From my experience, teachers of art classes try to ingrain in
their students that having a sketchbook is necessary and crucial to success.
Having a sketchbook on you at all times = success in the art world. I
understand how this works because there have been times where I am about to
fall asleep and had a great idea to write down or sketch out and my sketchbook
is down by the TV. But then again I know many people who don’t use any sort of
a sketchbook and don’t write anything down. Now these people are still successful
so can we really relate that back to whether or not they use a sketchbook?
Yes I agree, it depends upon the person. I am very forgetful
so I have my sketchbook at hand (almost) all the time. But then again, I rarely
draw in my sketchbooks instead, I write things out. Like I said in my mini bio,
it helps me understand things better and I visualize everything in my head so a
small detailed description is all I need to remember.
Some people use their sketchbooks as if they are their brains,
scribbling everything down and constantly doodling mini masterpieces. I
honestly wish I could be one of those artists. But are these people always
going to be more successful than people who just write words down or people
that don’t even own a sketchbook?
Let’s look at some examples.
-Claude Monet used his sketchbooks to draw, often times
whatever surrounded him or inspired him. http://www.clarkart.edu/exhibitions/monet/sketchbooks/
-Mexican director Guillermo Del Torro uses his sketchbooks for
mainly writing things down but he also includes some sketches
(For further pictures of famous artists sketchbooks heres a
good group I found this interesting post: http://flavorwire.com/232810/inside-the-sketchbooks-of-famous-artists)
I guess it comes down to personal preference. My boyfriend is
very successful at his art but because his work is all electronic he finds that
he doesn’t need to write anything down. In my opinion, he should still write
down the process and therefore he can easily duplicate processes or fix them
down the road. But, for him, it works.
What do you guys think?
