sapphicsuperhero:

If any of you are like me, you have a terrible habit of filling several pages of a sketchbook and moving on to the next or completely forgetting about it. Here are some tips that have helped me stop these annoying habits

• don’t be afraid to make marks all over the page (no small quarter-page masterpieces)
• these are sketches- they’re meant to be quick and gestural; not extremely detailed drawings
• experiment with all kinds of mark making (long, short, thick, and thin marks can add a lot of variety to a sketch)
• practice
• sketches are not precious little things- it’s okay to make changes and draw it again, again, and again
• time yourself when sketching
• pRaCtIcE
• USE REFERENCES
• or draw from imagination
• add annotations so you don’t forget something about that sketch
• find a media that you like (graphite, pen, charcoal, etc.)
• have a sketchbook with you always (I highly recommend small moleskine sketchbooks that are easy to carry in a purse or bag)
• PRACTICE
• spend 20+ minutes a day sketching even if you don’t feel like it, do it anyway- there is nothing more satisfying than filling up a sketchbook
• draw what interests you

filling a sketchbook is not as hard as it seems, just keep sketching