draw in my sketchbook everyday

this was my favorite of the two studies i did, plus a bunch of random doodles that i’d rather not post.

i carry my sketchbook with me now, and began drawing in it. but instead of traditional figure drawings (what this was intended for), i just started doodling again. i suppose it’s better than nothing.

my sketchbook is on the floor, under some stuff.

i think i will leave it in my bag from now on.

i drew in it everyday for about a week and then it remained untouched for the rest of may. i picked it up again today and my figures are still a bit stiff. i keep forgetting that this book should be with me at all times, so i won’t have to doodle on my notes. (though it makes my notes look tons more interesting.)

my cousin gave me one of her used (but blank) sketchbooks for me to practice in. soon after i labeled it “drawings, pt. 1,” we had an impromptu drawing session where she allowed me to draw her. i did one study of her while she sat and she said it came out pretty well. after that we decided that i should go back to the basics and i did a bunch of gesture drawings.

i’m excited to take my sketchbook out into the world and draw!

i’m taking an illustration class this term so it’s crucial that i begin to draw again. i haven’t taken a figure drawing course in over a year; my last was during my 2nd term. (i’m 7th term now.) so i think i’m a bit rusty.

i already have a sketchbook that’s for everything else. this one is strictly for figure drawing!

i bought a small one i could carry around everywhere and it’s no damn use. maybe the fact that it’s an actual sketchbook drives me away. but somehow i end up drawing stuff on binder paper or on the back of brochures. everything i draw in my sketchbook looks very amateur. maybe i was destined to draw on homework assignments.

i have maybe 5 different sketchbooks for different themes/things i use to draw and i haven’t picked them up in a couple of weeks. they just sit on the floor collecting dust. who knows what i could teach myself? chances of getting better are just slipping away with time. i want to get better at drawing small faces quickly and cleaning up my shading.

i guess i just get too scared that if i do something fugly i’ll ruin the entire book. i’ll start tonight!