Post on 20-Jan-2016
Sketchbook ProjectSketchbo
ok Project
How do artists use sketchbooks?
As a journalTo record
observationsTo collect ideas To make thumbnail
sketches To make rough
draftsFor “studies”To simply play
around
ThumbnailsQuick, small sketches. Not very detailed.Think in the general, not specifics. Idea of what the final piece will look like
(composition, color scheme etc.)
StudiesRough DraftsPreliminary sketches
Materials
Paste photos/objects Graphite, Paint,
Pastel, Ink…. Can you think of any others?
Page WeavingText and image used together
Notes about the work, on the same page as the image.
You are not limited by the size of your page!
Examples
Examples
Image Sources
http://gregnewbold.blogspot.com/2010/06/50-thumbnails.html
Edgar Degas
http://www.google.com/imgres?q=Thumbnail+paintings&hl=en&safe=active&sa=X&rls=com.microsoft:en-us:IE-Address&biw=1280&bih=904&tbm=isch&prmd=imvns&tbnid=UXY8iBW6Wpsj3M:&imgrefurl
James Jean Sketchbook- http://accidentalmysteries.blogspot.com/2010/07/artist-james-jean-look-inside.html
Jessica Holden http://jessicaholdenart.blogspot.com/2011/02/sketchbook-pages.html
hudsonvalleypainter.com
http://www.flickr.com/photos/60561525@N08/5527307767/
http://www.awkwardandbeautiful.com/2011/08/sketchbook-project-cover.html