Sketching
In my first writeup I explain a need about movement for the art. Today i am brining out the importance of sketching. I have no formal training of art but my brother ( now he is 78 and disabled hence can not do anything. He studdied commercial art) used to tell us that every art student must do 5-6 skeching every day. After retirement when I joined Sanskarbharati our seniors are also emphasizing for sketching and weekly on every Saturday we 20-25 artist members of all age group and sex gathers and sit alternately as a model and draw sketches.
later on we discuss among ourselves regarding, what done good ,what should not have been etc.etc to add the knowledge. In my portfolio I have added few sketches drawn in pencil during last Saturday for your inspection and comments.
Helene Kippert
I used to be part of a group like that Suresh, and would like to start up another. I got some great drawings out if it!
suresh pethe
Its a nice thing, I love to see some of your shetching work! Still you can continue
bluerabbit
Yes, we used to do that, too. The pastel portrait of a woman that I added today was done in such a group. To get the most out of your experience, take as many kinds of media and supports with you as you can. You can sketch in watercolor, pastel on toned paper (the darks are done for you), charcoal on gessoed canvas (you can wash off failed sketches and use the surface again), charcoal on want-ad pages from the newspaper, crayon (Sakura), oil pastel, oil sticks, pastel pencils, and, of course, all flavors of graphite. each time you do a drawing, change something—the size or shape of the support or the medium. To loosen up, force distortion by touching all four corners of your paper.