“Keeping a Sketchbook” (on Zoom)

We just had our first class for second semester and as we had a new member the session included an introduction to the aims and philosophy of the course – documentation (of your world and your daily life) rather than producing pretty pictures to hang on the wall. As sketchers aim to capture an impression of an object or place rather than a photorealistic rendition, an invaluable skill to have is to be able to draw quickly with a confident line. A good exercise for this is Continuous Line Drawing.

Would you like to try the last (and hardest) of the 3 exercises we did in class? It’s easier than you think. Quick…and fun!

See if you can draw the whole photo below without lifting up your pen or pencil. NO ERASING! You are allowed to go back over the same line and overlap objects. If you draw a wrong line, just redraw it more correctly without lifting your pen and continue. When it’s finished you won’t notice the mistakes. Don’t rush, embrace the wonkiness and let go of perfection.

Below is the photo we worked from and the tutor’s sketch with watercolour added (her pen had waterproof ink). We gave ourselves 25 minutes.

It’s not too late to join the course. For enquiries contact the tutor: Kathleen Newman Email: klhnewman@gmail.com

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