tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post4592482223089895732..comments2024-03-27T11:18:53.456-07:00Comments on Temple of the Seven Golden Camels: Bill Peet's "Cappyboppy" and a Recurring Rant...mark kennedyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11953166248647413142noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-67083161826780982015-04-23T12:10:15.637-07:002015-04-23T12:10:15.637-07:00I have been reading this blog for a while now. I h...I have been reading this blog for a while now. I have made a habit to read one article a day and after a couple of blog archives later I delightfully started this one.<br />This is one of the posts that rewards my habit. Well, pretty much every post on this blog teaches me something new or refresh some of the knowledge that I had, but somehow wasn't applied to my work - I am sure you know what I mean.<br />Anyway, the point of my comment is to thank you for the blog you keep alive for so many years. I really appreciate the things you wrote about sketchbooks in this post. Recently I put more emphasis on the storytelling and drawing not straight from the life, but more from the impression and feeling of what I see. The post helps me to see it more clearly and hopefully it will make me apply this knowledge more to my work.<br />I actually wonder if you see comments on posts from years ago. Thanks again!Monika Dzikowiczhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15168802061880534704noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-9801162007516512122010-08-24T11:21:47.008-07:002010-08-24T11:21:47.008-07:00that is indeed a really cool sketch, I tend to do ...that is indeed a really cool sketch, I tend to do weird sketches that not many people understand or like, but I keep doing them because I enjoy it!Viagra Onlinehttp://www.iservepharmacy.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-67865840200178919902010-02-21T15:06:39.550-08:002010-02-21T15:06:39.550-08:00anon - thanks, I hope you stay inspired!
Jayaraj ...anon - thanks, I hope you stay inspired!<br /><br />Jayaraj - great, glad to know you're using it more, keep it up and you'll see lots of improvement.<br /><br />Matt J - yes. Isn't that Ronald Searle's secret too?<br /><br />chromasketch - yep. Thanks for the comment!<br /><br />JP - yes, exactly.<br /><br />Tim - yes, that "bad drawings" thing is so true. Your football analogy is good too, you're so right.<br /><br />ToueT - great, I'm glad to hear it. Keep it up!<br /><br />Fabio - Yes, I used to get intimidated by people staring at me while I drew them. But over time I just got good at acting like I knew what I was doing and that I wasn't doing anything unusual...I think that helped.<br /><br />Dave - yes, Walt Stanchfield talked a lot about that as well. Putting pressure on ourselves to do great drawings takes all the fun out of it, right? It always feels great to let that go and have fun with drawing. Glad you liked the post, thanks for the comment!<br /><br />shane - great comment. Many times, when I look at portfolios, the sketchbook drawings are better than the "pretty pictures", just as you say. They usually have more life and looseness to them. Glad to hear there are so many people out there carrying sketchbooks!<br /><br />Stephen - Ha, good for you, that's great. Glad so many people are on the sketchbook bandwagon!mark kennedyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11953166248647413142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-47121870785886400322010-02-20T16:42:18.005-08:002010-02-20T16:42:18.005-08:00At the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, I someti...At the ASIFA-Hollywood Animation Archive, I sometimes get students who come in to access the digital archive without a sketchbook. I send them home to get one, because unless you draw what you're referring to, all you're doing is looking at pretty pictures. Sketchbooks are a necessity for reference and research as well as drawing from life.Stephen Worthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01047366337202801862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-6560271821946536712010-02-20T14:05:38.475-08:002010-02-20T14:05:38.475-08:00I'm not an animator but I certainly am forgetf...I'm not an animator but I certainly am forgetful. When traveling I bring several sketchbooks. One is my travelogue:<br /><a rel="nofollow">http://skinshark.blogspot.com/2005/12/traveleur-guatemala-ptuno.html</a><br /><br />And the other is a watercolor/gouache book to capture color:<br /><a rel="nofollow">http://skinshark.blogspot.com/2007/02/thailand-color-sketches.html</a> <br /><br />I don't care how many places I've been a photo never gets the essence quite like sketchbooks. And the colors are always different because the atmosphere is different.<br /><br />Even when I go out with friends more often than not a sketchbook has saved me from sitting along for an hour or two or waiting in line. There's a wealth of FREE MODELS available. <br /><br />It's just good for one's muscle memory.<br /><br />Besides I've gotten more jobs through my sketchbooks alone than any single "pretty picture".