Overview

Maintaining a sketchbook with practice drawings each week will make a big difference in how quickly you improve your skills. Create at least 6 full-page sketches, half from life observation, and half with practice copies of the illustrations and diagrams provided.

What should I draw?

Half of your sketches should be based on observation (drawing from life):

  • Loved ones at home People in parks or subways
  • Hands and feet
  • Self-portraits in a mirror
  • People in parks or subways

Half of your sketches should be based on practicing the following:

  • Course diagrams and illustrations
  • Tutorials
  • Drawing techniques from class

Submission

  • Each week create a new Sketchbook post with an image gallery to showcase six of the sketchbook drawings you’ve made that week.
  • To create your Sketchbook Post, visit OpenLab Help> Writing a Post
  • Title your weekly Sketchbook post with your “Screen name’s” + “Sketchbook” + “week number”. Example: “Miguel’s Sketchbook W1”
  • IMPORTANT: Be sure to check the category “Sketchbook Posts” when creating your Sketchbook posts. Visit: OpenLab Help > Adding Categories
  • To add an image gallery, visit OpenLab Help > Adding an image gallery
  • Caption each image as follows: “W1 – SB 1”, “W1 – SB 2”, “W1 – SB 3”, etc.

Due Date(s)

  • Weekly, by 4 pm the day before the next class.