Scribble or Scetch?
Is it doodling, scribbling or sketching? According to a drawing teacher I found on YouTube, scribbling is no different from sketching. It has to be done quickly and you don't have to pay attention to details. Detailed images are therefore less suitable unless you are working on a large piece of paper.
Tips for beginners
Tip 1: draw to the size of the example
Tip 2: sketch the main lines lightly
Tip 3: make straight lines, wavy lines, circles, random lines
I have scribbled on unbleached scrap paper, shopping lists, in the puzzle book (the paper is unbleached, a bit stiff and thicker and I find it easier to draw) and on the back of my youngest's homework of years ago. I tried it on my phone (not with a drawing app but just with my finger in the Samsung notepad).
Although scribbling is sketching and looks easy, the average artist spends more than 5 minutes on it. They have already passed the point of making a sketch. Perhaps some still sketch? Without a sketch it is better for the eye-hand coordination.
It might be a problem for those who have poor eyesight but they can also scribble, I tried this with my eyes closed (it was not really worse than with my eyes open - boohoo for me).
After a week of scribbling and today almost the entire day I have not really made any progress except that I have learned something and also seen a (beginners?) trick (I cannot understand what is being said).
Scribble lessons
After 3 lessons @tezzmax threw us in deep water. Great if you can draw and understand his explainations but I did not. I have to see how it's done and @tezzmax showed but still it's fast to show what is learned.
My problems?
- closed eyes
- walls/background
- shadows but above all no scribble style of my own which I can't stand.
My first scribble was not even 2 centimetres, the last one is bigger. I believe it's easier if you use a pen. If I look at the examples the lines look thinner than mine.
Let me share the video I watched. Youmight give it a try as well.
Whatever you see and doesn't have a source is mine.
Date: 1-12-2024
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Wow.. you’re now a confirmed artist… love the beautiful work.
Before now, do you have experience in drawing because the art work is cool. I had to go to tezzmax page to look out for the beginners tutorial..
Is this video you uploaded a beginners tutorial for scribble drawing??
These are just sketches and not good enough to me. I am not satisfied which is mostly what eats me. No, I cannot draw, I can only paint and usually on walls (big and I like fresco's) but that's a long time ago. Instead of making sketches at art school I modeled my preliminary studies of the actual project and took photos of them which was allowed and easier for me.
I believe the video you see shows some interesting tricks and it's good for a start but there are some more.
I like the next video... it's his lesson 14. Listen to what he tells and also why is what done.
I just think we all need to practice, practice, practice. I hope @tezzmax and you @wakeupkitty keep it going. Rome wasn't built in a day. I like the competition and to see what others are doing with the same assignment.
Practice is the key of everything and if it comes to this it's also important to find your own style and material and who knows where it leads you/us and what comes out.
There's a lot to learn and if it's done quick there's always a minute of five, like @rashid001 mentioned he made it within. Seems that that is the scribble (makes sence) we can spend in it and the hobby isn't too ecpensive (2 pens empty that went quick 🤯).
I like to see what others do as well but also growth. Hopefully, @tezzmax will not be demotivated by the lack of participants. Plenty are invited but they cannot be forced to join.
Thank you for joining us.
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To learn any skill, one needs time, focus, and hard work. And as you practice more, you'll start to see better results in less time. I've noticed that you're very interested in learning the scribble drawing technique, and I can see significant improvement in your work compared to before. It won't be long before you and your friends can create amazing drawings in just 5 minutes.
Currently, I'm not very active due to some personal issues. You can consider this a short break, and I might be back to being active soon. Thank you so much for remembering me in your thoughts (comments) .
Take care, and stay blessed ☘️🌹.
Thank you for finding the time to respond. You are not easily forgotten my friend. So I will keep mentioning you once in a while so you lnow and can pick up if you feel to it.
Know you are a part of us, aporeciated and we love to see your work.
I noticed it and hope it will work out fine.
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Taking time to reply is great. Take your time.
Sure. I'm not in for the crowd and sincerely I don't really like crowds cause they are always difficult to govern. There'll always be different opinions and conflict of interest.
My idea with the scribble lessons is to help and watch people learn and grow in a way that even they themselves can observe their own tragectory. As an artist, I know how long it took me to get here and my journey as an artist is just about starting. It's not something to rush at all. If you rush it, one would likely get tired or fall out of interest for it.
Let's just keep it going and growing and a slow and steady pace.
What do you mean by I threw you guys into deep waters?
I think it means the assessment test came too soon😄
Lol.... It's still the same thinng. I just want you all to make use of your will power.
It's a good thing actually, I loved the pressure. I had to go over the lessons many times over and I think the result wasn't so bad.
I'm glad to hear that. Nice one.
So your art school education was 3 lessons? Interesting
So I learnt to Scribble all my years in art school?
I have no idea, you tell me if you learned it in 3 lessons or already knew?
Lol.... What I gave was surely not a final exam so let's leave it there.
