Author: Sara Gómez Woolley (Page 5 of 10)

Tight Pencil Sketch

• Decide on your strongest concept sketch with your Art Director.
• Refine your design based on feedback and suggestions you recieved.
• Strengthen your drawing by using photo reference.
• Finalize the pencil drawing.
  • Draw final art on bristol board.
  • Use a printer/ copier to enlarge drawings and reference materials.
  • Use a lightbox or graphite transfer paper to transfer drawings.
  • Work at approximately 50% larger than final art size .
  • Do not shade your drawing. Focus on drawing clean line art only.

• EXAMPLES:

DUE NEXT WEEK:

• Post your Tight Pencil Sketch, along with a description to the Openlab.
• Categorize your post Work in Progress.

Concept Sketches

• Decide on your top 2-3 thumbnail sketches.
  • Choose based on feedback you received from your Art Director (In this case ME.) and your peers, as well as your own passion and design sense.

• Research additional reference images needed and add to your Pinterest board of inspiration for Assignment One. Collect any reference images needed to fully realize each design concept.
• Create mock-ups using digital media to aide in rapid work.
• Sketch 2-3 Concept Sketches.

EXAMPLES:

Compare in these examples the Approved Thumbnail sketch and the corresponding Concept Sketch. Consider where changes were made.

DUE NEXT WEEK:

• Post your Concept Sketches, carefully labeled and a Link to your updated Pinterest board, along with a description to Openlab.
• Categorize your post Work in Progress.

Thumbnail Sketches

• Write your concept out in the form a of a sentence in your sketchbook, to refer back to as you sketch.
• Using a Ruler make 20 -25 boxes in your sketchbook approx 2″ on the longest side.
  • Always draw thumbnail boxes in proportion to your final art!
  • Be sure thumbnails don’t share edges. Leave a space between boxes.
• Fill these boxes with 20 – 25 thumbnail sketches exploring your concepts.
• Look at your inspiration board as you explore your concepts visually.

REMEMBER:

• EXAMPLES

DUE NEXT WEEK:

Post your

• Post your Thumbnail Sketches carefully labeled, with name of client and a description of concepts illustrated, along with any additional sketches you may have done.
• Categorize your post > Work In Progress