August 2015 Sketches

Here are some doodles from my sketchbook I made during this month:

Mixed Martial Arts Gesture Drawing

People Sketching

Draw Every Day Sketch

Girl Doodles

Jedi Gesture Drawing

Share if you like it!

Artists Share Their Favorite Tools Of The Trade

Just like a carpenter might have a favorite hammer or a mechanic might have a favorite wrench or any other worker in a skilled trade, every artist might have a favorite tool that they can't do without or that they keep coming back to even after experimenting with other tools.  For me its the Prismacolor Col-Erase Colored Pencils, they're great for initial sketching or under-drawings. I always carry some with my sketchbook.

I wondered what others work with, so I asked some of my favorite artists on Tumblr and Twitter what their favorite tool of the trade was. This is what they shared:

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/124890116134/hello-nic-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/124871724519/hello-dean-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/124890140459/hello-erika-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/125023889749/hello-patricia-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/125207648209/hello-dave-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/125381811449/hello-betsy-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/125395804264/hello-david-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/125849096719/hello-javier-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/125646852019/hello-amanda-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/126136146264/hello-bräo-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

http://iamo.tumblr.com/post/126749990374/hello-john-what-is-your-favorite-tool-of-the

@IAMOtweet just a good old pencil. I don’t get to use them as much as I used to but i love just drawing with pencil.

— skottie young (@skottieyoung) July 28, 2015

@IAMOtweet assuming "sleep" isn't an acceptable answer: pic.twitter.com/1R9nNaOh5E

— ben caldwell (@bencaldwellart) July 28, 2015

@IAMOtweet the brain :)

— Samantha Youssef (@Samanthasketch) August 2, 2015

@IAMOtweet #photoshop is what I use for just about everything and I love my #cintiq.

— Randy Bishop (@randybishopart) August 14, 2015

@IAMOtweet I use a Wacom Cintiq but that's just a tool. It's basically like drawing by hand.

— Dave Alvarez (@DAlvarezStudio) August 15, 2015

@IAMOtweet Howdy! green col erase pencil for traditional sketching and PS CS4 for digital art.

— Sean Galloway (@Cheeks_Galloway) August 15, 2015

@IAMOtweet HOLA! :D Toda herramienta tiene su encanto y te permite experimentar de muchas maneras ;)

— Mariana Moreno (@maribombimoreno) August 15, 2015

@IAMOtweet No tengo una favorita pero con el puro lápiz no me va tan mal.

— Diablo ⚡ (@DiabloPacheco_) August 17, 2015

How about you? What is your favorite tool of the trade?