something from my sketchbook...

...and pieces of paper laying around my apartment.


That drunken fisherman was fun to watch, and to draw. Unfortunately I was a bit tipsy myself. You know, when you're not thinking about what you draw, you become a human-printer, drawing lines in your sketchbook without any planning.

I find myself drawing without thinking way too often, especially when I'm afraid of drawing. Sketching in public places is quite a lot harder than sketching in front of tv at home. When people see you drawing them they get uncomfortable, and sadly so do I at that point. And my drawings become a mess. Lines are just not flowing anymore. Drawing people from further away helps, listening to music helps a lot. It's funny that when you're wearing your headphones, you're in a different world, sort of unreachable. Then you can even draw the guy sitting in front of you in a metro.

I also get the fear of drawing when someone is watching behind my shoulder. I start drawing something that I already know. Or even only comfortable lines. This results in repeating myself. I really have to be alone (or at least feel alone) to get to the flow and learn and discover something new.

The first sketch of these result of a good drawing day, capturing the character with few strong lines. That drunken fishermans lines are all over the place. Finding the right ones by trial and error. Different approaches, both important I guess.

sketch post

I'll try once again to be more active with posting in my blog. It's sometimes just hard to find the energy after a days work.

Here's some picks from my sketchbook and random sheets of paper. I'm trying to do more sketching with pencil and paper, markers, and other more traditional drawing methods. Cintiq is a great tool, and I couldn't do my job without it, but it's nice to try doing something without it. And I actually find my left hand looking for "undo" every once in a while after a horribly drawn line. I try not to use eraser either. I hope that helps to realize how much there is to learn. And possibly over time I get more confident lines.

sketchbook #1

I picked few sketches from my sketchbook. These are all done during the past two days. Some from tv, some from Tampere city (-8 celsius). All fiber tip pen.