a rough description – it’s OK if they lack detail don’t fill the page or are not even completed.sketching in public tends to be time-limited rather than open-ended an exploratory drawing – exploring how something works/might work.a way of practising and refining your skills in drawing and mark marking.The sketches throughout the post include some which have been posted on this blog before and some which are new to the blog. The basics come from Sketching for Real - Introduction. More about this at the end!įirst some basics - then the top tips. To that end I'm looking for 10 volunteers to form a review panel for this latest Making A Mark Publication. This post is also a condensed version of an article I'm drafting - and this time I'm aiming to create a priced publication (once I've sorted out the mechanics!).
#People sketch how to
So this blog post is about 10 tips on how to sketch people – or at least my understanding of how I sketch people. People often tell me how much they like the sketches I make of people I come across on my travels with a sketchbook - which I find a bit odd as most rarely have faces!Īnyway, I've decided the time has come to write a bit more about sketching people. I've been drawing people for very many years - family, friends, people in cafes and restaurants, life class models - and other artists. (sketching fellow travellers at Logan Airport, Boston, USA September 2006)Ĩ" x 10", pen and sepia ink and coloured pencilsĭrawing and sketching people is an invaluable way of developing a wide range of artistic skills.