I always enjoy the exchanges between you and Kitty. Such a classic! 😄
Kitty, it was just a surprise quiz to assess where we might need improvement or something.
tezzmax, maybe next time, consider providing more than three lessons before an exam?😄
I didn't know scribbling had to be done quickly. I think I listened to 5 Air Supply songs before I could finish one.😕
Can it be you are not easily satiesfied just like me? I do it quicker and work myself through a pile of paper (my child said what the h... where did it all go and was also the one who said: you should do it quickly just scratch.
@rashid001 his son said the same so I believe if we "just scratch" more we become more routine (or not). LOL
BTW A friend scribbles in a different way and I like what he creates and he does it very precisely and it takes days. So.. you are fast.
Yes, but I also like to take my sweet time (I’m a bit of a slowpoke). Lol with your child: what the h...? I bet that child takes after you. ;-)) or not?
Takes days? I can understand if your friend scribbles a landscape...
I guess we all are the same, it runs in the family...
one said after lessons 1: you messed it up, I can't make it look better, do this and that, frowned and left
The youngest said: why does it take so long? You should just scratch a bit, no need to make figures and shapes (what I want).
My friend? His scribbles (the background and drawing) have messages which I love to see (discover) and puzzle it out. So yes it takes long and more concentration to leave it all behind.
I am not sure if a landschap takes that long.. perhaps NY on a wall?
LOL, it feels like a happy bunch to me. They almost sound like 'little' versions of you though...
Oh, that's why it took him days. So your friend incorporates puzzles into the drawing? that's a fun way to approach art.. I initially thought it took him days just to sketch an apple or some small object. I guess everyone has their own unique approach when it comes to creating art.
I have no idea if a landscape takes that long...perhaps yes? There are so much details to consider...
They are all creative, intelligent, live in their world and this is how it goes.
At a certain point they arrive home - all start their own stories/irritations/thoughts at the same time - in between replying to another and showing evidence. Next it is abrubtly quiet and they disappear to their rooms to do whatever they do (busy and so...).
It reminds me of the howling of the wolves I keep.
He would say he's a slowpoke as wellbut he works very concentrated and it's good for him. It's also next to a job but I think he's not that slow at all.
I like to follow the lines and find the riddles and already saw them before he mentioned it so actually that is what I want to try as well and was my first lesson attempt. I don't think if it comes to scribbling or art we all should work in the same way. The progress will be in develooing our own style and handwriting. Copy-paste is great (I do have respect for copiers of famous paintings better than Mr. Bean) a newn style, insight is better because this involves our feelings.
It's good to learn new technics and this isn't time consuming and I try to do it in between in tiny, small and big.
I want to give something to my friend but that will take time. I am not easily satisfied if it comes to whatever I create.
As I understand from one teacher (see the video I shared with @sbamsoneu in tjis comment section) the best is to not get into details too much.
What I also like he said is that a great thing is that you work at all parts of the drawing at the same rime. So if you feel you get stuck you continue somewhere else. I believe he mentioned sheets but I didn't check that out.
You know that once you can read you can also read if the letters are switched or deketed.
It works the same for drawings. Details not drawn your brain knows it's there and also fills out the colours. Same as it did as we had a black and white YV and only took black and white photos.
We can try out ourselves to scribble a city 🤔 as extra practice to answer our question.
It's an interesting pack you keep. Are they drawn to arts, too?
I agree that each of us has different ways of creating art or approaching it - I mean, we eventually go our own ways once we get too familiar with the basics.
I think we are all copiers first. We begin by learning the ropes and discovering different methods until we eventually discover our own style and that's when we start to go our own way. I don't know, I'm not an expert in this so I should probably won't say much...
I watched the videos you shared, It's pretty interesting. I learned that my scribbling was too stiff and frigid. When I looked at their hand movement, they were very free-flowing.
I recently bought a book about painting but there was a section there about drawing. I read an interesting tip: when drawing (especially when you're starting), don't use a pencil or charcoal as you will be tempted to correct or erase your work.
Scribbling a city might not be possible as per the youtube video, a city landscape is very much detailed - scribbling might not be the appropriate style...but I think we can always try?
Eldest draws, is a model, visagist, has a vintage shop, paints daily and teaches creativity lessons at 2 institutions.
Two are born with a pencil in their hands.. Traces of drawings everywhere, one is an animator, voice artist, filmmaker and these two are also great with computers... So I don't think they are drawn to arts 🤣
We have to copy first and figure out ourselves what works best and can be it will happen coincedentalky, most likely that will be the case. Copying is good if yiur goal is to restaurate art.
In an earlier video it was explained that the higher you hold the pen/pencil the loser the movements will be. You can tey that out. So wide movements hold the pen high, if ut should be darker and more precise hold it close to the rip/paper. I noticed that the pen and paper you use can make it more difficult ir go smoothers. My first pen kept leaking (or the second) very annoying and the bleached paper I find harder.
I never erase because I learned that if you do that you can't see your "mistajes" but also it is a trigger to make something bettee/good out of what went wrong. I like that (A top chef pastry once said: it's not about how it looks if it comes out of the oven as long as the taste is good but what you can make out of it! That's the true artist.
A city is possible I think if you focus on the big lines and leave the rest to the imagination. We all know what cities can look like although by far not every city is a big apple.
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