Last week I finished sketchbook no. 113 – only 2.5 weeks after starting it! I seem to be going through sketchbooks at a crazy rate at the moment but I honestly don’t feel as if I am sketching that much. Instead, I feel as if I have a good flow and rhythm with my sketching...
CONTINUE READINGThis week in our SketchingNow Foundations re-run we are having a catchup week. A chance to let the big concepts of the first six lessons settle, and to work out ways of putting them together. So in the spirit of having ‘a breather’ here are a few stills from a video showing how I painted...
CONTINUE READINGLast Thursday I only had 5 minutes to do a quick sketch before rushing to an appointment. This is what I sketched and I was happy with it as it was. But it did make me think of a question I get asked a lot when I’m teaching: If I don’t have time to add...
CONTINUE READINGLast week I suddenly realized that I am actually sketching people every day* and if I skip a day, I really miss it. This is a big deal for me because, for many years, I didn’t have the confidence to sketch people, mainly because I had never gotten around to getting serious about developing my...
CONTINUE READINGThis week in the Foundations Re-run we are looking at Minimal Setup and I believe this is a super important concept for quick lively sketching. Doing a few quick guidelines on the page first (what I call setup) can really take the pressure off your ink lines allowing them to be more expressive. A lot...
CONTINUE READINGA lot of people use their lack of understanding perspective as a barrier to sketching (especially buildings). While having a working knowledge of perspective should be a goal of every sketcher, it’s only one part of a bigger skill set. These skills also include drawing from observation and learning to sight measure. If somehow you...
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