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. Published Post Subject 001 16 Aug 2026 Days 1 to 11 — Where This Started Challenges 002 16 Aug 2026 Day 12 – The Colosseum Challenges 003 17 Aug 2026 Day 13 – Sydney Opera House Challenges 004 18 Aug 2026 Day 14 – A Venetian Doorway Challenges 005 19 Aug 2026 Day 15 – A Narrow Italian Street Challenges 006 20 Aug 2026 Day 16 – A Parisian Boulevard Challenges 007 21 Aug 2026 Day 17 – Café Corner Challenges 008 22 Aug 2026 Day 18 – Amsterdam Canal Houses Challenges 009 23 Aug 2026 Day 19 – A Japanese Temple Challenges 010 24 Aug 2026 Day 20: A Venetian Canal Challenges 011 25 Aug 2026 Day 21: The Old Bookshop Challenges 012 26 Aug 2026 Day 22 – The Chrysler Building Challenges 013 26 Aug 2026 My First Sketching Pens – Platinum 3776 UEF, Lamy Safari and Kaweco Sport Materials 014 28 Aug 2026 Day 23 – The Sagrada Família, Barcelona Challenges 015 28 Aug 2026 Day 24 – Neuschwanstein Castle Challenges 016 28 Aug 2026 Harrogate – August 2026 Places 017 28 Aug 2026 Alex Hillkurtz – May 2026, Lilleshall Hall, Shropshire Workshops 018 28 Aug 2026 Sketchloose – June 2026, Mevagissey Workshops 019 28 Aug 2026 Sketchloose – February 2026, Grantchester Workshops 020 28 Aug 2026 Martin Lachmair – Online Classes Courses 021 28 Aug 2026 Mayad’s Sketch School Courses 022 28 Aug 2026 Sketchloose – Beginner’s Ink and Watercolours Courses 023 29 Aug 2026 Day 25 – Edinburgh Castle Challenges 024 29 Aug 2026 Sketchloose – Line and Mark Making Courses 025 30 Aug 2026 Day 26 – The Shard Challenges 026 31 Aug 2026 Day 27 – Florence Cathedral & Giotto’s Campanile Challenges 027 01 Sep 2026 Day 28- Mont-Saint-Michel Street Scene Challenges 028 01 Sep 2026 Timber Framed Architecture Sketch studies 029 02 Sep 2026 Day 29 – New York Street Scene Challenges 030 03 Sep 2026 Day 30 – Pont Neuf, Paris Challenges 031 04 Sep 2026 Day 31 – Temple of Hephaestus, Athens Challenges 032 05 Sep 2026 Day 32 – Ionic Capital Challenges 033 06 Sep 2026 Day 33 – Three Columns and One Structure Challenges 034 07 Sep 2026 Day 34 – A Window Through A Ruins Challenges 035 08 Sep 2026 Day 35 – Through the Arch, Porte Auguste, Nimes Challenges
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