I have not been able to find one kind of sketchbook that is perfect for all the kinds of sketches and studies that I do. However, I no longer follow the letter of this rule. It also helped me get over my fear of “ruining” sketchbooks and I can now appreciate the rough, imperfect and messy sketches as well the “prettier” studies in my sketchbooks. Committing to finishing a sketchbook before starting a fresh one really helped me to finish sketchbooks. As a result I never finished any sketchbooks until a few years ago. I used to carefully draw 3-4 beautiful drawings in each sketchbook, then somehow “ruin” my sketchbook with an imperfect drawing, abandon it, and eventually buy a new sketchbook. Finish a sketchbook before starting a new one. Sketchbook Rule 1: Use only one sketchbook at a time. I’ve included my interpretation of why they exist, and whether I follow them and why. Here are 10 sketchbook rules I have heard of. In order to encourage ourselves to use our sketchbooks, take risks, learn from our mistakes and most importantly FILL our sketchbooks, different artists have come up with a variety of “sketchbook rules”. Or we get tempted to abandon sketchbooks we “ruined” with imperfect sketchbooks and buy new ones before filling the old ones. We don’t want to put a bad sketch in a beautiful book so we avoid sketching when we are not confident of our results. Good sketchbook contain bad sketches.įor those of us with a perfectionist streak, however, the pretty bound pages of a new sketchbook can lead to a fear of “ruining” a page. Even my “failures” are a useful reference. My urban sketches are a visual record of compositions I can draw on when building complex scenes. I can go through dozens of colour swatches and studies for past illustrations to decide on a colour palette for a tricky iridescent subject. The next time I paint a seashell, I can dig up a study page of an ammonite fossil and murex shell and get some helpful hints about spiral structures. Sketchbooks also provide a handy reference in an organized, bound format. Ammonite and Murex – Natural History Study Page in Graphite
Sketchbooks give you a space to do all those things. The more time you dedicate to creating detailed studies, trying out new techniques and colours, practicing new subjects out of your comfort zone, etc, the more you will grow as an artist. Sketching is one of the best ways to improve your art. I had broken 3 sketchbook rules all at once. They had heard somewhere that you shouldn’t tape loose things into your sketchbook, you DEFINITELY shouldn’t cover up any artwork, and especially you should never rip up an old sketchbook.
Their alarm grew when I explained that I had started a sketch, abandoned it and taped over a sheet torn out of a different book I’d abandoned. They expressed surprise that I had taped in some sketches on loose sheets onto the pages. The other day, someone was flipping through one of my sketchbook.
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