Sketching From The Imagination Book

[Vicki Patolot]

Whetherscribbled in a sketchpad or on a napkin, concepts are a way for artists to develop their skills and discover interesting shapes and forms that can be developed into their next masterpiece. In Sketching from the Imagination, 50 talented traditional and digital artists have been chosen to share their sketchbooks and explain the reasons behind their design decisions.

"This book is an inspiring and informative look into the minds, and behind the scenes, of this highly skilled group of artists, as they break down what it takes to bring their amazing visions to life. It is the kind of book you can go through again and again, learning something new each time..."

"Sketching from the Imagination delves into the minds of a wide variety of talented artists, demonstrating their ability to produce fantastic drawings and illustrations, from initial ideas to accomplished concepts. This is a great guide for anyone wishing to improve their creative skills, or simply be excited by innovative and inspirational art."

"What a fantastic book: every page is alive with energy and imagination. I really felt as though the featured artists had granted me special permission to peer inside their heads at the creative process. It's exhilarating to see ideas in such a raw form. Very personal, extremely beautiful and completely inspiring."

This book is easy to follow and offers a lot to learn. Especially for those struggling to bring their ideas to paper. I totally enjoyed it and I'm very sure I will order the other books from this series also. Another winner from 3dTotal.

This book is a valuable addition to my home library. Full of sketches from different amazing artists. Honestly, when I purchased this book I have hoped for some detailed descriptions that would improve my sketching skills. Although it only has tips and brief stories behind the sketches, I am fully satisfied with it. This book is mostly visual collaboration of truly amazing and inspiring art.

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I am a big fan of Leonardo Da Vinci and I am sure many of you belong to the same category. He was a polymath, scientific innovator, and a gifted artist. What I liked about him was his skill in carefully documenting his observations. He has not only created detailed description of his thought but also he has drawn many diagrams to make things easier to visualize. This part of his personality allowed others to take notice of his work. Even today, many researchers can easily replicate his work thanks to his detailed diagrams and manuscripts. I wanted to do something like him in my documentations.

Thanks to social media, I received a lot of wishes on my birthday. Instead of a usual reply, I decided to make a return portrait. Using some help from Google, this was the best creative sketch, made using colors on a white board.

Using inspiration of other photos available, I started to sharpened my color combination on a white board. It has never been so much of fun to create someone, making them look angry, or bending their nose a little.

Then, using my creative imaginations, I started sketching some completely different sketches. It has now become more than doodle. With color combinations and various different aspects, the experimentation has paid-off.

A nice sketch using a ballpoint pen and a pencil, I always loved sketching this way, since after everything you can do shading with a pencil and do all the mistakes you want :D It might not seem like it, but I erased quite a lot of my shading until I came to this final picture.

I like this sketch. I think it's pretty important that artists can draw from our own imagination, so it's always good to practice :D. This man on this sketch has an interesting stare, he seems concerned about something or other.

Thanks! Yea sure, if you can draw from imagination that means you actually know how that thing looks and that's really important for artist. About that stare...let's just say he's mad that I removed his 'big smart' head haha :D

PS: In a few days, I will need your help.

I am now preparing my Sketching course for Beginners to draw with a professional sketching level with confidence. I open the registration only 1 or twice a year only.

PPS: Johnson, a VIP member of my course Sketch Like The Pros has just sent me a sketch he did from a recent sketching video I published on How to draw in perspective a Grinder.

I thought it would be inspirational for you to see his progress.

Hello,

I find your site truly awesome. How do I become a member and start design sketching with your course? I am unemployed and have no money to pay for a design course. Thanks very much. Kenneth

Thank you so much for all the answers. They are helpful and interesting. I will keep them in my mind. But here is another question from me. Well i see from some examples of old master paintings, those can not be observed in real life for sure. But they can still use models or references according to their compositions. I mean i read that da vinci used or offered models for his paintings. One of them is the last supper painting. He hired models for facial and body expressions etc. My question is , if i or anyone else uses a ref. Model or a photo which is suitable for their painting composition, how will i know the exact and the true shading/lighting should be like for my painting? Are there any way to learn how to shade paintings from your imagination. I hope my question is clear enough.

Old masters (if you are talking about Leonardo and so on) were generally young men who were apprenticed to a master at about 10 years old, and did a heck of a lot of practicing before they were allowed to either paint or draw.

Art is a voulentary business now, unless you are fortunate to have a gifted teacher who will show you the ropes, most people learn what they know from books, lessons, or learning from fellow artists.

As to the last question: Your imagination also consists of your knowledge and experience. It does not spring from thin air. The mind does not work that way. I have been drawing for at least 40 years, and I can turn out a good figure, shaded and all without using a model. This is something I could not have done at age 13, or 17, or even 29. It took years of practice.

Concept artists (see places like conceptart.org) have to learn how to do this. They will look at reference, and they must learn and study from reference, but these people are scary, they are so good. They have to be able to create faces and figures, spaceships and alien landscapes, all from their imagination.

Stan Prokopenko, founder of the incredibly informative Proko TV, is constantly producing top-notch art videos covering a wide range of topics. Not too long ago he interviewed fan favorite Karl Kopinski, and filmed his process of drawing a piece entirely from imagination. So take a little time for yourself today, kick back, and watch this master do what he does best!

"How to Draw is for artists, architects and designers. It is useful to the novice, the student and the professional. You will learn how to draw any object or environment from your imagination, starting with the most basic perspective drawing skills.

Early chapters explain how to draw accurate perspective grids and ellipses that in later chapters provide the foundation for more complex forms. The research and design processes used to generate visual concepts are demonstrated, making it much easier for you to draw things never-before-seen!"

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