“Have no fear of perfection – you’ll never reach it” Salvador Dali Many a good sketch has been ruined by trying to make it perfect. If you captured the moment it is perfect enough.
Category: Tips for the Travel Sketcher
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip
A pencil is good for more than just laying out a sketch, with ink it works well for shade. I use a Blackwing and a 5mm 4B in a lead holder.
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip
Don’t apologize or use disclaimers (excuses). “I just did a quick sketch.” This is a phrase I see quite often in posts, but I know that what tempts me to use that phrase is the sense that what I sketched is not very good and I hope I will be forgiven for it not being…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip – the morning after
“ The sole art that suits me is that which, rising from unrest, tends toward serenity.” Andre Gide In our life’s times of unrest, art is a place to seek serenity. As my mind struggles to comprehend yesterday, art gives a bit of calm. The idealism of optimism has faded, but I cling to the…
TheTravelsketcher’s Tuesday Tip
“I don’t paint what I see, I paint what I saw.” Edvard Munch This admonition seems the opposite of the standard adage of “paint what you see, not what you think you see,” or so it seems. But possibly they both have a bit of wisdom. Our brain is great at filling in blanks and…
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