from them. I agree with you. You have made a very good point.
@winterume
Жыл бұрын
but im the mistake
@MiyLei
11 ай бұрын
Sometimes Making mistakes can add to the depth and you have no idea how many times ill be half done with a piece, hate it and want to quit or start over. Its getting past those feelings because EVERY SINGLE TIME ive just pushed past that ugly phase by the time i actually finish, I LOVE it
@sravanisravs2570
11 ай бұрын
@@JilleeArts hi maam i watched all u r videos beautiful painting maam plz do online classes to beginners step by step plz maaam❤❤❤❤❤ from india 🇮🇳
I have never thought of laying down washes of colour first, then drawing in the lines, before going in again with further details. This would be helpful, especially when you have time limits when you're out and about doing urban sketching! Thank you, I will try this next time!
@kaudsiz
Жыл бұрын
Just be mindful that the pen is suitable for the purpose and won’t get ruined
@ayaehab
Жыл бұрын
I always sketch first with colored pencils (sometimes watercolors so it would blend with everything), I also love this idea of starting with colors first.
@Chapman203
Жыл бұрын
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@tothelakes
8 ай бұрын
@@ayaehab thanks for the tip I'm going to use it today
@Cookiesbyaasiya
21 күн бұрын
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So beautiful. I love these kind of watercolor scenes. So inspiring, relaxing, cozy, ugh, loved it so much.
@JilleeArts
Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much 😀❤️🥰
@Chapman203
Жыл бұрын
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@sumaiyasheikh5644
Жыл бұрын
Same
@simp.pot0633
11 ай бұрын
--.-
@xinnoondaily
10 ай бұрын
I Love this! We did something similar where we live out. This video actually gave us inspiration and hope that we can still become successful, thanks so much for this video.
I’ve gone back in history to find this video and hopefully encourage you further in what you do with my comment. Your video randomly popped up on my Home Screen and I’ve immediately fell in love with urban watercolor/ink sketching. Within days I’ve bought all the supplies I could get my hands on (I’ve not done any painting since highschool) and finished my first paining yesterday. You’ve changed things for me! Thanks a lot for this.
@elusiveanmol
Жыл бұрын
exact same!
@JilleeArts
11 ай бұрын
Glad to hear that☺️✨
I believe that the first phase is the hardest since you have to put watercolor in the proper place at the right ratio! Your painting inspires me a lot. Thank youuuu
@JilleeArts
11 ай бұрын
Thank you ❤❤That’s quite true, but the good thing is you get the hard part done and out of the way first🫣
This is so beautiful. I really like how you take the time to carefully layer all the colours and details.
@Chapman203
Жыл бұрын
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Watching the whole process of how you create your piece was amazing. Beautiful!
Thank you for your quiet lesson. I really like presenters who stick to the subject and not get "chatty". Refreshing.
Perfect thumbnail! Also, I loved watching your process. My favorite part of this video was just hearing your advice and thoughts throughout your process. I also completely relate to finishing the piece and then adding a bunch of extra flourishes after the thought! I will definitelly try watercolor sketches once I get waterproof pen ink!
This video inspired me so much that i picked up a watercolor on my nearest art shop asap, i didn't know this medium would be so fun! ❤
I can't believe this beautiful piece got created in front of me. What a wonderful video, you're inspiring me to paint myself! 🍀🌷
All I can say is wow! First of all, your drawing is so beautiful, I love it! Second, your explanation is really, really good. I wanted to try drawing a scene like that myself right after I saw this video, and it worked better than I thought it would.
One of the most beautiful urban sketches i have ever seen 💖
Thank you, your tutorial inspire me to grab my watercolor supplies again after all this time. What a beautiful artwork, ❤❤
So I tried this today ( never paint with water colors before)and the result was just mind-blowing. I followed your technique and drew the exact way. Although I used different color combinations because I have limited colors but the painting came out with such a nice combination of colors. I really appreciate your technique which is so easy to follow step by step.
It looks really beautiful and has so much excitement to it and looked like so much fun to make 😊❤
This looks so absolutely beautiful! Its amazing how you are able to visualise the picture at the start just with some water colours. I’ve been trying to try out water colour painting but not top successful so far haha. Getting inspired to keep going! Thanks for sharing, and new sub here ❣️
@iriskanawjia207
Жыл бұрын
I'm pretty sure it took here years of practice and i hope to be atleast half as good! Best of luck on your art journey ❣️
@JilleeArts
Жыл бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Keep going k❤️
@Chapman203
Жыл бұрын
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I love what you did here. I am inspired to paint beautiful scenes like this. Thanks for the inspiration.
I was inspired to buy a dip pen after seeing this video. I've never used a fountain pen or dip pen of any kind before. I went with the speedball sketching pen set and black velvet waterproof india ink. So far, I have only tried the smallest point nib in the package, but I am absolutely in LOVE with the way the ink flows off the tines and deposits onto the paper. So SMOOTH and the line is so so fine! Easily down to a 0.01 line. And using this along with my watercolor markers... I can't get home from work soon enough!
