Mindful Sketching: How to Develop a Drawing Practice and Embrace the Art of Imperfection

Mindful Sketching: How to Develop a Drawing Practice and Embrace the Art of Imperfection

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  • Create Date：2022-04-02 05:19:35
  • Update Date：2025-09-07
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  • Author：Peggy Dean
  • ISBN：1632174197
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Summary

Develop a visual mindfulness practice--and enjoy the mental health benefits of mindful drawing！

Embrace imperfection and express your own unique creativity by learning how to stay in the moment as you draw with this how-to guide to mindful sketching。

Mindful sketching is a life-changing drawing practice that offers the benefits of being in the moment while developing a mindfulness habit that draws on your own creativity:

- Combine the mental health benefits of mindfulness with the joy of sketching with this how-to guidebook by beloved art teacher Peggy Dean that walks you through the basics of staying present while you draw--and teaches you how to enjoy your work without self-criticism。
- Peggy leads readers through the basics of why and how to begin mindful sketching with instruction on materials， techniques， and working with different subject matter and locations; plus offers step-by-step exercises to guide you through the learning process， and fun sketching prompts。
- Learn how to stay in the moment while you're working， draw what you see around you， and embrace the results。 Enjoy the mental state of calmness， flow， and non-judgmental self-expression that is mindfulness。
- Great for fans of Samantha Dion Baker， James Richards， Jen Russell-Smith， Mark Kistler， Flora Waycott， Danny Gregory， and Marc Taro Holmes。

Grab your sketchbook and get started--yes， you can draw！

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Reviews

Shari ，

This a good book for people who want to sketch but don't quite know where to start。 It offers examples of how to frame a subject for sketching and zero in on the elements that pop out to you。 It also offers some examples on perspective and getting started with a basic sketch that can become the basis for a more detailed work。 It shows you different sketching techniques and how to finish your work by adding watercolor。 Thanks to Netgalley for an arc of this book。 This a good book for people who want to sketch but don't quite know where to start。 It offers examples of how to frame a subject for sketching and zero in on the elements that pop out to you。 It also offers some examples on perspective and getting started with a basic sketch that can become the basis for a more detailed work。 It shows you different sketching techniques and how to finish your work by adding watercolor。 Thanks to Netgalley for an arc of this book。 。。。more

Jennifer ，

While my internet was down this morning， I took a mindful moment to sit in the sun and read Mindful Sketching by Peggy Dean。 It talks about the basics of sketching like vanishing point and perspective。 However， it also dissusses how the mindful part is about being observant and being aware of what is around you。 She discusses how sketching is more about the feeling than perfection。 Sketching in pen is her preferred method because it embraces mistakes。 She also give some prompts for mindfulness e While my internet was down this morning， I took a mindful moment to sit in the sun and read Mindful Sketching by Peggy Dean。 It talks about the basics of sketching like vanishing point and perspective。 However， it also dissusses how the mindful part is about being observant and being aware of what is around you。 She discusses how sketching is more about the feeling than perfection。 Sketching in pen is her preferred method because it embraces mistakes。 She also give some prompts for mindfulness exercises that utilize sketching such as tools such as Blind Contour where you sketch an object without looking at your paper。 Many of these， I had already heard of， but for someone new to the concept， it would be a perfect introduction。 She also gives other mindfulness and mental health resources to refer to for more information on the practice。 #NetGalley #May2022 。。。more

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