Sketchbook ProjectSketchbo

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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