ADEBANJI ALADE: MY ART, MY PASSION FOR SKETCHING — tips on sketching people on public transport

MY UPCOMING WORKSHOP-"Everything I know about Sketching!"

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I've been running this sketching blog since 2006 and a lot of my readers have always asked for a hands on practical workshop- So I'm delighted to announce that I'll be holding an intensive one day WORKSHOP on "Everything I know about Sketching!".

To register for this workshop you can click HERE


The details are as follows:

Everything I know about sketching: ONE DAY WORKSHOP at Harris Academy,...

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Sketches on the train, tube and bus in London (March I)

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Here I will be showing some of the sketches in one of my sketchbooks. I sketch almost everyday on public transport. This has been my practice for many years now and I just keep this habit going as it is the way I see the world!



Hope you enjoy these sketches and I hope you can feel the way I felt for each face. I just love faces!!!



Nothing is so enjoyable, so interesting and so engaging as when I sit...

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Sketches on the Train, Tube and Bus in June I

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These are some sketches done earlier this year. I am going to be sharing the importance of Lines and their weight at my SKETCHINSPIRATION blog, so be sure to sign up for the latest updates.




Lines are everything to me when it comes to sketching and there is something sensual, emotional and lyrical about lines-they are everything to me when I sketch on the tube, train or bus, so look out for the...

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A Marathon of Sketches on London's Public Transport May I

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Enjoy and travel along with me as you go through these sketches all done on either the tube, train, bus or bus stops.



I am always armed with my sketchbook, ball point pen and a grey TOMBOW wash pen.



Anyone that catches my attention gets into my books- Sometimes I get to sketch the same people over and over again!



It's a great experience! I get to talk to people, share what I do and sometimes I end up...

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MAKING A MARK AWARDS- Adebanji wins The Travel with a Sketchbook Trophy 2012

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It's a great way to start the year and I see this year as a fresh sketchbook page spread- ready to be filled up with abundant creativity! There's really nothing as great as looking at the pages of a brand new sketchbook! When I see a fresh page, it makes me tick, and I just feel like filling it up! It's a great feeling! Looking back at my old sketchbooks,...

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