SKETCH YOUR ADVENTURES
IN INK & WATERCOLOUR
WITH TARIA
Join over 100,00 sketchy friends learning to capture their travels and everyday life.
100k+ YouTube subscribers
Author of The Beginner’s Guide to Urban Sketching
Workshops on 3 continents
Watch: How Urban Sketching Can Change Your Life
Sketch Your Adventures
My step-by-step online course
- Learn to sketch from your travel photos, even if you’re a total beginner
- Step-by-step video lessons + photo references
- Learn my relaxed ink and watercolour approach that keeps sketching fun
- Gain confidence to sketch anywhere — from your kitchen table to a new city.
- Enjoy lifetime access so you can revisit lessons anytime
Other Courses to Explore…
Paint first, draw later! Create expressive city sketches on bold abstract watercolour backgrounds — a playful way to loosen up and find your style.
Keep the adventure going! Sketch four iconic Buenos Aires scenes and challenge yourself with new angles, colours, and compositions — the perfect next step after Sketch Your Adventures.
FREE 7 DAY URBAN SKETCHING AT HOME CHALLENGE!
Sketch With Me for 7 Days — Right From Home
Every day you’ll receive a new drawing prompt and a behind-the-scenes video
of me sketching the same subject in my own home.
It’s the easiest (and most fun) way to build your sketching habit.
Sketch with me around the world!
Sketching Morocco
Sketch the colours and chaos of Marrakech and the calm beauty of the Agafay Desert in this unforgettable Moroccan art adventure.
Explore My Sketchy Adventures eBooks
Take a peek inside my travel sketchbooks — from early adventures around the world to sketching the beauty of South Africa.
Each ebook is filled with ink and watercolour sketches, stories, and lessons from life on the road.
A visual diary of my early sketching journeys from 2017–2020 — capturing the people, places, and quiet moments that sparked my love of urban sketching.
A colourful collection of ink and watercolour sketches from my honeymoon travels across South Africa — mountains, vineyards, coastlines, and the joy of discovery.
About me…
Hi, I’m Taria Dawson — a sketcher from the UK, now living in Johannesburg, South Africa. I’ve been bumbling around the world for the last few years in pursuit of creative adventures. While urban sketching is my main passion, I’ve also dabbled in other crafts like silversmithing along the way!
I first stumbled across urban sketching around 2012, though I didn’t quite pluck up the courage to sketch outside until a couple of years later. (The fear is real!) After experimenting with all sorts of mediums and styles as a hobbyist artist, I eventually found my true home in ink and watercolour sketching. It marries perfectly with my love of travel — especially when exploring alone with nothing but a backpack and a sketchbook.
You can get a pretty solid idea of what I’ve been up to over the past few years from my ebook Sketchy Adventures Around the World. I also share much of my creative journey on my YouTube channel, Taria’s Sketchy Adventures, where over 100,000 subscribers join me for tutorials, travel sketching vlogs, and sketching inspiration.
I’m also the author of Urban Sketching for Beginners and the creator of the flagship online course Sketch Your Adventures. Over the years I’ve taught hundreds (maybe thousands!) of students both online and in person, helping them build confidence and fill their sketchbooks with meaningful memories.
If you’d like to dive deeper, you can:
- Follow along with my latest sketches on Instagram here
- Explore my other online classes here
- Join me for in-person workshops here
From the Blog: Urban Sketching World
I regularly share tutorials, gear reviews, and travel sketching inspiration on my blog, Urban Sketching World — one of the web’s biggest resources for urban sketchers.
What is urban sketching?
My favourite urban sketching supplies
Urban sketching styles: a brief guide
Inspiring travel sketchbook spreads
Beginners guide to perspective for beginners
