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Rainy Day Sketching: Finding Beauty in Grey Skies 15 Jun 2025 • 1 min read

Turning drizzly weather into an atmospheric advantage.
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Rain changes the city. Reflections stretch across wet pavement, colours become richer, and people huddle under umbrellas. For urban sketchers, this is a gift.

The key to rainy day sketching is preparation: a small folding umbrella, waterproof pens, and a sketchbook with paper that can handle moisture. Use the weather to your advantage — let watermarks and ink runs become part of the scene.

Grey skies can give your sketches a mood that sunny days simply can’t match.