Thumbnails sketches

Examples on how to plan and draw thumbnail sketches to create a composition for drawings and paintings.

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Cool backgrounds - thumbnail idea I

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.

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 […]

Thumbnails sketches done for my Patreon Illustration Packs. http://www.patreon.com/andreasrocha

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 ...

I love this way of collecting composition ideas. Each little thumbnail drawing takes about ten to fifteen minutes and so it allows me to try lots of possibilities before making a commitment in paint.

Effective and fun exercise 🔥 Probably my favorite. ✨Draw quick thumbnails✨ Thumbnail is a miniature, a doodle, a rough quick sketch. ✍️ Draw several rectangular frames on your page and sketch several objects around you in them, without thinking about aesthetics. Quickly, in 1-5 minutes. Then you can draw from your photos, from the show you are currently watching, from photos from the Internet, from your favorite board on Pinterest. We are not chasing perfection they will look beau...