Drawing in Order to Think
Notebooks, ongoing · Method
A working method: never draw to present, only to find out.
The rule is simple — the first fifty drawings of anything are private, ugly and fast. Presentation drawings are only allowed once the thinking has already happened elsewhere.
Fifty before one
Volume beats precision early. The fiftieth sketch knows something the first one could not have guessed.
main sequence — 4:3
main sequence — sketch
one long image, then one drawing. never two drawings in a row.
a beautiful early drawing is usually a lie.
Plan · diagram
Sequence from first scribble to resolved section.
Process · gallery
Reflection
Thinking with a pencil is slower than thinking in words, and considerably more honest.