How many sketchbooks does a gmi fill in a year?

[Anonymous No.4864442]

[Anonymous No.4864457]

probably more than you can. seriously, i just attended art school this year and they expect us to fill a pile of sketchbooks about 5 feet tall AT LEAST. godspeed anon, don't think about it, just draw.

[Anonymous No.4864461]

i dont know and i dont WANNA know!!!

[Anonymous No.4864526]

>>4864442
Imagine using sketchbooks and not copy paper.

[Anonymous No.4864528]

>>4864442
If your filling less than 20 you're NGMI

[Anonymous No.4864532]

I don't fill any sketchbooks anymore, I only draw digitally

[Anonymous No.4864542]

>>4864532
ngmi

[Anonymous No.4864559]

>>4864442

16.

[Anonymous No.4864563]

>>4864442
don't fall into the trap of drawing for the sake of drawing, as someone who legit filled in 24 sketchbooks (120 pages each, 8 pages a day) over a year, i can confidently say i probably got about 20% of the gains i could have had over that year doing around 2-4 pages per day, purely because while i was trying to identify and solve problems in my work, because of the volume i had to put onto paper, i was also re-enforcing bad habits and encouraged to not add 100% of my attention to each drawing, because i would never make the 8 page requirement for that day.

regardless, i barely draw in my sketchbook at home any more since i work more in digital, thoughtcrimes i do return to it sometimes, for idea making or character thumbnails, i filled around 3 sketchbooks last year

[Anonymous No.4864622]

Could you show some pages from your 24 sketchbooks? Cause if your only gained 20% .. well i don't know how your practiced.
And it depends what you drew, i can fill 20 pages in 45 min. with only 30 sec. gestures.and will get more out of it then a 20 hour one-pose study.

[Anonymous No.4864630]

>>4864526
Imagine using copy paper and not lined paper in a notebook

[Anonymous No.4864637]

I'm using sketchbooks mostly outside tot, to sketch and copy-paper at home.
1000 Pages for 3 € is acceptable.

[Anonymous No.4864730]

>>4864442
I don't think the number should matter anon
like >>4864563 said, it's more important that you stay conscious while you draw so you can notice when you're making mistakes.
quality over quantity. slow down and think about what you're doing. make sure to zoom out, flip the canvas or step away.
do the best you can with the time you have at your disposition

[Anonymous No.4864749]

However many are needed. Which depends on things being experimented for the sake of finished works.

[Anonymous No.4864804]

>>4864528
If you have talent, 7
If you have no talent, 25

[Anonymous No.4865089]

Wait, yall are filling sketchbooks?

[Anonymous No.4865093]

>>4864442
>>4864442
none, a true gmi perfects his technique with simulations in his head, only drawing to fill his portfolio

[Anonymous No.4865105]

>>4864563
Interesting post. So what other sake is there to draw for if not for the sake of drawing?

[Anonymous No.4865107]

>>4864442
I finished 2 in the last year (the little 5x7 Molskine type ones), and ream of loose leaf paper which I prefer to draw on at home. I usually draw on one side of the books unless I’m doing a vertical piece across 2 pages, so they go pretty fast.

I think it’s important not to get hung up on sketchbooks (either trying to complete them, or trying to perfect them). As a kid I never finished one for fear of a bad drawing coming after a good one and spoiling my nice sketchbook.

[Anonymous No.4865118]

>>4865105

well if you want to improve, you draw to improve. if you want to create things, you draw to create. drawing for the sake of drawing in that case was drawing just to fill in 8 pages full of drawings. the main point is to have a goal of why you are drawing, know what you want to get out of it before putting pen to paper.

[Anonymous No.4865161]

>>4864442
>drawing on paper
LMAO

[Anonymous No.4865603]

>>4864630
Man, spongebob really went down the short-end

[Anonymous No.4865677]

>>4864442
They lose count

[Cartoon Title Cards No.4865694]

Don't focus on book count if they're filled with stagnant, bad art. Take your time.

[Anonymous No.4865695]

>>4864442
I go through about 3 or 4 in a normal year, with pages completely filled with multiple drawings.

[Anonymous No.4865725]

>>4864563
Good post

[Anonymous No.4865731]

>>4864563
>thoughtcrimes
lol @ Freudian autocorrect

[Anonymous No.4865745]

>>4865089
fucking kek

[Anonymous No.4865898]

I made it and work full time in Animation and I've never filled up a Sketchbook in my life.

But I did buy stacks of printer paper and when drawing I would throw about 3/4 out cause most was scribbles.

[Anonymous No.4865902]

>>4864622
>20 pages in 45 mins
???

[Anonymous No.4866134]

Filling a moleskine counts as filling three regular, scrub books.

[Anonymous No.4867203]

>>4865105
>So what other sake is there to draw for if not for the sake of drawing?
I would phrase it differently; to me, "drawing for the sake of drawing" means drawing without being influenced by an ulterior motive such as money, approval, improvement, etc. but many people on here seem to use it in a way with a meaning closer to "mindless, obligatory grinding".

