Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com Was it worth the long flight? Couldn’t 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: “Your presentation at AIBD was absolutely wonderful. Thank you!” That alone made it worth it. Then there were the conversations — the kind you can only have in person. The hallway chats. The...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com Drawing repetitive elements in perspective (think columns, arches, pillars, windows, electric poles...) feels impossible freehand… it’s very hard to get it precise intuitively! 😲 But what if I told you architects use one simple trick to get it right every time — 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 2 months ago • 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 Alán Ramiro from See The Lines. We were 12 sketchers + 2 instructors, exploring my beautiful city with sketchbooks in hand.And to be honest... I’m 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...
2 months ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com Don't know about you but I'm always a little anxious around this time of the year... I want to get closure on the year that's about to end... Sort through the gazillion ideas racing through my head... and forge them into great plans for the upcoming 12 months... while getting some rest at the sime time! 🤯 That being said, I've been wrapping up the 2024 for the last couple days and this is what I came up with... Probably not a perfect...
9 months ago • 4 min read
If you seriously want to make progress in your sketching and drawing skills (traditional or digital), I promise this will be worth reading 👇 I'm at my full capacity until the end of January, but if you're interested in the idea of working together in 2025, let me know here! Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com When talking with people in my audience about making progress, I've learned that many struggle with and are held back by lack of confidence sketching fears or blocks...
9 months ago • 2 min read
Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com So, last Thursday - just before our last LIVE workshop - I found out by accident that my latest book has become a best-seller on Amazon.com! Honestly, I'm not sure how or when it happened (the book has been published 2.5 years ago) but it's an amazing and unexpected milestone of the journey which I want to thank you so much for! If you got the book as a paperback or a Kindle version, thanks sooo much! If you haven't got the book or have...
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com As promised in the last email about 2023 review, I'd like to get your input on what kind of content should get created under Sketch Like an Architect this year! To learn what would serve YOU the best, I prepared a simple 2-question survey so I can plan out this year’s new courses, Youtube videos, freebies and other helpful content. I'd be super grateful if you took a few seconds of your day today to answer these two questions right here....
over 1 year ago • 1 min read
Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com I’ll be honest here (as always) - this year flew by much quicker than I expected and my gut feeling tells me that not that much actually got done. But while digging into my “self-coaching” notes and calendar events, I’m genuinely surprised to realize how wrong I am… Let’s unfold the more objective truth in this final recap of the most significant things that happened under the Sketch Like an Architect project in 2023. Disclaimer: I’ve...
over 1 year ago • 4 min read
Hi Reader, -- David here from SketchLikeAnArchitect.com Happy Friday! I've just released a new Youtube tutorial on how to draw a simple 1-point interior perspective view! Watch it now on Youtube In this case, I'm using Morpholio Trace on iPad but you can also follow along just with a pen and paper or other tools/apps of your choice. For Morpholio Trace users, there's also a free download (Morpholio Pack 01) with the project files, incl.: PDF Guide with step-by-step instructions Color palette...
over 2 years ago • 1 min read