Uploaded January 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Meet Owen Labbé, one of our instructors at the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Toulouse, France, on July 15-18, 2026! #USkToulouse2026
Urban Sketchers Workshop WS14
Designing Stylized Architecture On Location (Line & Wash)
In this workshop, participants will learn how to transform complex architectural scenes into simplified, dynamic, and memorable sketches. Using a line-and-wash approach, they will explore how to analyze buildings through primitive qeometric shapes exaggerate proportions to create stylized design, and enhance their sketches with confident ink lines and expressive watercolor.
Demo/Activity DEM14
Essential Watercolor Painting Techniques
In this demo, I will create a watercolor sketch while introducing essential painting techniques such as wet-on-wet, glazing, and dry brush. I will also take a few minutes to explain the fundamentals of color theory, using a limited color palette to show how simple choices can lead to expressive and harmonious results.
The Urban Sketchers Symposium is in Toulouse, France, on July 15-18, 2026.
The Urban Sketchers International Symposium is an annual educational event organized by Urban Sketchers (USk), a nonprofit dedicated to fostering the practice of on-location observational sketching. urbansketchers.org
It brings together sketchers of all levels for four days of valuable field-sketching instruction, inspiration, and opportunities for participants to meet new friends.
Join us! Registration opens on February 28, 2026, 12pm CET on Eventbrite
bit.ly/USkToulouse2026Eventbrite
Check your local time
bit.ly/USkToulouse2026_WorldClock
Read and download a copy of the full Symposium Online Program
HERE: bit.ly/4jT4XbA
QUESTIONS? Check the FAQ for more information.
urbansketchers.org/usk-symposium-toulouse-faq
instagram.com/owen.labbe
Meet Owen Labbé, one of our instructors at the Urban Sketchers Symposium in Toulouse, France, on July 15-18, 2026! #USkToulouse2026
Urban Sketchers Workshop WS14
Designing Stylized Architecture On Location (Line & Wash)
In this workshop, participants will learn how to transform complex architectural scenes into simplified, dynamic, and memorable sketches. Using a line-and-wash approach, they will explore how to analyze buildings through primitive qeometric shapes exaggerate proportions to create stylized design, and enhance their sketches with confident ink lines and expressive watercolor.
Demo/Activity DEM14
Essential Watercolor Painting Techniques
In this demo, I will create a watercolor sketch while introducing essential painting techniques such as wet-on-wet, glazing, and dry brush. I will also take a few minutes to explain the fundamentals of color theory, using a limited color palette to show how simple choices can lead to expressive and harmonious results.
The Urban Sketchers Symposium is in Toulouse, France, on July 15-18, 2026.
The Urban Sketchers International Symposium is an annual educational event organized by Urban Sketchers (USk), a nonprofit dedicated to fostering the practice of on-location observational sketching. urbansketchers.org
It brings together sketchers of all levels for four days of valuable field-sketching instruction, inspiration, and opportunities for participants to meet new friends.
Join us! Registration opens on February 28, 2026, 12pm CET on Eventbrite
bit.ly/USkToulouse2026Eventbrite
Check your local time
bit.ly/USkToulouse2026_WorldClock
Read and download a copy of the full Symposium Online Program
HERE: bit.ly/4jT4XbA
QUESTIONS? Check the FAQ for more information.
urbansketchers.org/usk-symposium-toulouse-faq
instagram.com/owen.labbe
