Its that time again for our fortnight sketch gathering! We KL Sketchnation have been running sketch gatherings & other events. We have generated thousands active followers both who came to our events in person as well as connected online by sharing their artworks and use our hashtag #klsketchnation. We make use the social media platform to expand the our vision to increase appreciation of arts in the public realm through social sketching activities with out tagline "Togetherness in Sketching" .

Been covered in so many mass medias, newspapers, talkshows, we are now well known in Malaysia as well as in Manchester, UK.

Watch the full KLsketchnation interview in VBuzz, Astro Vinmeen.

KLSKetchnation in Malay Mail Online article here

The Sketchwalk

and now we are expanding the community through a sub-community of #steem-cartoon posted by @perennial in his post here . So we are initiating to have all of you artsy individuals in this #steem-cartoon community in Malaysia to have a regular meet up session to explore our own hometown, by gathering and sketch together in a sketchwalk. It is open to anyone, all walks of life, regardless of your age, skill levels, profession,etc and its also beginner friendly.

*a video of one of our sketchwalk made by our fellow sketcher*

What is a sketchwalk?
This is the most regular event of KLSN. The activity is rather inspired by the Urban Sketcher’s “sketch meet” where sketchers meet up at a certain location, go sketching and meet back at an agreed location for show and tell. KLSN sketchwalk is rather a more prescribed event while maintaining the looseness of possibilities. Before each sketchwalk, the committee members will do a quick research of the location selected for the potential route and areas to sketch. The participant will gather at a meet up point and then will walk together in a group to the potential areas and if majority agrees, they will stop and sketch within the particular areas for a time given. Then when the time is up, everyone will gather all lay down all the drawings together for a show and tell where everyone talks about what they did or ask questions to others before a group photo is to be taken. After that, they usually will repeat the procedure to another sketch area and finally will ends up somewhere for foods.!

We are celebrating the spirit of urbansketching, continuing and working together with http://www.urbansketchers.org/ through a list of urbansketching manifestos;

what is urbansketching?
The ‘urban sketching’ term is always referring to the term that has been introduced in December 2009 by the Urbansketchers organization globally through the Internet with a list of 8 manifesto or essential rules that has been translated into more than 10 languages in the website to define it. The term ‘’manifesto’’ is referring to the list of these conditions as follows;
#1. We draw on location, indoors or out, capturing what we see from direct observation.
#2. Our drawings tell the story of our surroundings, the places we live and where we travel.
#3. Our drawings are a record of time and place.
#4. We are truthful to the scenes we witness.
#5. We use any kind of media and cherish our individual styles.
#6. We support each other and draw together.
#7. We share our drawings online.
#8. We show the world, one drawing at a time.

Come and join us this Sunday!

This next sketchwalk will be to commemorate the first A&W building in Petaling Jaya that will be brought down soon.

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No need to sign up, just turn up at the location with any sketching tools and we'll sketch together! I really wish more of us here in steemit can join us and tell the story of your sketches made there in a post soon! ;) Hope to see you guys soon! :)