Sunday 10 February 2019

The Art of Sketching



Original sketch of the Pioneer Café by Lee Papworth

What is the difference between sketching and drawing?  Sketching should be more intuitive, spontaneous and quick.  Whilst drawing more considered and a slower process. Both should be equally well observed.  

In my opinion sketching can be done for two reasons. It can be a preparatory sketch or sketches for a painting. Alternatively it can be a standalone piece that is intuitively drawn and captures the essence of the subject.  Either way a pencil sketch or a watercolour sketch should take no more than five to ten minutes.  I find that if it goes beyond ten minutes you will lose the spontaneity of what you have observed.  Below are a few examples of my recent sketches of the local area all of which took between eight and ten minutes:

Original watercolour sketch of Bonchurch Old Church by Lee Papworth
Original sketch by Lee Papworth
Original sketch of Bonchurch Old Church by Lee Papworth
Original sketch of Shanklin Beach by Lee Papworth

Sketching is a great way to improve your composition skills and exploring mark-making whilst using different pencils or paints.  Mostly it is a great way to improve your observation skills - 'observation is king' in any form of art!

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Happy Painting!

Lee Papworth 🎨

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