That is not to say, however, that something created when "drawing for the sake of drawing" can't make you money or win you prizes or improve your skills. If you do a drawing of a bear in a funny little hat because fuck you I wanted to draw a bear in a funny little hat, that is "drawing for the sake of drawing" even if it ends up winning you art prizes, elevating your twitter handle to a household name and getting bought by a gallery for a gorillion dollars because none of that entered into the original equation - you just wanted to draw a bear in a funny little hat and everything else was incidental.

"Drawing for the sake of drawing" needs to be supplemented if you're going to improve, though. This doesn't mean that you have to spend eight hours grinding boxes or skellingtons, just that gitting gud means at least some amount of concentrating on gitting gud as opposed to doing what you want. It also doesn't have to be unpleasant - drawing your waifu in a cheongsam can good fun, but if you were thinking "hmm, today I'll draw my waifu in a cheongsam so I can make SS-Oberführer Hogarth proud even though drapery gives me headaches" then I would argue that you are no longer "drawing for the sake of drawing" in the strictest terms. Is there anything wrong with that? Of course not. You like doing the drawing because it's your waifu in a slinky dress and you derive a benefit because you're practicing drapery.

[Anonymous No.4868163]

>>4864442
gmis dont waste their time on paper

[Anonymous No.4868892]

>>4865902
if you draw for 45 min. - only gestures which hold for 30 sec. you will get 90 poses, so usually 4 - 5 poses per page (both sides).

[Anonymous No.4868898]

>>4868892
yes, but are people actually doing that? 90x30 sec poses with zero pauses? on a regular basis?

[Anonymous No.4868903]

>>4868898
No/Maybe, that's why there are softwares to use for gesture drawings to set your references on a timer and play the next random reference from the folder....

[Anonymous No.4868933]

Sketchbook is Ngmi
Massive bulk of 500 letterprint / a4 is gmi

[Anonymous No.4868973]

>>4864526
copy paper + expandable folders is the based way to practice. All of these sketchbook NGMIs are including the height of the book covers in their success piles.

[Anonymous No.4869141]

Would you contrarian retards at least use loose leaf drawing paper instead of copy paper? Copy paper is designed to take printer ink and toner, it is not good for graphite, charcoal, or any wet media.

[Anonymous No.4869257]

>>4869141
I use Ink on it and charcoal, it works very well, it is for practice ma dude bruh, digitalwill be for client-work bruh-bruh, practicing trad. is just faster and natural for some people.

[Anonymous No.4869323]

>>4864526
yeah once you really get into it you realize just how expensive it is to keep buying sketchbooks. That's why I'm switching to bic pens and copy paper the look is actually cool and it is cheap as hell.

[Anonymous No.4869563]

>>4869141
copy paper is designed to be 20 bucks for a whole fucking case of it.

[Anonymous No.4869615]

>>4864442
I'll let you know at the end of the year

[Anonymous No.4869636]

>>4864442
at least one
so long as you're drawing you're gmi anon
just keep at it

[Anonymous No.4869799]

>>4869257
Why are you bringing up digital out of nowhere? And why are you typing like a faggot?

[Anonymous No.4871522]

>>4864457
>probably more than you can
while (probably) being true, fuck you for the cocky attitude. Also, no shit, everything in art school literally comes down to learning how to do art so you will do alot of art. It's not like they are learning you economics or philosophy where you branch out to other paths, no, you choose school that is dedicated to art only, not like they are teaching you how to sell your art and how human interactions work so don't bitch about it lie 'hh AT LEAST 5 feet tall hgodspeed dude';

[Anonymous No.4872352]

>>4869799
Why can't i write like that? Only cauz i'm white im not allowed to do that?

[Anonymous No.4872395]

>>4865089
>still have that one sketchbook they gave me in high school that's 7+ years old and only half of it is filled

[Anonymous No.4872495]

Where do you guys get sketchbooks from? Hauling copy paper around on the go is hard but I'm also too poor to throw $15 away on a single book.

[Anonymous No.4872503]

Fewer, unless they want their sketches to look like skeletons of what they could be if they didn't rush

[Anonymous No.4872811]

>>4872495
dollar store. if there's any in your area, asian convenience stores sell them for pretty cheap. so does ross. art stores are usually pretty expensive though

[Anonymous No.4872972]

i hate these threads, why aren't we banning this shit?

[Anonymous No.4872983]

wouldnt you be better off doing finished pieces that could potentially go into a portfolio instead of wasting paper drawing boxes all day?

[Anonymous No.4872993]

>>4872811
I wouldn't have thought you'd find anything art-related at the dollar store. Thanks for the advice anon.

[Anonymous No.4873060]

>>4872811
A few months ago I found 100% cotton watercolor paper at Ross. $2.99 for 10 full sheets. My only regret was not buying all 3 packs.

[Anonymous No.4873745]

>>4864442
does anyone else like drawing on the covers of their sketchbooks?

[Anonymous No.4873808]

>>4872495
how is carrying around a clipboard any harder than a sketchbook?

[Anonymous No.4873814]

>>4872495
learn to bind your own if you're that poor. i use $3 sketchbooks from target with decent enough paper. i have cardstock sketchbooks and watercolor ones too but you don't need to shell out crazy money for acid free paper.

[Anonymous No.4875775]

>>4864442
How many breads have you eaten in your life?