Sheep Shearing thumbnails One of six 8 1/2" x 11" pages I filled with drawings Howard Pyle taught his students that every painting should ...

Thumbnail assignments done for Eric Gagnon's How to Sketch class for Syn Studio's Concept Art Diploma pogram. The assignment for the first image here was to create simple 3 tone thumbnails adhering to a wild west town setting. the top 4 images were done on top of a simple google sketchup model whereas the bottom 6 were simply painted outright. The second image is a simple experiment with using alchemy and custom brushes for quick ideation. This was not specifically done for class.

Thumbnail sketches, fast drawings, shorthand for artists

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Drawing Exercises - Look at and copy paintings or movie still frames as quick thumbnails. Try to understand why their design works.

These videos explain and demonstrate the process of how thumbnail sketches work within the artistic process. ‘ There are many benefits of thumbnail sketches: they can save you time when working on a final piece of artwork and allow you to explore more options for composition. The demonstration shows simple strategies on how to crop […]

Thumbnail sketching is an important part of the creative process for artists and designers. This will allow you to quickly capture and explore ideas, concepts, and compositions before committing to a final piece. These sketches are typically small, rough, and loose, allowing you to experiment with different shapes, lines, and compositions without getting bogged down in details. Draw squares and give yourself a few minutes to fill them with rapid sketches. Don’t think too much, just draw. ...