![]() ![]() Simplify what you see, and don’t focus too much on details – that way you will get results faster. Try out working small, especially for landscapes – I love small landscapes, because I can do several of them and don’t feel the pressure of finishing an entire page. This allows me to focus one one thing and kind of zone out while I‘m sketching. And sometimes, i really like to spend time with a subject, like this hydrangea. I often just finish my drawing when I’m in the field, and then add color when I come back home. ![]() Try working fast with gestural sketches that don’t take a lot of time (1-3 minutes), or try really loose watercolor sketches. You don’t have to have complex layouts if that’s not something that comes natural. In the same way, you can keep a personal journal or go travel sketching. Nature journaling and field sketching are great because you have this immediate connection and reaction to what is around you. If you don’t have to make a lot of decisions about which pen to start with, you’ll have more time for observing and sketching.Īnd don’t overthink it. Keeping materials on the light side also means it’s much easier to carry them wherever you go, and much more likely that you actually use them. I like synthetic brushes because I tend to lose stuff from time to time, so I never bring too expensive materials. I usually bring only one or two round brushes. There are really simple, useful readymade sets out there that work great for sketching. I’ve been using the same metal palette for a few years. You can totally get away with that setup, and you can always expand your tools later.Ĭolor is nice, too, and I find a simple and small set of watercolors is enough. ![]() Something to draw in, and something to draw with. I mean, it’s a hobby in itself, and that’s ok, but if you want to make art or build a sketching habit, it’s not really helpful.Īll you really need is a pen or pencil and a sketchbook if you want to keep things really easy. You’ve certainly heard of gear acquisition syndrome? This means collecting art supplies without doing anything with them. You don’t need fancy journals, or new pens, or a big paintbox. What I also would like to give you as a tip: don’t overcomplicate your sketching, and don’t overcomplicate your tools. And I’m imagining they are a bunch of highly knowledgable, but kind artist samurai, a group of wise doodlers with pencils as their swords. At the end of the day, it’s only paper as they say. Make a mental note, or maybe even a note next to the sketch and change your approach next time. And if you make a mistake, or create a sketch you don’t like, it’s not the end of the world. It’s your sketchbook, and you decide what goes in, and it can be what you want it to be. Or just sit there and do nothing sometimes. I’d like to invite you to change this, to just experiment and draw what comes your way, or what holds your interest. ![]()
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