I am new to the group and located in northern Germany ! I started with sketching about 1,5 years ago but really practiced more and more over the last 6 months. I did (and am doing) a plenty of video tutorials and am a beginner when it comes to sketches outside and „on the street“. I am looking forward for your tips and inspiration!

I went out for a walk on Saturday to find something to catch. This is a iconic part of the town where I live, and it's called the Soundshell. The Soundshell, and its collonaded surround, was built in 1935 following the 1931 earthquake. Designed by Napier architect J T Watson, The Colonnade and Sound Shell were projects undertaken by the Thirty Thousand Club. "It was the Thirty-Thousand Club that funded the Sound Shell, dancing area and colonnade. The Art Deco Sound Shell was the first to be built in the country and it trumpeted Napier's intention not just to rise from the rubble and ashes of the earthquake and fires, but to reinvent itself in the process. Not from Brighton Beach did this design come - but, from tinsel town, from Hollywood. And with it went the Veronica Sun Bay, a colonnade, three grand arches - including the so-called 'New Napier Arch' and, most daring of all - an outdoor dancing area. The citizens of Napier paid for the later by 'purchasing' individual paving slabs. Napier was being restyled as a modern city of the future, a place for fun and pleasure." Extract from: Cultivating Paradise Aspects of Napier's Botanical History - Dr Robin Woodward

i used to photograph my sketches and post them as I did them and i have written about that before and my concern then other people might try to take those images and reuse them as their own, especially on some of the public social media platforms like Facebook and Instagram. However, for my own benefit I have been scanning my images to 600 DPI to try to get a high-quality image of all of my sketches. It takes awhile to do this and I do have a dedicated printer scanner that does this for me. The trick of course is to make sure that you hold the paper down and let the machine do its job. I use this machine (Brother MFC J6940DW) for scanning. this is an A4/A3 printer and scanner, which I need for architectural drawings and scans. I also have a specialist A4 photo/slide scanner that scans up to 2400dpi, but i'm happy with the scans I have. have a look at the images below, do you think they show the sketch and the texture of the paper?

Im out with my sketching group today, we are so fortunate to have a great day for sketching. I'm working with a ball point on stone paper for the first sketch.

Hello everyone, I am very interested in building a habit to sketch more on location this year. I have a few upcoming trips and I want to be able to sketch & paint fast to capture lots of scenes. I also want to work on my sketches to be more impressionistic.