{"id":21577,"date":"2017-01-26T07:25:28","date_gmt":"2017-01-26T12:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=21577"},"modified":"2019-12-03T10:07:13","modified_gmt":"2019-12-03T15:07:13","slug":"another-spent-sketchbook-and-something-learned","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2017\/01\/26\/another-spent-sketchbook-and-something-learned\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Spent Sketchbook and Something Learned"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Started December 13, 2015 \u2022 Ended January 21, 2017<\/p><\/div>\n

This was one of those Strathmore 400 Series Sketchbooks with the wire binding that I prefer. It laid flat; was easy to draw in and was a pleasure to sketch in. It measures 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches making it easy to take along on the commute, but not too small to work within.<\/p>\n

As I shoved it into and pulled it from backpacks, the cover started to get dog-eared so I encrusted it with stickers from various places. My family was put on alert to snag whatever stickers they came across. As the stickers got beat, I covered them with fresh ones. They did a fair job of holding the book together for the year+ of service.<\/p>\n

The most important thing about this particular sketchbook is what I’ve learned from using it.<\/p>\n

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I think detail has been the most important thing and probably the most crippling thing to me as far as drawing was concerned. I would kill myself and all of the potential dynamism of an illustration with needless detail or noodling or endless cross-hatching. The tools I chose to use may have been the culprit.<\/p>\n

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