I've been meaning to review this box of 100 "Urban Sketching" postcards （listed author: Gabriel Campanario） for some time now。 The modern "Urban Sketchers" movement is a recent one。 According to Wikipedia， "In the early 2000s a man or a woman with a small sketchbook and a pen or a brush were beginning to be fixtures in coffee shops， parks， streets and airports。 Sketching as a practice is experiencing a renaissance; and the Urban Sketching movement is encouraging participation through word of mou I've been meaning to review this box of 100 "Urban Sketching" postcards （listed author: Gabriel Campanario） for some time now。 The modern "Urban Sketchers" movement is a recent one。 According to Wikipedia， "In the early 2000s a man or a woman with a small sketchbook and a pen or a brush were beginning to be fixtures in coffee shops， parks， streets and airports。 Sketching as a practice is experiencing a renaissance; and the Urban Sketching movement is encouraging participation through word of mouth and in art classes and on-line social networking。" Technically， sketching begins with lines and adds softer lines and colors， but techniques vary。 Some of the hundred postcards in this box contain detailed， line-only sketches in monochrome， others are full-scale artworks; my favorites use line and just a little color （frequently water colors） to pick out the most interesting highlights of the subject matter。 Just as techniques vary， so does subject matter: Piers and plazas and pagodas; people in cafes and at ball games， lounging and shopping。 The bulk of these cards take place in urban settings full of people， but nature and architectural studies are found here too。 This box shows views from around the world; unfortunately nothing from the American Midwest。 Cardstock quality is good。 Reaction from my Postcrossing and Postcard United contacts has been mixed; some are thrilled by the fresh insight these sketches can provide， others seem disappointed by their amateurishness， since most Urban Sketchers are， by definition， amateurs。Image: New York's Flatiron Building， a popular sketch subject: 。。。more