Despite the busyness of the last few weeks for me, I’m happy to report that I am sticking to my resolution of sketching people almost daily. Yay!
Not only that, but I am enjoying it immensely and have lots of ideas to share. However, as I’m not back into my usual routine yet (after moving into a new apartment this week), I am keeping it short and sweet today… tiny in fact!
I have been using this small book for all my people sketching. It has been great as it has taken the pressure off in three ways:
- It is a working book just for me and separate from my normal sketchbook (which a lot of people flick through), so it can be messy. Sometimes the learning process results in sketches that are not very pretty.
- If I do a sketch that I am not happy with I can simply turn the page and do another one – moving forwards at all times.
- It is so small that I can whip it out and use it at any time.
I am often in two minds about having a separate book for projects, but in this case it is working well. Have you tried sketching in smaller books? Do you find it liberating?
I’ll write a full update next week, sharing my process and what I have learnt so far.
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I love small books just for the portability. The drawing class I’m taking right now is requires larger scale drawings, and it just doesn’t work for me 🙁
I love my smaller journals! I am able to keep one tucked in my purse at all times.
I do use keep individual books at the moment….I too am learning to draw people and faces so I keep one for that, and I also am enjoying using a water soluble pen and water brush in another. It’s fun just to play with the materials and see what happens.
Hope you are settling into your new apartment!
What a sweet looking journal! Although it looks as though the pages are the same size there appear to be fewer of them…hence less weight and more portability. Please, what is it?
It was a gift years ago. From Typo I think.
Yes. Super light weight
You so inspire me! Now you are giving me permission for what I have been doing for awhile now keeping several books going for different learning situations. I know “sketchbook skool” prefers you use a diary or thematic journal. I do that and they are for public perusal, but I wouldn’t dream of letting folks see how I get to the
I always have a small, pocket size sketch book in my handbag. That way I can sketch on the train, waiting in an office, etc. I love it.
Thanks Liz,
I’ve just got back to sketching and decided to do more practice on “people sketching.” The separate sketchbook idea is perfect.
Thank you for the idea about carrying a separate sketchbook for a specific project! You are inspiring me to crack open a new sketchbook for One week/100 people sketches project.
I have a small Epsilon Stillman and Birn book. I store it in my car along with a sketch and wash pencil and waterbrush. It is for impropmtu sketching . And just for me. I find i am more spontaneous with it and tend to not worry about the final result
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