I recently got the book, Keys to Drawing with Imagination by Bert Dodson. It’s really interesting. It isn’t a how to draw book, but a book with exercises to help you be more creative in your drawing. One of the exercises is called an add on drawing. You just add a new drawing or doodle to the same sheet of paper each day until the paper is full. You don’t worry about relative size or perspective and you let the images overlap. The idea is that it is easier to think of one small thing to draw each day than to think of 20 things all at once. I started this little drawing this week and have been adding one thing each evening before bed. The weird white thing in the center is a bird skull but since some of the beak is hidden behind the lizard it is hard to tell on the scan. These are colored pencil on brown kraft paper.
If you have some time, check out all the other Sunday Sketches participants. It’s always fun to see what everyone is working on.
Toad in a Boat
Just Because
I love this idea. Your sketches are beautiful. And my grandson loves the clock robot! Thank you for dropping by my blog. Julie
hi!!! wonderful and so cute sketch!!!
oh, what a fun idea! Love your add on sketch…very cool!POP ART MINIS
Lovely idea, I will try that!
What a fun idea – this sounds like a great book (and if your drawing is any indication, it is)!
xo
Kristin
wow, you have great animal drawing skills!!! nice work – that does sound like a great idea – I like ylour color choice for the paper, too!….I will check the book out!
Love the detail!
Great drawing, a wonderful combination of friends!I really like the little deer!
Great idea….love your drawings. I had a little deer like that when I was young-er…..have a great Sunday..
I love his idea on challanging oneself in their drawing. Thank you for sharing this with us and your wonderful doodles this week. 🙂
What a great idea!! You have fantastic drawing skills! Happy SS!
what a great way to sketch, I’ll have to try it! Your sketches are an inspiration…very good!
What a fun exercise!
Interesting idea to add something each day! I’ll have to try that! It should boost creativity in the end!
wow, lots going on,, beautiful.
I like the robot … and the pig and doe!
wonderful sketch ~ just found Sketch Sunday ~ a day late ~ but I am here and hope to have a ‘sketch’ new next sunday ~ hugs ^_^
Yes, do join us next week with a sketch! And if you paint, there is also Paint Party Friday. There’s a link to that in my sidebar, too.
Fun idea! The robot alarm clock is especially cute. ^.^