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Sketch Something Delicious!

Grab a liner and turn a simple fried egg into a juicy, vibrant sketch in just 15 minutes.

Travel Sketching · Sketch Something Delicious!

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Master Everything from Juicy Food to City Streets: A Step-by-Step Sketching Course for All-Rounders.

You don’t need a plane ticket to build a rich, vibrant sketchbook. This course is built for creators who want to try it all! Capturing the texture of a delicious breakfast, the motion of crowds, and the atmosphere of city buildings. We move strictly from simple objects to complex scenes, completely stress-free.

Travel Sketching: materials and quick warm-up

Materials & Quick Warm-Up

No heavy gear needed, just a sketchbook, a fineliner, and a couple of markers. We’ll start with a quick, easy warm-up to relax your hand and erase the fear of a blank page forever.

Travel Sketching: Juicy Food Sketching

Juicy Food Sketching

Learn to draw food that looks good enough to eat. Using a simple fried egg as our guide, you’ll master rich volume, appetizing textures, and vibrant colors with just a few strokes.

Travel Sketching: Capturing Live People

Capturing Live People

You will learn to draw people who actually feel alive: catching quick gestures of strangers on the street, transferring the energy of a walk, and mapping character or emotion in just a few confident lines. No boring anatomy drills required.

Travel Sketching: Architecture & City Fragments

Architecture & City Fragments

Tame the city streets. Learn to sketch architectural details, facades, windows, and even cars naturally. You’ll combine all these skills into one stunning final travel spread.

Enjoy drawing whatever catches your eye, from cozy streets and moving cars to your bag essentials.

Master the skills needed to draw absolutely anything around you. Challenge yourself with grand architecture and detailed cars, or capture intimate moments by sketching the contents of your bag and your own self-portrait. Your sketchbook has no limits.

Make your sketching journey even easier and more fun!

You don’t have to face the blank page alone. These printable workbooks offer guided drawing practice you can do at home.

✏️ The Sketching Workbook: Practise lines, light, and shading with calming exercises, video walkthroughs, and printable art prints.

🌿 The Plant Sketching Workbook: Explore leaves and botanical textures with postcard templates for personal gifts.

Materials: Simple & Flexible

Keep it simple. All you really need is a couple of black fineliners (universal sizes like 0.3 or 0.5 mm work best) and any sketchbook or plain paper you have at home. Markers or felt-tip pens are optional for adding pops of color.

Want more details? Grab our free sketching materials guide right here.

Free sketching materials guide

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Student sketches

What our students say

Meet your teacher!

Alexey Zhalibo

Artist & illustrator

Alexey is here to show you that sketching isn’t about perfect lines. It’s about enjoying the moment! For years, he’s been filling his sketchbooks with everything from busy city streets to morning coffee cups, helping thousands of students drop their fear of the blank page.

He doesn’t believe in boring academic rules or rigid theory. His main goal is to help you find your own unique style, catch a relaxed flow, and start drawing the world around you with pure joy. Join him, and let’s start creating together!

Alexey Zhalibo, artist and illustrator, at his drawing table

Add extra workbook practice

Plant Sketching Workbook · €9

Sketching Workbook · €9

Normally €19 each. Any Workbook you add comes with lifetime access, so you can download, print, and return to the exercises whenever you like.

Choose your learning rhythm

Two ways to start sketching

🗨️ FAQ

What is the difference between the tracks with and without feedback?
You can choose the format that fits your style. With the Self-Paced track, you study completely independently. If you choose the Feedback track, you can upload your work in the comments under the lessons. Your dedicated teacher will look at every drawing, give you gentle, constructive tips on how to improve, and cheer you on, because let’s be honest, we all need a little extra motivation sometimes! :)
Do I need to buy expensive materials?
Keep it simple. All you really need is a couple of black fineliners (universal sizes like 0.3 or 0.5 mm work best) and any sketchbook or plain paper you have at home. Markers or felt-tip pens are totally optional for adding pops of color, we’ll share the exact recommendations and details once you’re inside the course!
How much time do I need to spend on this?
As much or as little as you want! Our lessons are broken down into short, comfortable steps. You don’t need to spend hours at a desk just 15 - 20 minutes with a cup of tea is enough to take a peaceful break and create something beautiful.
How long will I have access to the lessons?
You get access for the full duration of the course plus extra time afterwards (3 months), so you can rewatch and practice!
How do the lessons work?
It’s very easy. Once you join a course, you get a personal account on our platform. That’s your private creative space where all your video lessons, PDF workbooks, and printable posters are safely stored. Right after you sign up, we’ll send you a friendly email with step-by-step instructions so you can start smoothly.
How can I pay? Can I pay from any country?
Yes, you can join us from anywhere in the world! We support all the most popular and secure payment options, including credit cards, PayPal, Stripe, Apple Pay, and Google Pay. We also accept local options like iDeal for the Netherlands and other countries.

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