I am very glad to say that from the day I decided to do it (towards the end of May 2012) I have been quite regular with my "30 minute" sketches. In fact so far, on the days when I have not had the time to sketch during my lunch break, I have come home and managed to do one to keep going at almost a sketch a day. And I have been posting these sketches in my second blog to track my progress.
I am hoping to achieve two things through this exercise: 1. To improve my quick sketching skills. My aim is to be able to sketch fast without sacrificing details (or at least the illusion of details) and to do that with a refined technique, and 2. To develop my watercolour painting skills.
Last Saturday I kept to my resolve to paint every weekend and did one small watercolour sketch - a landscape in monocolour. This one took me about 30 minutes but, when it comes to painting, I have decided not to impose time restrictions on myself since I will only be doing it at home and probably only on weekends.
I propose to share some (but not all) of these quick sketches on this blog too on a weekly basis. If you would like to see the rest of these quick sketches, or if you would like to know anything about the sketches that you see here, you could check out my second blog, Racing Against The Clock.
I like your line work a lot. Very bold and rhythmic. Happy Sketching!
ReplyDeleteThank you Nora. I appreciate your visiting and commenting.
ReplyDeleteI didn't realize you had 2 blogs, so I missed this one. I love all the sketches on this post, but especially your abandoned truck. I find vehicles difficult to do, especially under time constraints. Thanks for your comment on the 20-minute challenge blog. Blessings!
ReplyDeleteThank you Arnoldo.
DeleteI have been visiting the Twenty Minute Challenge blog for several months and that has been the inspiration for my second blog "Racing Against The Clock". So far my sketches there have taken 30 minutes or longer and that is why I have only been a lurker at TMC.
I didn't know about your second blog either, and I just visited it and loved your architectural sketches. Good luck with your 30-minute exercise :)
ReplyDeleteThank you Seema, for visiting both blogs and leaving such nice comments.
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