A Sketching Tour lasts 2.5 hours.
A Sketching Tour lasts 2.5 hours.
We currently hold sketching tours in Rome’s antique Jewish Ghetto in several locations around the neighborhood. If you would like to sketch in another location, we are happy to accommodate your request, just contact us to make make a request.
The current cost of a group Sketching Tour is $75 or the equivalent in euros. This includes working with a sketching tutor, a sketch kit to use for the duration of the sketching tour, and a handmade sketchbook that is yours to keep and take with you.
We will meet in a small group together with your sketching tour leader in a designated spot in the center of Rome. From there we get to know each other a bit and then you will get your handmade sketching kit. For the next 2.5 hours, you will be led through simple and fun exercises in pencil, pen, and watercolor to learn a fun and easy way to keep your sketchbook journal.
We work from observation, sketching our surroundings as best we can from life. Your sketch tour leader will give you input and feedback throughout the tour and you will glean lots from your fellow participants. By the end of our time together, you will feel more confident and motivated to work outdoors sketching the moments and places that are important for you to capture.
We provide all of your materials and small folding stools for you to use for sitting during the sketching tour. You may want to bring a bottle of water, sunglasses or a hat for the sun, a camera if you want to photograph the experience and just an open and fun attitude for our time together. Everything else will be provided.
There will never be more than 8 people on a sketch tour. If you would like to come with a larger group, please contact us and we can arrange that for you.
We no longer accept cash payments. You can pay with any form of credit or debit card or via PayPal. If you prefer bank transfer, just contact us and we can provide you with the necessary bank details.
Yes, you can work privately 1-on-1 with a professional artist or even with a group as small as 2 people tailoring the class to your needs.
We also offer sketch tours for larger groups. Please contact us for any group inquiries and private tour details and prices.
Yes of course! Since you will only work with full-time professional artists based in Rome, we are happy to work with you on a specific aspect of sketching such as just watercolors, pen or pencil drawing and can provide materials accordingly.
Yes. You can request to work with a specific sketch tour leader or we can choose which one would work best with you depending on your needs. The cost for a private tour is $275 and includes all materials and the undivided attention of your sketch tour leader for your 3 hours working together.
Yes, you can! The sketching tour is made for everyone including children. As a note, we do encourage drawing from observation which can be fun and challenging for smaller children. This is the perfect activity for families of all sizes. We recommend the sketching tour for children ages 5 and up. All children must be accompanied by a supervising adult.
The sketching tour is for anyone. NO EXPERIENCE NECESSARY, we really mean that.
Anyone can learn simple techniques for keeping a sketchbook journal to remember your time traveling and creating personal memories. Our artists are not only great at what they do but also love working with people and sharing their knowledge and will guide you in working in your sketchbook in a way that is fun and effortless for you.
Artists and architects often join our sketch tours as well. The exercises we do together are designed to be appropriate for all skill levels. Working together provides the unique opportunity to build on your current skill level as well as hopefully offering new and fun ways of working in your sketchbook.
Yes. We can provide a discount for groups of 4+ people. Please contact us for group discount inquiries.
Yes, in fact, this is so much fun for us! Since we are plein air painters and active members of the Rome Urban Sketchers community, we know all of the best sketching places in town. Contact us if you would like to work together in creating a sketching itinerary based on a theme (architecture, churches, parks, landscapes, monuments, etc).
You can simply contact us and tell us your name and date of your scheduled tour and when you would like to change it to. We do need 24 hours advanced notice to do this.
If you have a change of plans or emergency and need to cancel your sketching tour we will be sorry not to work together, but understand completely.
You can be refunded in full (minus any credit card processing fees) up to 24 hours in advance of your tour. If cancelling the same day of the tour, we reserve the right to keep 50% of your payment or to request a 50% payment based on the full amount due to be paid. This is because our artists leading the tour rearranged their normal studio time to work with you and we respect their valuable time.
If you are unable to make the sketching tour and do not want to lose your payment, you can also come on a future tour when there is space available.
If rain is predicted the day of your sketching tour, someone will contact you up to 24 hours in advance to see if you are flexible to change either the time or date. If your schedule does not permit any changes, we will suggest an alternative meeting location which is protected from the rain and agree to meet there. If we decide to cancel based on weather conditions you will be fully refunded.
Just drop us a line and we’ll get back to you within 24 hours to get your questions answered.