@JilleeArts
Жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing your art endeavours ❤️Dip pens and fountain pens really are a whole new world!🌟
O que mais surpreende é se dar conta que o processo é tão incrível quanto o resultado.
@JilleeArts
11 ай бұрын
Thank you very much!💗☺️🌟
Love this type of illustrative art so much. 💖
I actually tried this bc i was bored , but it came out stunning ! I dint expect myself to do that good as it was my first time with watercolour since i usually paint ghibli scenes with gouche. Thank you soo much for this stunning piece and the way u explained step by step made it really clear and soothing. All the best for your channel ❤❤!
@JilleeArts
Жыл бұрын
Thank you ❤️
@sowmyareddy49
11 ай бұрын
Np
Sitting here, watching you create artistic magic, I visualize myself sitting at a cafe table outside the shop. Sipping tea. Relaxed.🥰
you’re so talent. it’s like therapy see you painting
Thank you for the easy-to-follow tutorial. This has inspired me to try to ink out the scene, rather than to just have the paint.
It’s the first time I’ve seen someone paint with watercolours , I found it mesmerising , how clever , to balance water on your brush & paint ,without too much dripping colours everywhere!! Well done,! I would like to learn more about watercolour paintings now . Thank you for sharing this wonderful video . Helen Kirrage xx
"It looks OKAY," girl please that artwork is beautiful!! Thank you for making it so beginner friendly :) I've always wanted to try watercolor/ink but I've always been so nervous around watercolors lol but this makes it so much less intimidating ❤
I was never able to understand the watercolor technique. Im grateful, thank you!
Gracias por ser tan generosa y enseñarnos un poco de tu trabajo, felicidades amo tu trabajo, eres muy talentosa ❤😊
I love your art style so much!!! Also, the most important thing is that I learnt new things from you!! I appreciate your video so much!!
The way she teach this looks very easy 👏
Великолепно!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 Восхищает, как вы легко работаете в такой сложной технике, как акварель. Я никак не могу ее освоить☺️ Браво!!!❤️
OMG! You make it look soooo easy! Love it. It is beautiful!
Very enjoyable to watch. This makes me want to sketch and ink/watercolor buildings in my town.
@JilleeArts
Жыл бұрын
Thanks! glad you enjoyed it 🥰❤️
@Chapman203
Жыл бұрын
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I love water colour paintings! Very pretty! Thx!
This is my first video I've seen and I love it. It was aesthetically please and I love your soft spoken voice. 😊 I also really appreciate how you describe the process. I find watercolor somewhat intimidating but watching you while you talk about it helps me see how enjoyable watercolor is. I'd like to pick up watercolor again because of this video. Great job. 😊❤️
@JilleeArts
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for commenting❤That’s so awesome to hear! I find watercolor intimidating sometimes because it can be unpredictable, especially when painting loosely😂 but letting the paint let loose and do what it wants is liberating at the same time. So I hope you get back into watercolor and happy painting ok!
@Chapman203
Жыл бұрын
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First of all this is so pretty I love it. Second of all with this technique my art is now getting better and it makes me so happy. Thanks for making this video
@JilleeArts
Жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that ☺️
My stomach is doing backflips while my toes crackle and curl at this beautiful watercolor masterpiece. I love this whole heartedly, you're a big inspiration! 💮
This was lovely! It's the style I love! I got a beautiful result! Thank you!!
Love that you incorporated the ink pen for added highligts
Your Art piece turned out so beautiful, I'm speechless ✨💓💓, It literally gave me a calming and relaxing feel and it was so satisfying to watch😊😊✨
one o the best tutorials I have ever seen, just what I was looking for. Many thanks, more videos like this please
A whole new way of painting and drawing… so beautiful to watch and I loved the finished product Thank you
Im a semi beginner and loved this tutorial it came out really nice. I think I'll need to try urban sketching and follow more of your videos! Lovely work
This watercolor painting is very good, thank you for sharing how to paint beautifully
This is such a lovely piece! Very inspirational, thank you!
You show it like it is so easy. I love your video bc it gives me hope that I can paint similar urban scenes! Thank you.
I tried making this at home today only and it came out perfect and beautiful. Thank you for making this.
@_____ArtisticBySmriti____
Жыл бұрын
I wish I could see an image of it
I absolutely love your art style and are very inspired by it.
Such beautiful videos has such an aesthetic charm to it , it inspires me to paint even though I am very bad at it , but I also loved the inking part so calm , this video made me feel extremely happy and relaxed. Thankyou💝
You made the process look so easy omg
好きです! わたしもこのような絵を描きたいと思いました😊
I just discovered your channel. I absolutely love your art and you inspire me to continue with my learning of loose sketching and watercolor! You have a new subscriber!
