{"id":15584,"date":"2017-09-19T05:01:59","date_gmt":"2017-09-19T05:01:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/?p=15584"},"modified":"2017-09-19T05:27:25","modified_gmt":"2017-09-19T05:27:25","slug":"so-you-bought-a-sketchbook-now-what","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.vsb.bc.ca\/dkeller\/2017\/09\/19\/so-you-bought-a-sketchbook-now-what\/","title":{"rendered":"So you bought a sketchbook&#8230; now what?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Well, you draw in it of course!<\/p>\n<p>You can write, doodle, collage, all sorts of things. \u00a0Some people use sketchbooks \u00a0as a &#8216;Visual diary&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>There is no doubt that sketching is an activity that helps you work through any design problem or any other type of problem for that matter. \u00a0From the initial\u00a0concept to working out the flaws, to the final design sketching can be used to save time and energy. \u00a0The image in a sketch can be totally rough or even incomplete\u00a0to a viewer, but to the artist, each mark, line and denoted area contains meaning and is understood fully in the artist&#8217;s mind.<\/p>\n<p>Please don&#8217;t spend an hour on a drawing if it is your first idea\u00a0for a project. \u00a0Through sketching out your ideas quickly your mind will be able to see better options or flaws and then fix them in the next sketch. \u00a0Which will lead you to see more flaws or get better ideas for the projects. \u00a0In the past, I have spent whole sketchbooks working out ideas for a single painting and the parts within those painting.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Billiard room painting example:<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Articles for you to read:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/alistapart.com\/article\/sketching-the-visual-thinking-power-tool\">Sketching: the Visual Thinking Power Tool<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"content-banner__title nolinks\"><a href=\"https:\/\/design.tutsplus.com\/tutorials\/the-role-of-sketching-in-the-design-process--psd-153\">The Role of Sketching in the Design Process<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"content-banner__title nolinks\"><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><strong>Here are some &#8216;Flip through&#8217; videos<\/strong> <strong>of other peoples sketchbooks to inspire you:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"956\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/s2wrt1EkX-c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Here is a short video of a guy, named Peter<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"956\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/T43A_5k8bLU?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>And a longer\u00a0video by Peter<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"956\" height=\"538\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/h8ycxPih67Q?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"badge badge-style-type-verified style-scope ytd-badge-supported-renderer\"><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Well, you draw in it of course! 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