February 25, 2026

1 Week, 100 People with Suhita Shirodkar

Grab your favorite pens and join us to sketch people!

By The Art Toolkit Team

A watercolor sketch depicting a group of three men seated under an umbrella at a café, engaged in conversation. A woman is illustrated on the side, holding a drink and focused on something in her hand. The scene captures a relaxed outdoor atmosphere.

This is a recording from our live demo, 1 Week, 100 People with Suhita Shirodkar on February 25th, 2026.

In this hands-on demo session, urban sketcher Suhita shared tips for completing her favorite annual sketching challenge, #OneWeek100People, which will take place this year from March 9th–13th. Suhita demonstrated speed-sketch techniques and invites everyone join her in sketching a bustling scene full of people.

Follow Along and Sketch

Suhita shared her sketchbook pages from the demo.

A sketch depicting a busy street scene with diverse pedestrians walking in different directions. Some individuals carry backpacks and briefcases, while others engage in conversation or look at their phones. A traffic signal is visible in the background, indicating an urban environment. The caption reads "1 week 100 people."
Outreach Coordinator Cole Morreale’s final crowd.
A sketch depicting a busy street scene with several pedestrians walking. People are carrying bags, some are checking their phones, and traffic lights are visible in the background. The overall atmosphere conveys urban life and movement.
Art Toolkit Founder Maria Coryell-Martin’s sketch.

Recommended Materials

Suhita loves layering media, working with fountain pens, and adding highlights. For this demo, she recommends having:

Reference Images

Suhita has provided the following reference image:

A busy crosswalk filled with pedestrians of diverse backgrounds, some carrying bags, others on their phones, against a backdrop of urban architecture and traffic signals.
Download the reference image here.

Highlights from the Demo

Suhita shared some great tips for capturing people with us.

  • Drawing a crowd is more technically forgiving than traditional figure drawing or portraiture because you are capturing the energy of the movement and the atmosphere of the scene!

  • Her favorite tool, and the one she would take on location if she was limited to one tool, is the Sailor Fude De Mannen Fountain Pen.

  • If the subject of your sketch moves out of view, look for someone else with a similar stride to finish the first figure.

Suhita is hosting free online sketching sessions where she’ll be sketching 15 people in 30 minutes, from Monday, March 9th through Thursday, March 12th from 9am to 9:30am Pacific. Find out more on her Substack and learn more about the 1 Week, 100 People challenge, visit artist Marc Taro Holmes’ website.

About Suhita Shirodkar

A woman sits on rocky terrain by the ocean, sketching on a notepad. The coastal landscape features foggy weather, with waves crashing against the shore in the background.
A bustling street scene depicted in a sketch style, featuring a diverse crowd of people walking, some carrying bags and baskets. Motorcycles and bicycles are also present, with buildings faintly visible in the background. The artwork captures the energy and movement of a busy urban environment.

Suhita Shirodkar is an urban sketcher, visual journalist, visual storyteller, and educator based in California. An instructor of sketching workshops locally and around the world, Suhita particularly loves drawing people and scenes full of action and energy. You can see more of Suhita’s work on Instagram and sign up for her monthly newsletter for more sketching tips and challenges each month.

Suhita Shirodkar
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Thank you to those who joined us live, and we encourage you to explore past demos on our Demos page!
An artist sites on a rock, dipping a paintbrush in a Pocket Palette.

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