No. Complete beginners are welcome and a regular presence at USk Bahrain sketch walks.The community does not gather to produce impressive work — it gathers to draw together. The experience of looking carefully and putting marks on a page is the same for everyone, regardless of the result.If you are nervous, the throwdown at the end is the best antidote — you will see that sketches of all levels sit side by side, and the conversation is always about the place, not about technique or quality.