Improving My Sketches
One of the skills I most lack (ok there’s quite a list) is drawing/sketching. I usually just do a very rough one or avoid it completely so there’s little to no chance of improving. So I’ve started a project to draw something every day for a whole month. I will probably need to make it whole year to see any improvement though. But then again I know I can barely make it through the month. And yes, part of the project is public humiliation.
I was thinking to give myself a fixed time limit for these, but I’ll leave that for when I have at least a bit of confidence. And since I’ve published it here, I will look even more embarrassed when I skip a day.
October 14th, 2009 at 12:22 am
I wish I could draw like that. Those sketches are awesome!
October 14th, 2009 at 12:40 am
1) Great idea, I hope you continue it
2) I like your sketches, but I have no artistic talent
3) I think I have that glass! Is it from Ikea?
October 14th, 2009 at 1:41 am
@Sandy 3) Bingo!
The world is polluted with them.
October 14th, 2009 at 1:55 am
I used to have those Ikea glasses as well (I’m from Sweden, so, well). I recall they broke quite easy.
Really sweet sketches, and doing a sketch a day sounds like a cool project.
October 14th, 2009 at 4:18 am
If you don’t consider yourself talented at drawing and sketching, there’s no hope for me, lol.
(They are fantastic)
October 14th, 2009 at 5:00 am
Gonna echo Mairin there. You got some sketchin’ skills… don’t play them down, or else you’re going to make us look bad.
October 14th, 2009 at 9:59 am
The sketches are good, but I think you should try to be less precise and speed up the process, be more instinctive.
Look at the nunchuck: If it is a sketch, who care about making so precise lighting and sharp lines? Let your pencil run freely on the sheet and if needed, you can always refine it in a second session.
Well, that’s a lot of theory… in practice I would definetly love to be able to make so beautiul drawings
October 14th, 2009 at 12:44 pm
Thanks for the all the cheers and tips guys!
October 14th, 2009 at 4:35 pm
Would it be nice, if you could post a video how are you sketching of one day.
And also a walkthrough article about your hardware setup. (I assume you are drawing using your wacom tablet.)
October 15th, 2009 at 10:53 pm
Looks good but you should work on you construction. I see a lot of you ellipses are not under the right angle or wobbily. As I see you do a lot of product sketches this book can be very helpful for that. http://www.bol.com/nl/p/boeken/sketching/1001004005542757/index.html A teacher of mine wrote this. It is very good also for theory.
October 18th, 2009 at 10:58 pm
@khiraly: Little making of for ya.
October 19th, 2009 at 12:45 am
> @khiraly: Little making of for ya.
Thank you very much!
“This video will start converting in approximately 00:05:13″
Cant wait for it!4!!
October 19th, 2009 at 12:51 am
Ok, I just watched it. Cant believe that this wacom tablet is *that* big. It looks like size A3. Drawing on it is a bit uncomfortable, no?
October 19th, 2009 at 11:48 am
It’s very comfortable. You just can’t really take it on your lap. But the stand is great.
May 4th, 2010 at 2:15 pm
I join the chorus saying your sketches are not bad at all. By the contrary…