Hi @enternamehere - thanks for your comments, brilliant to meet another "urban sketcher" where do you like sketching?
Pencil allows you to think too much and, as you said, have a "safety net". If you know you cant rub it out you're going to improve quicker is my theory! It's also great to look back at your older work and see the improvement.
Thanks again for your post, will follow you with interest!
All the best!
The closest urban area to me is DFW (Dallas-Ft. Worth), and I have yet to travel to another big urban setting with a field kit.
Last year I bought this book: https://www.amazon.com/Pen-Ink-Drawing-Simple-Guide/dp/0997046538 on Amazon, and it really helped push me beyond my "limits".
Perhaps next I should check out The Art of Urban Sketching, since it looks like a great guide. But then again, I think nature-scapes are a lot of fun too!
Take care, thank you for the chat :)
Nice, try the Urban Sketching book, hopefully it will inspire you! good luck :)