Sketching

Sketching in My Art Journal

Sketching in My Art Journal

I’ve been drawing on and off for most of my life but have never been satisfied with my results. A pattern design course from Make it in Design inspired me to start sketching again. I decided not to worry so much about the result and enjoy the process.

Nature sketches

I debated whether to use a separate book for my sketches but finally decided to do them in my art journal. I like having all my inspiration in one place.

Flower sketches

I’ve been drawing flowers and nature.

Flower and objects sketches

And also some objects.

More flower sketches

I’ve been paying attention to how I arrange my sketches on the page to make an attractive composition.

Sketch collage

Here I placed the drawings in a more collage-like arrangement and even added a patterned background.

Design Tip: Be Inspired by Mundane Objects

Design Tip: Use Mundane Objects as Iinspiration

Usually, I use beautiful objects as inspiration for my designs. But sometimes, I like to stretch myself and use mundane objects.

On a recent city walk, I gave myself the assignment to take photos of circles. Below are two of my favorite photos, sidewalk plumbing covers, and a car tire.

Photo of sidewalk plumbing covers

Photo of a tire

Using these photos as inspiration, I created the following circle drawings. Someday these circles may appear in one of my pattern designs.

Circle drawings using mundane objects as inspiration