Art • 5 Purposes of a Sketchbook (even if you're not an artist)

5 PURPOSES OF A SKETCHBOOK

Do you have to be an artist to have a sketchbook? Absolutely not! 
Most of the reasons an artist uses a sketchbook are applicable to anyone. 
Here are 5 purposes to your sketchbook.

PRACTICE
repeated effort, proficient exercises, habitual execution

do an exhaustive study of some subject matter, try new mediums, see if you can draw something, experiment, develop skills, make mistakes, challenge yourself,   

PERSONALITY
character, qualities & behavior, style

visual reflections of your character, qualities and behavoir, record of you and your progress, your dreams, fears, 

POINT OF VIEW
personal opinion, attitude, appraisal or judgements 

life, living, world inside and outside of your head, write text, shows development of ideas

POSSIBILITIES
ideas that don't seem feasible, items that may not exist yet, imaginings that haven't taken place yet, 
information that hasn't been thought yet

imagination, fantasy, experiment, explore ideas, 
example - Leonardo diVinci's drawings of machines and new ideas

PURSUIT
quest and conquest of what's engaging, searching and securing inclinations, there are no rules

it's personal passion on paper

HOW TO USE A SKETCHBOOK

• take it with you everywhere
• use a page a day
• don't be inhibited in what you record,

WHAT A SKETCHBOOK MIGHT CONTAIN

• sketches
• cartoons
• drawing from observation
• rough drafts
• found objects
• clippings
• textiles
• pen and ink
• colored pencil

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