Sketches often capture more of the initial energy & enthusiasm than polished, finished drawings
seen in publications. They also can show, in one drawing, multiple,
competing concepts in the creative struggle to find the best visual solution. |
Sketchbooks can be, but are not meant to be full of finished drawings. They're for roughing out
ideas. That' usually a messy task as ideas are whirling around in the
brain, trying to be the one(s) that makes it onto paper for real consideration.
Here are four pages from one of my sketch books. I don't intend for
them to be this way, but when ideas start to flow, that's no time to clean
up and finish anything. |
I sketch realistically quite a bit. Some people are surprised, because I'm a cartoonist.
I do it for two reasons, I just love to draw... and also the best way to
improve cartooning skills is through observation that realistic drawing forces
to occur. Cartooning is, after all, drawing what the world looks like, but distorting
it with our particular style, and often simplifying it, but keeping the
most important details that define each person, each place or thing. But.....I love to draw! Period! |