graphite,  sketch

Sketching People On the Go

June 17, 2011 /

I like to sketch people on the go. Most of the time, it is very hard to capture them when they are walking. So what I do is, capture them on camera and refer to the photograph. That easy. But nonetheless, drawing people who are into reading or waiting or having coffee is much easier.

Here are my sketches of people:

People on the go

So…what do you need to draw like me?

1. Mechanical pencil (2B o.5mm lead thickness) with small eraser underneath the push button. I use Rotring Tikky; but hey, any pencil will do long as you want to draw. Why mechanical? I hate sharpening pencil. I love the fine and clean feature that mechanical pencil offers.

2. A sketchbook with thinner weight and less texture. A4 or foolscap papers are also good.

3. Be somewhere where there are people.

4. A place where you can sit quietly and observe and draw.

5. A cup of coffee, if you’re in a cafe ;P

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