13 May 2008

Don't Think, Just Sketch



"Don't Think, Just Sketch" that was the motto for Monday's class. Six or ten minute sketches without really thinking about what you were putting on your page. Liberating you from the constraints of details and proportions. A woman sitting beneath a tree is no longer just a woman under a tree on the page, she becomes one with the tree, as you sketch them rapidly together. You really begin to discover how many parts there are to a tree when you have to break down it's shapes into value. You notice that even the sky; although it looks clear blue, is actually many shades of blues. I was surprised at how much I noticed through quick sketches.

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