quick morning sketch

quick morning sketch

In order to improve our fast sketching

skills, we’re going to be finding ourselves

practicing

wherever

we are–at a café, the

doctor’s office, an airport. It IS great

practice, but it can also be intimidating.

Sometimes we find ourselves worrying

about what others may think of our

drawing. We may fear–or hear!-- “That

doesn’t look much like me...” “Do I look

that tired/old/fat?” “Who’s that supposed

to be?”

        IGNORE THOSE THOUGHTS

   and

those comments!
You are doing this for

fun, to gain skill, to grow in your abilities,

to record the life around you, to preserve a

memory of a special place or time. Fear

has no place here. If you can, discourage

comment. If you can’t, do learn to ignore

it–or respond with humor!

If someone says “that doesn’t look like a

person,” tell ‘em “it’s

not

, it’s a

sketch

of a

person.” And of course, smile when you

say that...

And of course when aiming for speed, don’t

worry about an exact likeness or

anatomical or even

biological

accuracy.

Look for the line that captures the mood,

the pose, the action.

TIP #1:

The more you sketch in

public, the more comfortable

you’ll become with it. Just

concentrate on what you’re

doing, on your subject, on

your paper, and try to shut

out everything else. Work

fast! You don’t have time to

be distracted, either by

watchers or by that Inner

Critic. (You can always keep

it simple and add color later,

as I did at right!