Sketching - Learn Pencil Sketching
Pencil sketching is a fun and relaxing hobby, as well as an important part of artistic development. Learn pencil sketching techniques, keep a sketchbook and use a variety of sketching mediums.
Sketchbook Ideas and Projects
If you find yourself asking 'what can I draw?', here is the solution - five whole pages of drawing ideas. Get extra mileage by adapting ideas for different themes to suit your way of working.
If you find yourself asking 'what can I draw?', here is the solution - five whole pages of drawing ideas. Get extra mileage by adapting ideas for different themes to suit your way of working.
How to Keep a Sketchbook
Viewing the Old Master's sketchbooks can often make us feel like ours' should be works of art. But really, a sketchbook is a practical tool for developing skills and recording ideas.
Viewing the Old Master's sketchbooks can often make us feel like ours' should be works of art. But really, a sketchbook is a practical tool for developing skills and recording ideas.
Top Picks - Sketchbooks
Choose your travelling companion from one of these top sketchbooks. Whether you prefer an elegant bound journal or a practical spiral sketchbook, there's one that will be right at home in your backpack.
Choose your travelling companion from one of these top sketchbooks. Whether you prefer an elegant bound journal or a practical spiral sketchbook, there's one that will be right at home in your backpack.
Keeping Sketchbooks
Written for younger readers and worthwhile for older readers too, this excellent article from 'Artrageous Thinking' looks at why and how artists from Da Vinci to Picasso have kept sketchbooks, and suggests pracitcal themes and approaches to successfully keeping a sketchbook.
Written for younger readers and worthwhile for older readers too, this excellent article from 'Artrageous Thinking' looks at why and how artists from Da Vinci to Picasso have kept sketchbooks, and suggests pracitcal themes and approaches to successfully keeping a sketchbook.
Why Keep a Sketchbook? And How?
Saul Greenberg's college course notes on keeping a sketchbook offer some great strategies for making your sketchbook a useful addition to your art practice.
Saul Greenberg's college course notes on keeping a sketchbook offer some great strategies for making your sketchbook a useful addition to your art practice.
Drawing Projects
Drawing Projects- daily or weekly practice drawings to keep you drawing
Drawing Projects- daily or weekly practice drawings to keep you drawing
From Sketchbook to Watercolor Paper
Now you've got a sketchbook full of subject notes, find out how to translate your ideas into a full-scale painting. A great page from expert watercolorist Ellen Fountain.
Now you've got a sketchbook full of subject notes, find out how to translate your ideas into a full-scale painting. A great page from expert watercolorist Ellen Fountain.
Keeping a Sketchbook
Some pertinent thoughts on keeping a sketchbook, from an archived article in The Artist's Magazine. Just the thing to get you motivated to dig out the sketchbook and pencils and start drawing.
Some pertinent thoughts on keeping a sketchbook, from an archived article in The Artist's Magazine. Just the thing to get you motivated to dig out the sketchbook and pencils and start drawing.
Sketching Groups of Figures
Renowned animation artist Glenn Vilppu demonstrates his approach to sketching groups of figures when working 'on location'. Vilppu is a great teacher - browse the site for other articles.
Renowned animation artist Glenn Vilppu demonstrates his approach to sketching groups of figures when working 'on location'. Vilppu is a great teacher - browse the site for other articles.