The Loose Nib

A beginner’s journey in loose sketching, fountain pens, ink and paint.

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The Sketchbook Index

A guide to everything on The Loose Nib: daily challenges, sketching places, workshops, courses and materials. Browse the posts below in publication order and follow any title to read more. Index numbers are separate from the daily challenge numbers.

No.PublishedPostSubject
00116 Aug 2026Days 1 to 11 — Where This StartedChallenges
00216 Aug 2026Day 12 – The ColosseumChallenges
00317 Aug 2026Day 13 – Sydney Opera HouseChallenges
00418 Aug 2026Day 14 – A Venetian DoorwayChallenges
00519 Aug 2026Day 15 – A Narrow Italian StreetChallenges
00620 Aug 2026Day 16 – A Parisian BoulevardChallenges
00721 Aug 2026Day 17 – Café CornerChallenges
00822 Aug 2026Day 18 – Amsterdam Canal HousesChallenges
00923 Aug 2026Day 19 – A Japanese TempleChallenges
01024 Aug 2026Day 20: A Venetian CanalChallenges
01125 Aug 2026Day 21: The Old BookshopChallenges
01226 Aug 2026Day 22 – The Chrysler BuildingChallenges
01326 Aug 2026My First Sketching Pens – Platinum 3776 UEF, Lamy Safari and Kaweco SportMaterials
01428 Aug 2026Day 23 – The Sagrada Família, BarcelonaChallenges
01528 Aug 2026Day 24 – Neuschwanstein CastleChallenges
01628 Aug 2026Harrogate – August 2026Places
01728 Aug 2026Alex Hillkurtz – May 2026, Lilleshall Hall, ShropshireWorkshops
01828 Aug 2026Sketchloose – June 2026, MevagisseyWorkshops
01928 Aug 2026Sketchloose – February 2026, GrantchesterWorkshops
02028 Aug 2026Martin Lachmair – Online ClassesCourses
02128 Aug 2026Mayad’s Sketch SchoolCourses
02228 Aug 2026Sketchloose – Beginner’s Ink and WatercoloursCourses
02329 Aug 2026Day 25 – Edinburgh CastleChallenges
02429 Aug 2026Sketchloose – Line and Mark MakingCourses
02530 Aug 2026Day 26 – The ShardChallenges
02631 Aug 2026Day 27 – Florence Cathedral & Giotto’s CampanileChallenges
02701 Sep 2026Day 28- Mont-Saint-Michel Street SceneChallenges
02801 Sep 2026Timber Framed ArchitectureSketch studies
02902 Sep 2026Day 29 – New York Street SceneChallenges
03003 Sep 2026Day 30 – Pont Neuf, ParisChallenges
03104 Sep 2026Day 31 – Temple of Hephaestus, AthensChallenges
03205 Sep 2026Day 32 – Ionic CapitalChallenges
03306 Sep 2026Day 33 – Three Columns and One StructureChallenges
03407 Sep 2026Day 34 – A Window Through A RuinsChallenges
03508 Sep 2026Day 35 – Through the Arch, Porte Auguste, NimesChallenges
03609 Sep 2026Day 36 – Around the Curve, Temple of HerculesChallenges
03710 Sep 2026Day 37 – Pont du GardChallenges
03811 sep 2026Day 38 – Maison Carree, NimesChallenges
03912 sep 2026Day 39 – Temple of Portunus, NimesChallenges
04013 Sep 2026Day 40 – Arch of TitusChallenges
04114 Sep 2026Day 41 – St Peter’s Basilica, RomeChallenges
04215 Sep 2026Day 42 – The Pantheon, RomeChallenges
04317 Sep 2026Day 43 – The Roman ArchChallenges
04417 Sep 2026Day 44 – The Roman Arch, Rhythm & StructureChallenges
04518 Sep 2026Day 45 – Temple of CelsusChallenges
04619 Sep 2026Day 46 – Arc de Triomphe – Mass Before DetailChallenges
04720 Sep 2026Day 47 – Arc de Triomphe – Structure & DetailChallenges
04821 Sep 2026Day 48 – Negative Space & SilhouetteChallenges
04922 Sep 2026Day 49 — Classical Architecture: The WashChallenges
05023 Sep 2026Day 50 – The Classical CorniceChallenges
05124 Sep 2026Day 51 — The Classical PedimentChallenges
05225 Sep 2026Day 52 — Proportion and RhythmChallenges
05327 Sep 2026Day 53 — DepthChallenges
05427 Sep 2026Day 54 — Light & ShadowChallenges
05528 Sep 2026Day 55 — Mass & VoidChallenges
05628 Sep 2026Three Naginata Sailors and Three ArchesSketch studies
05729 Sep 2026Day 56 — Rhythm & RepetitionChallenges
05830 Sep 2026Day 57 — Proportion & GeometryChallenges
05901 Oct 2026Day 58 — Scale & RhythmChallenges
06002 Oct 2026Day 59 — Complete CompositionChallenges
06103 Oct 2026Day 60 — SynthesisChallenges
06204 Oct 2026Day 61 — Monumental Architecture & Lesser DetailChallenges
06305 Oct 2026Day 62 — Chartres CathedralChallenges
06406 Oct 2026Day 63 — St Paul’s CathedralChallenges