A book to help you think and communicate better with drawing
While AI isn’t taking away the jobs of visual practitioners just yet, it’s worth keeping an eye on how its performance is going. I put two AI image generators through their paces, and compared them to another experiment I ran in 2022. The results are indeed gobsmacking. Back in August 2022, I tried out MidJourney […]
If you want to find ways to draw topics more creatively, or you feel like you’re in a bit of a rut drawing things the same way all the time, then the FLARE prompts are for you. How do you draw a person? Or a building? Or a tree? There are lots of ways to […]
UPDATE: I originally wrote this post in August 2022. AI-generated images have obviously come a long way since then. Please read this post with this in mind… I had a play with MidJourney to find out if it would steal my job as a visual practitioner or not, and the results were – well – […]
Drawing mandalas is more fun and rewarding than you probably think, and the results are probably better than what you imagine, whether you think you have no drawing skill at all, or you’re a seasoned sketcher. If you’re after a free and easy way to relax, centre yourself, and practise a bit of mindfulness, it’s hard to […]
Do you ever wonder why some figure drawings have a way of jumping out at you and grabbing your attention? By trying out these ideas in your sketching, yours can do that too. Figures help your audience put themselves in the picture Whether you draw for fun or for a living (or both!), and you […]
Looking to change up how you draw the same thing all the time? Or to boost the variety and style of what you draw? I got you: try this easy and effective SNAILS method. If I got a dollar for every light bulb that I drew in my work, I’d be… well, I wouldn’t be […]
Emoji number plates?! Level up your emoji mojo with these 15 nuggets of tasty tips, tricks and trivia about our favourite adorable little pictures. To state the bleeding obvious, emoji are a thing. In a BIG way. Regular Presto Sketching newsletter readers might know that I have a soft spot for emoji. They’re an amazing, fun […]
If you struggle to draw from imagination – or even what’s right in front of you! – the foundation lines drawing technique is made for you. Try it yourself, and gain greater confidence and ability, with more satisfying results. [UPDATED] Quite a while ago I was filling my Presto Sketching Instagram account with a big collection […]
Life is full of all kinds of people, and your drawings can be too, with these ideas and examples. UPDATE: A lot has changed since I first wrote this post (in 2018). It’s tempting to rewrite the whole thing, but I’ll save that for another new post. That said, I’ve redrawn my example drawings here, […]
A team that draws together stays together. Here are 3 ways to get your team doing simple sketches together to forge a greater sense of psychological safety, and to perform better.
Do you ever wonder why some sketches have a way of jumping out at you and grabbing your attention? By trying out these ideas in your sketching, yours can do that too.
You want to sketch more…or just start sketching… but it’s hard to know where to start. I hear you. Here’s 10 things to draw, when you don’t know what to draw. I know what it’s like. You want to sketch (or you want to sketch more often), but you can’t really think of what to sketch, so it’s just really […]
We’ve all heard it, and you might’ve said it yourself: “I can’t draw!” You can, you just have to kick that inner critic. Here’s a great way how. I’m afraid there’s an elephant in the room. I’ve been putting up these tips and techniques about using simple sketching to help you think better for quite a […]
There’s nothing better than showing your drawings and sketches in the best way possible. Here are some tips and techniques on how to make them look their best. This post is inspired by one of the questions I had after giving a drawing workshop the other night: what are the best ways of capturing what we […]