Cover image for a book titled 'Beginner's Ink and Watercolours: The Sketch Loose Method' featuring a watercolor and ink illustration with a landscape and a color indicator for skill level.
A cover design for an art book titled 'Urban Ink and Watercolours: The Sketch Loose Method', featuring a watercolor illustration of urban buildings and a person sketching. The text indicates an intermediate level.

My Promise to You

A group of five people sitting outdoors, engaged in sketching or drawing. They are varied in age and style, with one elderly woman wearing glasses, a man with a beard in a colorful sweater, and three others, including a woman in an orange jacket and a woman with curly blonde hair. Each person is focused on their artwork, holding pens and sketch pads.

Are you a beginner? No problem!

Start your learning to sketch journey here

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free course

Become an artist in just one week

What if I told you… you could become an artist in just ONE WEEK?

In just 7 days, you can begin your journey into the world of art. No fancy materials, no long hours of gruelling practice. Just a few simple steps to unlock your creativity and start sketching like a pro.

A promotional graphic for a beginner's art course titled 'Beginner's Ink and Watercolours' featuring the subtitle 'The Sketch Loose Method'. It includes a red ribbon labeled 'Most Popular' and indicates the level is for 'Absolute Beginners'. The background features a watercolor illustration of a landscape.

Best for Beginners

Beginner’s ink and watercolour sketching

Learn all the ink and watercolour skills you need to fill up your sketchbooks. If you’re looking to learn how to make scenes fun and achievable, whilst developing a characterful style of art.

Includes personalised feedback from Toby.

🛡️ 14-day money-back guarantee

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master loose lines

Sketching with ink

My signature ink sketching techniques in depth – from textures and hatching, to inky washes, continuous lines and how to use varied lines most effectively. This course builds specifically on the skills from the beginner’s course above.

Includes personalised feedback from Toby.

🛡️ 14-day money-back guarantee

A watercolor illustration depicting a quaint street scene with simple buildings and two figures, accompanied by text that reads 'Simplify Sketching The Sketch Loose Method LEVEL: BEGINNER' in bold colors.

Build more skills and confidence

More Scenes and Techniques for Beginners ‘Simplifying sketching’

In this course you’ll tackle scenes that appear complex, but uncover the specific techniques and ways of seeing that make that complexity very achievable. Ideal as a follow on from the ‘beginner’s’ course.

Includes personalised feedback from Toby.

🛡️ 14-day money-back guarantee


Review Spotlight

What People are Saying

“Nearing the end so thank you once again Toby for creating such an inspiring course and for your constant encouraging feedback.”

Liz

Looking for a deep dive on specific subjects?

These are my most in-depth courses.

An illustrated cover for a book titled 'Rural Landscapes: The Sketch Loose Method', featuring a coastal scene with cliffs and a lighthouse, designed for all skill levels.

The most relaxing subjects

Loose rural landscapes

Learn the unique techniques and ways of sketching that make tackling loose landscapes so rewarding. No fussing, no overworking.

Includes personalised feedback from Toby.

🛡️ 14-day money-back guarantee

Cover of 'Urban Ink and Watercolours: The Sketch Loose Method' featuring a colorful illustration of urban buildings and a person sketching, labeled as 'LEVEL: INTERMEDIATE +'.

Deep dive into urban scenes

Urban ink and watercolours

Learn advanced skills to tackle challenging scenes. Wet on wet watercolour, intuitive perspective, detailed ink work, and the beautiful chaos of urban scenes.

Includes personalised feedback from Toby.

🛡️ 14-day money-back guarantee

A sketchbook open to a watercolor illustration of a cityscape, featuring buildings with a church steeple, surrounded by colorful splashes of paint. The title 'Sketch Outside' and subtitle 'The Sketch Loose Method' are prominently displayed at the top, with a note indicating the level as 'ALL LEVELS'.

MAke sketching a lifestyle

Sketching outside

Entirely filmed on location. Learn the skills and the confidence to take your sketchbook out into the world.

Includes personalised feedback from Toby.

🛡️ 14-day money-back guarantee


Review spotlight

What People are Saying

“Thank you again Toby for another brilliant course. Your extended courses are really exceptional and I’ve not found anything the like. So well thought through and structured and so detailedly explained that it is easy and motivating to follow.”

Andrea

Want something focused, independent and achievable?

These are my bite-sized courses…

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Brand new course

Sketching loose with watercolour pencils (or Inktense)

Learn to use watercolour and inktense pencils to create loose and fluid sketches. This course looks at how pencils can be used alone, but also combined with ink sketching.

🛡️ 14-day money-back guarantee

Want to sketch a lot, for less?

These are my best value bundles!

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BUNDLE & SAVE

The Core Skills Bundle (save £48!)

The three courses that take you from total beginner to confident sketcher – Beginner’s Ink & Watercolours, Simplifying Sketching, and Sketching with Ink.

🎨 Includes 3 months free Patreon access

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🛡️ 14-day money-back guarantee

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BUNDLE & SAVE

The Deep Dive Bundle (Save £52!)

Three in-depth courses that guide you through expressive landscapes, tricky urban scenes, and confident on-location art – your full immersion into sketching beyond the basics, all together for less.

🎨 Includes 3 months free Patreon access

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🛡️ 14-day money-back guarantee

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BUNDLE & SAVE

The Everything Bundle (Save £110!)

Every single Sketch Loose course from the Core Skills and Deep Dive selections. Beginner through to advanced. Ink, watercolour, urban scenes, landscapes, and everything in between. This is the complete library, one purchase, one price, no picking and choosing.

🎨 Includes 6 months free Patreon access

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🛡️ 14-day money-back guarantee

Ready to pick up a brush and pen?

The free course will give you a headstart with ink and watercolours — no commitment, no fuss. Just 15 minutes a day.