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Reblogged from I love this preview of Jim Woodring’s new book of sketchbook drawings, Problematic, and not just for a peek at the contents, but also for the chance to listen to Jim talk about the very act of keeping a small sketchbook. He uses small Moleskine sketchbooks and says this of them:
I really like these little books. They’re perfect for capturing fleeting impressions and they’re so small that they inspire a real economy of mischief that keeps the process straightforward and vital.
(Source: youtube.com)
This is great: ten drawing tips from Gary Panter, including such gems as:
Most people (even your favorite artists) don’t like their drawings as much as they want to. Why? Because it is easy to imagine something better. This is only ambition, which is not a bad thing — but if you can accept what you are doing, of course you will progress quicker to a more satisfying level and also accidentally make perfectly charming drawings even if they embarrass you.
And:
Don’t worry about a style. It will creep up on you and eventually you will have to undo it in order to go further. Be like a river and accept everything.
Oh jeez, just look at this poster by Joe Lambert for Cartoon College, the documentary about the Center for Cartoon Studies in Vermont.
(Grant Snider: Sketchbooks of the Pros)
Bryce Wymer has a whole series of these time-lapse videos of him drawing and painting in his sketchbooks. It’s probably just for the videos, but I am impressed that the books don’t appear to move during filming.
(Source: vimeo.com)
Brilliant idea. Brilliant results.
Sketchbook exercise #8372
Combine the looseness of tiny ink doodles with the underlying order of graph paper.
Mattias Adolfsson flips through one of his sketchbooks.
(Source: youtube.com)
(via Enter backspace, the illustration and sketchblog of Claus Daniel Herrmann)
// purple marker monster //
Robert MacKenzie is sharing his entire sketchbook, one page at a time, on Tumblr.
Red Hook - a film about Tommy Kane (by DannyGregory)
A nice little film if, like me, you like to watch artists while they work.
The first in line (by MattiasA)
This book looks great. Mattias Adolfsson’s blog is one of my favourites, and I drool at his super-detailed and effortless sketchbook drawings each time they pop up in my RSS reader.
The Sketchbook Project is a traveling exhibition of sketchbooks created by artists like you. Anyone—from anywhere in the world—can be a part of the Project. (via The Sketchbook Project)
This reminds me of the 1000 Journals Project from a few years back, although this one costs you a minimum of $25 to enter. Still, if you’re interested, check them out.
Buy a 32-page Megabolt Sketchbook, and a child in a hospital will receive one, too. All books are hand numbered so that you can see the name and city of who received your donation. And if the child/family wishes, art from the child’s matching sketchbook will be viewable online, so you can see how your donation was put to use.
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