@larikontula's post on Artfol
How long do you spend sketching? Do you do multiple sketches and select the best between them?
My answer: For me, for my personal art, it's pretty fast, really. I whip out a rough version or two of what I want and then do 1 or 2 more refined versions of that and I'm good to go. I problem solve along the way.
I wonder if I could achieve more playful extreme look by experimenting more and pushing my ideas further in the sketch phase.
Feb 27, 2022
My answer: For me, for my personal art, it's pretty fast, really. I whip out a rough version or two of what I want and then do 1 or 2 more refined versions of that and I'm good to go. I problem solve along the way.
I wonder if I could achieve more playful extreme look by experimenting more and pushing my ideas further in the sketch phase.
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It depends. If I'm in "the zone" while sketching something that I'm used to drawing, and I have a reference picture, it takes around 20 - 60 minutes.
Sometimes sketching can take me 2 hours if I'm art blocked and / or drawing something outside of my comfort zone
Sometimes sketching can take me 2 hours if I'm art blocked and / or drawing something outside of my comfort zone
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I just do one sketch and correct it as I go along and if I don't like it I just end up not continuing it
I don't actually use guidelines often I just draw the outline and add details later
But most sketches I make take about 10 minutes? I don't really notice
I don't actually use guidelines often I just draw the outline and add details later
But most sketches I make take about 10 minutes? I don't really notice
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Mine's pretty fast too, actually. I only do a very rough sketch with some shapes here and there, but that's about it. I usually take longer on the lineart instead. 
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1-2 days. Often I nail the pose I wanted in the first three attempts, but sometimes I need to stop and try again another day with a fresher mind. Sketching is the hardest part for me. Bonus points if it is a new character design I'm not used to yet.
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Aw dude, I spend at least thirty minutes perfecting how exactly I'm gonna pose the character, then I do two or three runs of a sketch and only THEN I do the final lineart
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I spend like a good hour or two working on the sketch, then I do the lineart, which takes 30mins - 1hour 
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Mine varies, something simple I can knock out in minutes, more complex ideas can be hours of time
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hours , minions, or seconds. I can't pin point it cause sometimes I'll watch YouTube or use social media then and the next I'm drawing or work
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•It can take me 1-2 days to make the sketch depending on my mood and if I have a clear idea of what I want to draw (who needs prep work when you can improvise? XD.... Please plan your stuff out first before doing anything-)
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I strongly dislike sketching out my ideas first as i get too carried away. Soo my drawings are sketches? Idk 
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I do many notes, multiple thumbnails, and studies along with my sketches to get the full understanding on what I want to do/convey in majority of my pieces. This process can either take hours,days, maybe months for me (:
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It depends cause maybe it's a work for the next day (ooouh yes working the day before... My passion) but if I don't have a clear idea maybe I do a lot of sketches like 4 and then take those I like and add more details til' get the best 
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I usually do a small thumbnail first to decide what I like and then I pick the best one and start the actual sketch. My sketches are hella messy so they usually don’t take me longer then a few minutes
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