Your sketch book collection of art study abroad works contains the development process of trying works for different media, clear arrangement of each project, the connecting link between projects and your strong personal style, which will become the key to becoming an art school. However, the formation of all elements was not achieved in a day, but depended on your daily accumulation, a sketch book that experienced your growth process.

Today, I want to follow Mr. Huang, who is studying abroad in Natural Light Art, to learn about the starting point of overseas art works collection, the sketch book.

　　 What is a sketch book?

There are many names of the sketch book, Design hand drawing Ben, notebook, reflective journal, etc. can be used as synonyms for it. It can not only help us when applying for a school to prepare a collection of works, but also evaluate our sketch book when entering a foreign university in the future.

Because it is an important habit to accumulate visual experience, source of inspiration, exercise visual expression ability, maintain originality, and maintain the spirit of reflection. It is like your diary, which records the divergent process of your creative ideas and the realization of the results.

The form of the sketch book can be varied. If it is a paper version, it is recommended to use a book smaller than A4, because it is easy to carry and easier to use and adhere to.

The advantage of the paper version is that it is more textured, easier to exercise hand painting ability, and can directly paste the collected objects on it.

If the visual daily online blog is an electronic version, EverNote, Murally, Tumblr, or any blog platform can be used. The advantage of electronic version is that it can make better use of network resources, facilitate search, and make it easier to record photos in time.

Of course, you can also prepare both according to their different attributes.

　　 What exactly is recorded in the sketch book?

　　 The sketch book mainly records five aspects:

1. Your own or extracted ideas and thoughts can be purely literal.

2. Material samples, pattern paper, various mechanisms or collection of meaningful receipts.

3. Personal opinions, problems found, and questions about things.

4. And the exploration and analysis of the problem.

5. Various notes, charts, sketches and graffiti.

However, no matter what content your sketch book contains, the most important thing is: reflection! All these accumulations may be fragmentary, scattered and disordered. At this time, it is particularly important to review and reflect on what you have recorded regularly.

　　 For example:

What can my collection do?

What progress have I made in thinking about this problem?

Can this excerpt be extended to other points of view?

Your previous idea is very interesting. Can you continue to develop it?

Can the topic of recent records and concerns be related to what was previously recorded? wait.

With the accumulation of time, you will gradually find that in the process of sorting out and reflection, you may be able to sort out your own ideas. In the process of these regular reflections, you will naturally develop your ability to select and sort out collections of works.

For us, the Sketch Book is a place where works are incubated, a record of what we are interested in, a reflection of thinking and ourselves, or even ourselves. Sketchbook may be a book written for ourselves, a diary that only we can understand. In the production of your future work collection, in fact, what we have shown is a more logical and self expressive "book". A good collection of overseas works of art lies in the accumulation of little by little in your life.

Trainer of book art collection production: Mr. Huang

Book Art of London University of the Arts

Mr. Huang graduated from Sichuan Academy of Fine Arts majoring in printmaking and printing design with a bachelor's degree London University of the Arts Cumberwell Master of Arts in Graphic Books. During his stay in the UK, he has participated in art book exhibitions in many European cities as a booth representative and organizer for many times, worked with local art groups and curators in London, and participated in their thematic creation, book exhibitions and exhibitions. His works were collected by Leeds University, Camberwell Academy of Art and private collectors. Three works were included in the artist's book yearbook, and he was invited to create Art's Page for them. During his study abroad, he also had teaching experience in the exhibition workshop of London Art Gallery. He hoped to help more students studying in natural light art to create a complete and systematic collection of works and inspire students' creative thinking, Cultivate the ability of thinking.

Good at: book art, installation art, graphic design

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