Sketch Book

Sketchbook is great for keeping track of your creative ideas and getting in the routine of regular drawing. Remember that every drawing need not be a finished work of art. You can also use a sketchbook for rough sketches or notes of thumbnails and thoughts, too. When you open your sketchbook, think about what your intention is for your drawing session. While always trying something exigent is always valuable, simple subjects can often be rewarding. Don't feel constrained by what others think art should be about - make your drawings about whatever you find interesting, be it an unusual object, an interesting face, a beautiful landscape or an invented fantasy. Here are some suggestions that one can follow.

• Follow a lesson from a webpage or book:

1. Work lessons from beginning to end in sequential manner
2. Choose a lesson that takes your interest
3.  Find lessons in various sources on a subject of your interest

• Practice drawing exercises:

1. Do a blind outline then a drawing of your subject
2. Do a negative space drawing
3. Do some 30-second quick sketches

• Record something that caught your eye:

1. Rapidly sketch the scene
2. Draw some selected details.
3. Take a picture of yourself in certain position and try to sketch them.

• Note down some ideas:

1. Write as well as draw - your own ideas, or quotes
2. Stick in some inspiring photos
3. Jot down composition possibilities

• Try out a new technique or material:

1.  Draw a familiar subject so you can focus on the medium
2.  Try a lightweight watercolor paper if you like to use washes

• Create a finished sketch or drawing:

1.  Use a good quality sketchbook for a reliable paper surface
2.  Perforated pages make removal easier