Observational drawing

[Guest post by André Wee in New York City] Scribbling and dotting into a sketchbook, while trying not to make a scene, has become an almost daily activity for me while commuting between Manhattan and Brooklyn. Over the past 2 months, I have started turning my train ride into my own ‘private’ drawing playground. […]

Directions:Find at least 4 objects that are basic forms (squares, cones, circles, cylinders).Set them up in an interesting composition with 1 light source.Create a pencil drawing from direct observation.Include a background and fill the whole page.Use a full range of values to illustrate chiaroscuro.Pyramidal (triangular) shaped compositions work

Illustrations, sketchbook experiments, life drawing, and videos from the desk of Graham Smith Illustration

The Heart of Jeremy Hoffman on Instagram: “Waiting for the train to arrive... observing people... ✏️ #drawing #observationaldrawing #sketch #urbansketching #drawingfromlife…”

A compilation of a couple sessions of observational #slowcamera drawing: Black: sketches from a Sunday afternoon post #twitchcon in #CampbellCA at #orchardvalleycoffee Lighter blue: studies of people sitting in @vervecoffee in #SantaCruz. Darker blue: the girls during crit from a night of figure drawing at the @jkfdrawingstudio.

Ink sketch

We're way beyond drawing a bowl of fruit. To beat the boredom, I've assembled the Ultimate Observational Drawing Idea List for Kids.

by Lynne Chapman, Sheffield, UK I’m still working hard on my book. I’m currently writing a chapter about the complications of sketching people, who are, of course, inclined to move about. It’s a problem. Even if they are pretending to be still, it never lasts. People are basically fidgets – you just have to read the […]

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