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March 30, 2018 at 8:40 am #453756
I decided I should start a dedicated sketch book, as opposed to a receptacle for random scribble and doodles.
I’m far too tight to buy one so I made one out of card, duct tape, twine and Daler Rowney smooth heavyweight paper.
It’s A5 size
I’m not normally a big fan of rules but there are some things I want to avoid and some I want to encourage, so I am imposing 3 strict rules on this sketch book.
1. Never abandon a drawing.
Even if I badly mess up, or make a horrible mistake, or otherwise hate the drawing, I must work through it.2. Every drawing must have purpose.
This is to avoid random scrawlings. I can use any old bit of paper for that.3.
Consider the whole page.
To avoid chaos.Here are the first 2 pages.
Thoughts and comments most welcome
March 30, 2018 at 9:13 am #593714Your sketchbook probably has better paper in it than most of the papers you will find available in many of the more affordable sketchbooks honestly. Looking good so far, keep up the good work.
- Delo DelofashtMarch 30, 2018 at 9:29 am #593743I like it, your sketches and although the handmade character of the book. Keep going on, I am sure it will be a great treasure when finished … all done on your own
March 30, 2018 at 11:35 am #593712Simon, I love your new book! Wonderful sketches! Your rules for yourself are admirable and worth using for us, too.
Kay
Moderator: Watermedia, Mixed Media, Abstract/Contemporary
March 30, 2018 at 12:02 pm #593713March 30, 2018 at 12:09 pm #593724I like the book, your rules and your sketches! Looking forward to the next pages.
Kate
Henderson, Nevada
C&C always welcomed!"Never ruin a good day by thinking about a bad yesterday". -- Anon.
March 30, 2018 at 12:27 pm #593729Thank you very much everyone. I’m absolutely delighted that people like my book and my sketches. It’s just so encouraging.
I shall try to do at least one sketch per day.March 30, 2018 at 3:41 pm #593717good rules I never see the point of random scribbles that don’t have much thought put into them – fast loose unfinished scribbles with thought behind are fine.
Over the years I’ve learned to push through the ‘oh this is terrible‘ stage by mixing media to enable me to push the drawing/painting around and it’s well worth doing
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March 31, 2018 at 11:36 am #593730Over the years I’ve learned to push through the ‘oh this is [I]terrible[/I]‘ stage by mixing media to enable me to push the drawing/painting around and it’s well worth doing
Thanks. I’ll keep that in mind.
Today I learned that this paper can take some water, but not too much, and I got more practice with a water brush, including slopping some ink arond.
April 2, 2018 at 11:06 am #593731Based on one of my photos
April 3, 2018 at 12:39 am #593721Looks great! Thanks for sharing and I hope you continue to do so.
I’m a fan of duct tape creations
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All Media Art Events, Artwork From Life, Art JournalsApril 5, 2018 at 8:34 pm #593719Great job on making your own book. Nice sketches!!!
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[FONT=Book Antiqua]www.watercolorsbyjoan2.blogspot.comApril 6, 2018 at 12:15 am #593715Great sky colors there with the birds, and the trees are very interesting, the mood is especially intriguing to me. The design and usage of tone gives me a very surreal feeling, disconnected from the rest of the world, but very real in its own way. Fascinating stuff, thanks for sharing.
- Delo DelofashtApril 14, 2018 at 11:17 am #593732Thanks everyone.
A line and wash sketch
April 14, 2018 at 11:45 am #593725Very nice. Did you paint this plein air?
Kate
Henderson, Nevada
C&C always welcomed!"Never ruin a good day by thinking about a bad yesterday". -- Anon.
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