Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com It's here - and you're the absolute first to know that this year's Sketching Retreat 2026 is now open for free registrations! Sketching Retreat is a FREE 6-day online event with 50+ pre-recorded video workshops all about architectural and urban sketching - both traditional and digital techniques. Watch a video trailer & check out the stellar instructor lineup You'll learn from absolute PRO's in areas of pen & pencil drawing, watercolor...
9 days agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com Itās official - Sketching Retreat is coming back again in October 2026 and the preparations are in full swing! Don't know what Sketching Retreat is all about? I'll let the past attendees give you a hint: Click the image to see more reviews Sketching Retreat is a FREE 6-day online event with more than 50+ short & practical pre-recorded video workshops on architectural and urban sketching, drawing & watercolor painting from your favourite...
about 2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com To me, these are priceless. Some arrive as a long email. Some as a comment under a video, late at night. Some as one line and a thumbs up. Years ago, someone recommended me to save such messages. For the rainy days, as a reminder of the why behind what I do. So I have - I keep them all. To you Reader - it might be proof that it's possible, that you can do it, too. Here are five from the last few weeks. Terri has been sketching cities for...
2 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read
Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com This Monday we wrapped up the Urban Sketching Retreat in Prague - a week-long experience of sketching my home city with my good friend AlƔn Ramiro from See The Lines. 9 sketchers from around the world, 2 instructors, and sketchbooks everywhere. I'm writing this on Friday and I'm still sorting through all the photos, sketches, and memories. Here are my favorite moments from the week. We sketched a different spot every day. LetnƔ Park. Old...
3 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 3 min read
Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com 3 things for you before the weekend - a new video on drawing people, a personal story about rejections, and community wins from your peers. 1/ My new YouTube video is quietly becoming one of my most-watched videos this year (50,000+ views and counting), so clearly I'm not the only one who used to avoid drawing people. Simple Way to Draw People (w/o Learning Anatomy) š https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iqyNqGy6Xo0 If youāve ever avoided...
4 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com Iām writing this on my way to London for the ATN Influence Day. A conference bringing together some of the most popular architecture influencers. A full day of talks, panels, and meeting online friends in person. And Iāll be honest. I still canāt believe I get to do this.(Iāll be sharing my experience on Instagram Stories over the weekend) A few years ago, I was sending out job applications in Copenhagen, Denmark. Over 100 rejections. No...
7 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com Being a professional over-thinker, I have a love-hate relationship with this time of the year. Review - reflect - plan - prioritize - be grateful - scratch that new idea - doubt yourself - burn everything down? - start all over - ādonāt forget to get some rest, tooā - and repeatā¦ Do YOU do yearly recaps? Looking back, reflecting, seeing what went well and what not so much? If you have any favourite process, tool, or resource for such...
10 months agoĀ ā¢Ā 5 min read
Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com Was it worth the long flight? Couldnāt it be done via Zoom? Solid questions. Three connecting flights.Twenty hours of travel.A pounding headache before the presentation.Not ideal. But the very next morning, emails started landing in my inbox: āYour presentation at AIBD was absolutely wonderful. Thank you!ā That alone made it worth it. Then there were the conversations ā the kind you can only have in person. The hallway chats. The...
about 1 year agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com Drawing repetitive elements in perspective (think columns, arches, pillars, windows, electric poles...) feels impossible freehandā¦ itās very hard to get it precise intuitively! š² But what if I told you architects use one simple trick to get it right every time ā even without a ruler? Click here to watch it now This new video is a short snippet from a recent support webinar for the students in the Perspective Drawing Made Easy course....
about 1 year agoĀ ā¢Ā 2 min read
Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com Last Sunday we wrapped up something special in Prague -a 5-day Urban Sketching Retreat with my good friend AlĆ”n Ramiro from See The Lines. We were 12 sketchers + 2 instructors, exploring my beautiful city with sketchbooks in hand.And to be honest... Iām still riding the creative high from it all. My personal highlight?Day 4 - we were sketching a bridge from an island in the middle of the Moldau. There was live music nearby, we were in...
over 1 year agoĀ ā¢Ā 1 min read