10 sketching tips
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The simple act of sketching can do wonders for our soul! It’s not about great art or perfect drawings. For the moment, try to forget about perfection and expectations and just practice sketching as another means to communicate. Enjoy the process as if nobody is watching or expecting great art from you...because that’s the way it is.
This is a collection of tips I have gathered from many sources. Not all of these tips will always apply, but it’s my go-to when I’m sketching in my notebook. Eventually, it becomes a habit like anything you do over and over.
Choose your subject.
Decide what to keep and what not to keep in your drawing.
Break it up into shapes such as cubes, spheres, etc.
Look for the contours of your scene.
Practice single line sketching. Draw your horizon line using one single line.
Loosen up. Capture the essence and not all the details. Keep it simple.
Speed forces you to simplify.
Contrast gives you depth.
Add variations of thick and thin lines and don’t connect all your lines.
Think in layers.
“Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.”