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Quick sketching

10/11/2017

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This week we had another interesting talk from one of our members. Peter Knight specialises in doing very quick sketches, mainly of people, and is prolific in his sketching often producing 30 or more sketches in one session. He explained how he starts with quick (no more than about 20 seconds) sketches just to get a feel of the person. He looks at the person and quickly determines the main points of their face. He pointed out that people with glasses are easier as you can start with the framework of the glasses and build the face from there. He often works from TV images which obviously are constantly moving giving very little time to dwell on the details. He always works with a fountain pen and Quink Ink and creates a variety of different weight marks with just this one tool, holding it lightly at the far end so as not to allow too much detail or fussiness. 
His stage 2 sketches take a little longer (2-3 minutes!) and when he has finished he always signs them as finished drawings rather than sketches. 
After his talk, some club members had a go at using Peter's technique with varying degrees of success. However those that tried, all felt that they got better after their first few attempts. Well done everyone. 
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