I loved this post Sue. You inspired me to draw eveyday things. I used to draw one household object in my daily diary. I did that daily for six months then I ran out of things from home. I am going to get back to it. One question how do you transfer drawings form your notebook for publication. Do you photograph them? Scan them, or redraw them on Procreate.
I'm glad my post inspired you!! Your posts on A Whimsical Writer are wonderful and I'm glad we can help inspire each other! To answer your question: it depends on the sketchbook drawings themselves. Sometimes a scan captures it well enough for publication. Sometimes a scan doesn't capture the colors accurately. In that case I use clips to hold my book open and use my Nikon digital camera to photograph the pages. Then I download the photos to my laptop where I use Photoshop to crop out the clips. I avoid or at least minimize any digital alterations to the images.
Often I use my sketchbook to test my ideas then I redraw them on art board and make a painting to be framed or a finished illustration for publication. That illustration on art board gets photographed with my Nikon and treated as described above (crop the edges). I avoid digitally altering things because I dont like sitting at a computer much anymore. I did that for too many years working as a graphic designer. Does this answer your question?
Thanks for a detailed response. Yes it did answer my question. My major learning from your response is, "Often I use my sketchbook to test my ideas then I redraw them..."
I have been drawing in my diary but not redrawing them. I think that helps refine a sketch. I will start doing that now.
Oh good! I'm glad my response to your question was helpful! I find drawing and redrawing very similar to the writer's process of writing, rewriting and editing. It's even similar to the writer's process of making more than one essay, article, book etc from the same resource material. I draw something in my sketchbook that pleases. Then I redraw it on board and use my paints more vigorously than I'm able in my sketchbook. Then if elements of the painting please me I'll do a 2nd painting exploring other facets of my idea. I may even go back and do another experiment in my sketchbook before doing painting number 2.... I'm of the mind that our resource material is ours to endlessly play with in a variety of ways! I wish you the best!!
Wow! I feel I am back to level 1 of another of my passions. Starting from beginning and discovering new things along the way. Thanks for sharing your process with me.
I'm glad to share my process and, for the record, I only wish to encourage, aid and abet your creativity. You are already a wonderfully talented artist. Please keep going! ❤
Thank you. I've been thinking about qualities that teachable people have and that distinction between pride and humility seems to rank high. Being able and willing to learn, to be curious and comfortable with uncertainty seem to have humility as a prerequisite...🤔
I loved this post Sue. You inspired me to draw eveyday things. I used to draw one household object in my daily diary. I did that daily for six months then I ran out of things from home. I am going to get back to it. One question how do you transfer drawings form your notebook for publication. Do you photograph them? Scan them, or redraw them on Procreate.
I'm glad my post inspired you!! Your posts on A Whimsical Writer are wonderful and I'm glad we can help inspire each other! To answer your question: it depends on the sketchbook drawings themselves. Sometimes a scan captures it well enough for publication. Sometimes a scan doesn't capture the colors accurately. In that case I use clips to hold my book open and use my Nikon digital camera to photograph the pages. Then I download the photos to my laptop where I use Photoshop to crop out the clips. I avoid or at least minimize any digital alterations to the images.
Often I use my sketchbook to test my ideas then I redraw them on art board and make a painting to be framed or a finished illustration for publication. That illustration on art board gets photographed with my Nikon and treated as described above (crop the edges). I avoid digitally altering things because I dont like sitting at a computer much anymore. I did that for too many years working as a graphic designer. Does this answer your question?
Thanks for a detailed response. Yes it did answer my question. My major learning from your response is, "Often I use my sketchbook to test my ideas then I redraw them..."
I have been drawing in my diary but not redrawing them. I think that helps refine a sketch. I will start doing that now.
Oh good! I'm glad my response to your question was helpful! I find drawing and redrawing very similar to the writer's process of writing, rewriting and editing. It's even similar to the writer's process of making more than one essay, article, book etc from the same resource material. I draw something in my sketchbook that pleases. Then I redraw it on board and use my paints more vigorously than I'm able in my sketchbook. Then if elements of the painting please me I'll do a 2nd painting exploring other facets of my idea. I may even go back and do another experiment in my sketchbook before doing painting number 2.... I'm of the mind that our resource material is ours to endlessly play with in a variety of ways! I wish you the best!!
Wow! I feel I am back to level 1 of another of my passions. Starting from beginning and discovering new things along the way. Thanks for sharing your process with me.
I'm glad to share my process and, for the record, I only wish to encourage, aid and abet your creativity. You are already a wonderfully talented artist. Please keep going! ❤
I really like the distinction you make between pride and humility!
Thank you. I've been thinking about qualities that teachable people have and that distinction between pride and humility seems to rank high. Being able and willing to learn, to be curious and comfortable with uncertainty seem to have humility as a prerequisite...🤔
I agree. Willful ignorance is the most dangerous.
Well said!
Thanks!