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Warm-up Sketches and Studies
I don’t think people spend enough time doing warm-ups and studies. I think part of the hold up is that people listen to their internal critics and buy into the “it’s got to be perfect” baloney. But part of the hesitation in doing more studies and warm-up sketches grows also out of a worry over […]
Thumbnails: Playing with the Page
Today is another pre-painted page with a thumbnail grid. The grid is only two spreads wide, but it’s also on one of those painting waste paper scraps. I chose to put it on this page because I had pre-painted the head and tail of the book and the colors on the scrap worked with those […]
Thumbnail Sketches—Thinking Through Ideas
Over the past few months I’ve written about thumbnail sketches and grids a few times. I want to spend a little time today and going forward, discussing these topics because I think both are important tools artists often ignore. They save us time, they clear our brains, and if we are paying attention they show […]
Thumbnail Themes Continued
Note: I was away from the computer last week and didn’t auto set my posts. Here’s the “Put a Bird On It” doodle I mentioned last Monday. I’ll be back later this week with more posts that got delayed, and also coming up another paper review. Stop by again soon. My mind is always going […]
Thumbnails, Stylization, Directions We Go with Our Drawings
Here’s a journal spread from the end of last year. I’m still going in the same direction with my drawings. On the verso page I have a thumbnail and some thoughts about thumbnails and finish on sketches. On the recto page I have some quick sketches where I’m thinking about shadow shapes and contour, which […]
Roz’s 2018 International Fake Journal Wrap Up
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Landscape Inspirations
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