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POLL: Which reference would you like to sketch?

  • Reference 1 27
  • Reference 2 22
  • Reference 3 219
  • 2026-02-15
  • —2026-02-17
  • 268 votes
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UPCOMING TUTORIAL: Friday 20th February: Buildings (With some stairs)

Here are three interesting references that include stairs! Which one would you like to sketch? They each have a different challenge and level of complexity. Let me know in the poll below which reference you would like to choose and why in the comments.

UPDATE:

I have recently updated my fundamental lessons with some new exercises and references to sketch. If you'd like to check out these tutorials, you can find them here: https://www.patreon.com/collection/39251

WHAT'S COMING UP:

Friday 27th February: How to sketch anything series

Friday 6th March: City/Town Scene

Friday 13th March: People Sketching

EXPLORE MY TUTORIAL LIBRARY:

Remember to explore my entire tutorial library using either of these webpages:

Patreon Index | My Website Index | My Welcome Video / FAQ

SHARE YOUR WORK:

I'd love to see your sketches in my Patreon community chat! It's a great place to share your progress and be motivated by others: ('Community'>'Gallery:Share Your Sketch')

Look forward to hearing from you below,

Scottie

POLL: Which reference would you like to sketch?

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RitaD

3, or 2.

Lorna Graham

#3 please Scottie. It looks like a photo I took in Venice (I’ll check it out tomorrow). 😍

Pete Farsje

3 has everything: perspective, a grand stairway, a human figure, and great colors in the buildings.

Matthew Sims

3. The perspective of the chairs and building look challenging and interesting.

Tricia Best

I like the color of the building in #2 and I am more of a beginner and it looks a bit easier !

Marcio Bulgarelli

3. There is a lot of information in the image. It seems complex to me. I want to learn.

Bekki

Definitely #3. There's alot going on in that one with angles, colors, textures, and shadows. Plus, the hanging laundry is a cute touch.

Lorraine A

I like building 2 because the stairs look easy and the color but chose 3 to challenge myself! ☺️

Michael

3 for sure

Kristin T

I like all the different things going on in #3, and I'd love to learn about drawing the curved staircase.

Deb

I am new so thought number 1 would offer challenge without overwhelm. I know I will enjoy at least watching any of them however!

Sheila

I've always struggled with stairs and #2 and #3 offer some healthy challenges.

Lulu Riddell

Number one, I'm interested in the the lights and shadows

Silattahoe

Thank you so much for offering us stairs! I had to go with the one that looks the most challenging because it also curves, #3. Number 2, is also great, though, as it is almost like two different staircases. And #1 is intriguing for the way that the buildings are recessed. Ah, wish we could do them all ;-)

Adriaan

3 is nice!

dave

#3 because of the daunting complexity, and with it, the challenge of simplifying in order to producing an achievable and satisfying result.

Tracey

My eyes are drawn to #3 but it will be challenging for me!

Dawn

Love the stairs on 3! I need to work o that perspective

Holzkopf

I find image 3 the most interesting, a challenge 🤌🏻

Anja Nygaard Jørgensen

I really like your updated fundamentals series, and the way you have the "layout" of your patreon. Its very straight forward.

Sue Straw

Scottie where is the How to sketch a NY Cafe?