<br /><br />=s=Shane Whitehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05706984816021430077noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-33859899732323234182010-02-19T12:39:00.091-08:002010-02-19T12:39:00.091-08:00I too have had trouble in the past with maintainin...I too have had trouble in the past with maintaining a sketchbook consistently. However, for me a big change in my thinking came from life drawing class (thank you Glenn Vilppu). <br /><br />The simple idea of not copying the subject you're observing, but "analyzing it". It's a simple but profound difference and it immediately took the pressure (which was usually negative) away of always having to produce pretty drawings every time. The point became that you are recording the visual thinking of what you see in the world and trying to understand it. This reinspired me to use a sketchbook and now I'm drawing in it every chance I get. Ironically, when I approached it like this, my drawings actually got better?! I still have a long ways to go, but I definitely value any opportunity to study from life so I can record it in my sketchbook.<br /><br />Great post and I personally don't ever get tired of this rant.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15464049474065182092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-51827706251901977102010-02-19T07:26:33.066-08:002010-02-19T07:26:33.066-08:00I often carry a sketchbook. Although the most part...I often carry a sketchbook. Although the most part of the sketches I do on it seem to be the ugly ones of my production I believe to draw people in their everyday life is a really useful exercise.<br /><br />Sometimes sketchbooks trigger odd situations off, they seem to attract people who love to spy on what are you drawing above your shoulder, beginning a discussion with very interesting questions like 'are you drawing?' or 'why are you drawing my wife?'Fabio Laihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15015440951986474806noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-15838668876674632072010-02-18T18:33:51.641-08:002010-02-18T18:33:51.641-08:00Thanks for another amazing article!
I have always...Thanks for another amazing article!<br /><br />I have always told myself that I'm not a sketchbook guy and in fact, because of that, I've never carried one with me.<br /><br />However, I'm a believer in all what you said. <br /><br />I'm now trying to look sketchbooks as my own laboratory where to do my experiments, gather information and analyse real life. I know it sounds fancy, but it makes me feel like I'm a crazy scientist and that, by itself, is already pretty cool.touethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03602141935371170594noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-30401602653581054962010-02-18T09:03:57.290-08:002010-02-18T09:03:57.290-08:00It's been said by Ward Kimball, Kimon Nicolaid...It's been said by Ward Kimball, Kimon Nicolaides, and Chuck Jones (quoting Nicolaides) and others, "Everyone had 10,000 bad drawings in them. Get them out as soon as possible."<br /><br />(The amount of bad drawings varies from quote to quote, but you get the idea.)<br /><br />Yes, sketchbooks should be filled with bad drawings. They are learning experiences. No one watches a football game to see the athletes perform calisthenics. But if they don't do those stupid exercises off the field, they will suck on game day.Timhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06514942808999120095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-84314815543044025032010-02-18T00:04:12.198-08:002010-02-18T00:04:12.198-08:00There's always a pressure to make beautiful sk...There's always a pressure to make beautiful sketchbooks, and you're right- Sketchbooks are our lab and we should allow oursleves to make a mess. Cool post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-23139600184623049072010-02-17T13:51:41.301-08:002010-02-17T13:51:41.301-08:00hooray for sketchbooks!hooray for sketchbooks!chromasketchhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05547982158467508511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-57546477259016881582010-02-17T07:35:45.705-08:002010-02-17T07:35:45.705-08:00So the lesson here is always carry a capybara with...So the lesson here is always carry a capybara with you everywhere, right?Matt Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06691360081537045523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-11650712326004762542010-02-17T06:13:16.822-08:002010-02-17T06:13:16.822-08:00i was always lazy to carry my sketchbook. even if ...i was always lazy to carry my sketchbook. even if i did carry it, i was not courageous enough to take it out in public and try out my wiggly strokes.and i kept wondering my old sketch books, which had at the most 2-3 drawings which were kinda ok; the rest were all half done, bigger mistakes. but all the reasons i had not to carry, you had numbered and pointed out in your 4 part blog earlier.<br /><br />now that ive started using it, i've seen my drawings have more stuff in them than i thought, especially regarding poses. late... but better than never...Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16758849256187213020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23438334.post-88542689976611269742010-02-17T00:14:32.360-08:002010-02-17T00:14:32.360-08:00Oh, please don't! This was a very interesting ...Oh, please don't! This was a very interesting read. Especially because I get frustrated with the sketchbook I carry around with me when I'm going out, as I never seem to be able to draw anything decent in it, and this prevents me from bothering to draw when I'm out. I feel inspired to draw more freely in it now!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com