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You may find it useful to own a number of sketchbooks of various sizes,
each of which can be useful in various situations and environments. Larger-
format sketchbooks are perhaps more suited to a studio environment, or
at least somewhere the artist has a little more room that will allow work on
a larger scale. Making larger drawings enables the use of more materials
such as charcoal and pastel, which often need a certain scale to exploit their
finer qualities. Large sketchbooks also allow for a broader type of drawing.
Drawing at a larger scale often requires a drawing action that is generated
from movement at the elbow and even the shoulder for even broader
actions. Drawing on a smaller scale generally requires much finer movements
that are generated at the wrist or even the fingertips, with the elbow and the
shoulder remaining locked. Working at larger scales also allows the animator
to make a series of drawings on the same page, creating a sequence of
images, one flowing into the other, or making alternative drawings of the
same subject.
FIG 7.12 Drawing in large
sketchbooks allows for larger mark
making and bolder drawings.
Small sketchbooks can be very useful if you want to make drawings on
location in a particular environment. If you expect to go out and about
drawing in public, you may feel the need to be more surreptitious in your
approach. Studying the movement of people in public spaces requires a
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