Learn how to quickly capture the world around you in ink and watercolour.

My name is Mark Kirkham, an ink and watercolour artist known locally as EdinburghSketcher, I love to use my ink and watercolours to sketch everyday life on the streets of the capital.

On this 3 hour sketching tour I will get you started using ink pens and watercolour washes drawing shells and items found on the shore before heading out to capture the stunning East Lothian views. I will share tips and techniques I have picked up over a decade of sketching around Edinburgh.

We will touch on details, shading, depth and composition as you go from 5 minute exercises to relax the hand and work on composition, to a 30 minute detailed vista as you walk around the harbour.

You will start and finish at gift the Scottish Seabird Centre where we will have room to finish our watercolours and mount a favourite piece.

My sketching tours are accessible for all levels from beginners to those who would like to learn more about my speed-sketching style, or to practice more relaxed mark making with ink and watercolour.

The Scottish Seabird Centre is a four-star visitor attraction with an award-winning Discovery Centre, set in a stunning location overlooking the sea and sandy beaches of North Berwick, East Lothian.

All materials are included in the price. Prepare for all weathers, this is an outdoor walking and sketching tour so please do check the forecast before you leave and dress appropriately. I will persevere if there is a little light rain but in the event of extreme weather we have space indoors where I will run the workshop using items from the beach and photographs of the area. The minimum age is 8 years old, and anyone aged 8-15 needs to be accompanied by a ticket holding adult.

Sketching by the Seaside in North Berwick