{"id":161,"date":"2009-07-09T19:16:26","date_gmt":"2009-07-09T19:16:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/nrdland.com\/?p=161"},"modified":"2009-08-30T18:46:23","modified_gmt":"2009-08-30T18:46:23","slug":"teh-hotness-skottie-young-on-sketchbooks-and-sketching","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nrdland.com\/?p=161","title":{"rendered":"Teh Hotness – Skottie Young on Sketchbooks and Sketching"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nSkottie Young <\/a>is one of my fav artists and he put together a solid Twitter rant<\/a> on sketchbooks and sketching last night. Skottie hits it right on the button – so I am reposting it here for your enjoyment.<\/p>\n

– A few art tips for the night (not career tips)
\n– Sit with a sketchbook at all times. Doodle, scribble, sketch. Play with shapes and lines while watching tv. nothing intense, just sketch
\n– Don’t be fooled by the “sketchbooks” you buy from artists at cons. Those are pieces, not sketches. Sketchbooks can be a mess.
\n– Finding new places to take your art actually requires you to mess up…a lot. Every piece cannot be a masterpiece, nor should it be.
\n– Sketching without the pressure of taking it to a finish allows for accidents which can lead to unexpected discoveries.
\n– many people say they don’t have time to sketch or draw for themselves. Everyone has a spare 15 minutes. I can fill 3 pages of gestures in 15
\n– A good way to let go and just sketch, Sketch with an ink pen. This takes away the possibility of a clean drawing and lets you just play
\n– I used to hate sketching in a book because it felt permanent so I started just drawing on copy paper and binding them later.
\n– I treat my sketchbook like people treat doodling while on the phone. Any spare moments are spent scribbling.
\n– Your sketchbook is the place that no one can judge, critique, hate or love you. Sales don’t effect it, reviews can’t hurt it.
\n– A basketball player can’t get better by only playing games. He has to condition, lift, practice to grow. Art is the exact same.
\n– You can only grow so much by drawing for work and work alone. It’s not a place that allows for spreading your wings and streching out.
\n– Bottom line, pull out your book and doodle when you have a few free moments. You work will be the better for it and most of all, it’s fun.
\n– Now, put down your iPhone and close twitter and go draw.<\/p>\n

Check out more from Skottie Young at his:
\nBlog<\/a>
\nTwitter<\/a>
\nDeviant Art<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Skottie Young is one of my fav artists and he put together a solid Twitter rant on sketchbooks and sketching last night. Skottie hits it right on the button – so I am reposting it here for your enjoyment. – A few art tips for the night (not career tips) – Sit with a sketchbook … <\/p>\n

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