Beautiful I'm a beginner so loved seeing all the steps very helpful.
Your coloring techniques really inspired me, I wanted to try different techniques for my drawings and I found your video, thank you!
Love your video! You illustrate the whole process in great details.
Just found your channel and subscribed! You have such a lovely style and way of approaching ink and wash. Thanks so much for your time and effort! Can't wait to see more!
Such a beautiful work! Thank you for sharing the process. I'm excited to try it out for myself and learn this type of painting and sketching. :)
I saw this video and loved it. Im actully a young artist and you have such a great talent . i also painted the same thing in my sketch book . Loved it soo much .But i can never draw as perfect as you do :)
I really love the loose cafe sketch!😍 I always wanted to try urban sketching. This video feels really fun to create. Definitely trying!
I love these cottage core/ cozy aesthetic videos!! ❤❤
I don't have words to express the beauty of this painting and how much I liked it ✨💫🇮🇳
Thank you for sharing, this painting is so inspirational!❤️
I really love this style of watercolour sketching. So freeing. ♥
such a lovely piece of art! thank you, i will try this
Free hand...simply beautiful!🖌✒👍
Your art is really beautiful and inspiring! I watched it while drawing on my tablet XD and I sudenly wanted to pick up my old paintings and draw in traditional lol
That's so beautiful. I really like these types of drawings. Thanks for being an inspiration for me to draw.
@Chapman203
Жыл бұрын
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You deserve more subscribers. This was relaxing to watch and incredibly informative. Thank you.
Looks so easy when you work on it. Lots of tips for my attempt at painting interior plant window. Thank you will see you again.
this is so cozy and relaxing to watch, youre so talented
Wonderful! That's what I want my water color paintings to be.
This is amazing artwork. Love watching your painting it.
I absolutely love your art 🎉🎉🎉🎉, I will do my best to create as good as I can in your work, I love the wet in wet process, so painting loose first wet in wet should suit me. Thank you for sharing ❤❤❤❤❤
I love this style! Definitely going to get some proper watercolour products and do stuff like this.
What a great art work! I really really want to draw a paint like you did. So beautiful and cute paint! I really love this your art!
'overall, I think it's okay' she says. I wish I had half the talent you have!
@JilleeArts
Жыл бұрын
Sometimes I find it a bit difficult to judge how good an artwork is, because it’s quite subjective. It can look good to me but not to others, so that’s why I said “I think it’s ok”😂 Anyway, always got room for improvement and thanks very much!🌟
So very beautiful…..relaxing….I wish I was there! thank you for sharing!
I did find it helpful. Thanks for letting us into your process!
The theme of this painting is just beautifull... I love it... Thank you... 🥰
Love your sketch and your video, so peaceful and relaxing while watching. Thank you for making it :)
It's so relaxing to look at. Truly beautiful.
I love this type of art. Gorgeous. 🤍
Thank you for sharing the color mixing, this is something i am not good at. Love ❤️
@themightierpencil
Жыл бұрын
Yet
@JilleeArts
Жыл бұрын
Sure! Practice more and you will get it soon 😊❤️
@brook2478
Жыл бұрын
@@JilleeArts that’s so kind of you. Thank you ❤❤❤
شكرا أحببت اللوحة وأحببت طريقته في الرسم، كنت سأتعمق في الألوان المائية هكذا وسأجربها قريبا استمتعت كثيرا باللوحة وكأنك أدخلتنا إلى ذهن الفنان أثناء رسمه 💘🌼
Enjoyed your process and the results very much…thanks!
I find your videos very therapeutic. I feel inspired to make one myself 🫶🏻
U make art an easy learning process for beginners…a true talent for sure!!! Keep up your beautiful art work ❤❤
Love it so much! Thanks for the video, i wanna take up my watercolor pen right now!
Lovely video and lovely painting! I like the messiness of the watercolour in the thin detail lines, turned out really nice
@JilleeArts
Жыл бұрын
Thank you very much ❤️❤️ yes I like the messiness too, sometimes it’s unpredictable but it’s definitely fun 😄
Very nice! I really enjoy your art and your narration. Well done!
Thank you so much for this. It was so inspiring and sparked passion.
Thank you for explaining everything. Very beautiful peace of work❤ and your voice is calming and your video is so cozy love everything ❤
I literally tried it today and thank you so much ...I did my 1st heartful watercolor painting
I love urban sketching! Yours are so nice!
This is wonderful! Love it. Beginner, I’d like to try something a little simpler. Thank you! Inspiring.
@JilleeArts
Жыл бұрын
You are welcome! Glad you enjoyed the video and thanks for the feedback❤️Will try doing some simpler sketches in the future🤗☺️
Wow this painting looks super cozy
I really enjoyed the progress of this water colour. It looks very pretty too.
@Chapman203
Жыл бұрын
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Powerful painting. I love the painting process in water colours. 😮❤👍🏻💛☺️🙂