I love your sketches! It’s very liberating reducing expectations of how a drawing is going to look! I like wonky, not quite right sketches- they have way more character ☺️
Since my old computer died and took photoshop along with it I haven’t been obsessing about tidying up ‘mistakes’. You’re so right, I enjoy drawing so much more now!
I got to say that I love my eraser 😂 but I embrace all my mistakes too!! I think social media is guilty of this pressure artists feel about their sketchbooks. All masters had sketchbooks too with rough sketches, studies, planning, sketchbooks were made for that... to study, to learn, improve and of course they will have a lot of mistakes, but masters never shown their sketchbooks to the world (usually the world only have seen those in museums many years after their death!) but now the "world" thinks a sketchbook must be immaculate for pictures 🤪 luckily I think a lot of artists are beginning to change this mindset and recover the real meaning of having a sketchbook practice! Great post Cait and sorry for the long comment 💕
Love this Teresa!! You're so right, the instagram expectation that our sketchbooks have to be masterpieces is so real, UGH. I think this is changing too, but not soon enough!
How I love your scratchy ink drawings 🥹 so much life! I embrace the no eraser lifestyle, though it pains me when I’m trying to draw people outside and they look so stiff and botched 😂 but committing to the lines already on the paper is a fun exercise in itself.
I tested to draw with a pen thinking ti would not work. Oh gosh I was wrong! Now I draw with graphite without a eraser. Messy sketches is just my secret love 😁
I love your sketches! It’s very liberating reducing expectations of how a drawing is going to look! I like wonky, not quite right sketches- they have way more character ☺️
Totally agree!!
Thanks for sharing
Such a beautiful approach - thank you!
Since my old computer died and took photoshop along with it I haven’t been obsessing about tidying up ‘mistakes’. You’re so right, I enjoy drawing so much more now!
Right?! Sometimes you need a lil' push!
I got to say that I love my eraser 😂 but I embrace all my mistakes too!! I think social media is guilty of this pressure artists feel about their sketchbooks. All masters had sketchbooks too with rough sketches, studies, planning, sketchbooks were made for that... to study, to learn, improve and of course they will have a lot of mistakes, but masters never shown their sketchbooks to the world (usually the world only have seen those in museums many years after their death!) but now the "world" thinks a sketchbook must be immaculate for pictures 🤪 luckily I think a lot of artists are beginning to change this mindset and recover the real meaning of having a sketchbook practice! Great post Cait and sorry for the long comment 💕
Love this Teresa!! You're so right, the instagram expectation that our sketchbooks have to be masterpieces is so real, UGH. I think this is changing too, but not soon enough!
I just found your wonderful Substack site! So inspiringand I adore your sketchbook art!
Thank you so much Lori, so glad you found me!
How I love your scratchy ink drawings 🥹 so much life! I embrace the no eraser lifestyle, though it pains me when I’m trying to draw people outside and they look so stiff and botched 😂 but committing to the lines already on the paper is a fun exercise in itself.
Thank you so much Carolyn! YES, I find drawing moving people to be suuuper tough too, they definitely end up looking a little janky sometimes, ha!
I tested to draw with a pen thinking ti would not work. Oh gosh I was wrong! Now I draw with graphite without a eraser. Messy sketches is just my secret love 😁
That's awesome, I love a messy sketch too!