NEW YEAR 2012 2D class--Sketchbooks

SKETCHBOOKS
MUST be at least 8 inch x 12 inch and MUST be a brand new sketchbook.


Being a good 3D artist means LOTS of sketching.  Ideas need to be developed and enhanced and sketching helps this process along.  The ability to render your work on a 2D surface as well as a 3D one is what all great 3D artists do. Perseverance and practice will help you improve your ideas.


1. DO NOT make “perfect” drawings. Make imperfect drawings; make mistakes; make false starts.

2. ALWAYS FILL the page you are working on. Go off the edges whenever possible. Do not make dinky little drawings in the center of the page. Make every square inch count for something.

3. Do not start something and abandon it. Go back later, change it, and make it into something else. Being able to rescue bad beginnings is the sign of a truly creative mind.

4. Always finish what you start no matter how much you don’t like it.

5. Fill at least half your sketchbook before school begins.

6. Put the date on every page you finish.

7. NO CUTE, PRETTY, PRECIOUS, ADORABLE images. This is a college-level art class, not a recreation program
to make pretty pictures to hang in your house. Expect your ideas about what makes good art to be challenged.

8. Don’t be boring with your work.  Be expressive and do drawings for the purpose of planning something grand

9. Avoid showing your work to others unless you know they are going to understand what you are trying to do in your sketchbook. You do not need negative feedback when you are trying out new ideas or experimenting. This is a place for risk taking.