PART 3 P2: Ex 2 Sketchbook Walk

Go for a walk.

Find a familiar view.

Use viewfinder and focus on a point of interest.

Make four sketches during the walk.

Draw rapidly.

Draw over any mistakes, restate what needs to be depicted.

Try to capture the idea of what is seen through drawing; think of sketching as taking notes.

Try to get in, everything no matter how roughly.

Fast drawing helps to concentrate and see more clearly, shutting out unnecessary ‘noise’.

Make written observations where appropriate:

* time, weather, direction of light and shadow

* main point of interest

* the division of space into foreground, middle ground and background 

* patterns and textures, repetition of large and small shapes, tonal values etc