However, in the interest of keeping this post to a reasonable length, we’re only going to concern ourselves with how photography changed the way people see the world. It’s no secret that photography changed art history. It used to be that artists drew from life all the time. Video caption: Why We Should Draw More (and Photograph Less) How Photography Changed Sketching and Drawing If you’re not sure why you should draw in the age of photography or you just want to get some ideas on how to draw more, then this post on urban sketching and travel drawing should help bolster your motivation to draw more. Still, with all the known benefits of drawing some people don’t draw at all, and many people, even some artists, don’t draw enough - even with cool art activities, like urban and travel sketching. It’s a chance to unplug and to get in some drawing time, which is particularly important for artists who are going after virtuosity in their art. Urban sketching and its sister, travel drawing, give artists of all stripes an excuse to put away their phones and draw the world around them.

In this age of cell phone photography, urban sketching has made getting out and drawing hip again. Photo caption: Taking up urban sketching allows you to get in some drawing time every day no matter where you are.

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