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With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, NAPA

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I've got Adebanji's book!  Delivered this morning, hours of fun to follow!  If you haven't got it - get it.  

Alan Bickley

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I bought it the day it came out, incredible output and you can almost feel his enthusiasm when sketching these figures… Great style of drawing, multiple lines, almost as if he’s  ’feeling’ for the shapes with the pencil… Exactly as good sketching should be done, no eraser on hand, and not worrying about multiple incorrect lines - and not even attempting to make the correct pencil stroke with just one single line, you can’t draw that way, it doesn’t work! As we all know, or should know… drawing is the fundamental backbone of all good art! But sadly all too often ignored! Dismissed as boring even… can you believe that!
With Sarah, Phil, Ellen, Rose the dentist, and the granddaughter whose name I forget.

Robert Jones, NAPA

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I've always drawn - not necessarily well, but I have never been bored with a pencil or pen in my hand.  Similarly, I've always loved writing with a fountain-pen: even though my handwriting is execrable.  But then, one of the most unpleasant old bigots I ever knew had beautiful handwriting, so I'm not accepting it as a character flaw!

Denise Cat

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As you know, I didn't draw until I started practising on Gillian's sketching post, on here. I have come to learn, like Alan has said, it's an absolute, fundamental of art. I really enjoy it too. I'm glad your book has arrived Robert and I will look to get it also. I have seen here that quite a few people have it and think it's an excellent choice.

Sylvia Evans

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Must message Adebanji  and tell him why his sales have gone up.  My way of sketching has always been sans eraser  and I like using big paper and charcoal ,conte , B plus  pencil, pen...yes . to me that's what sketching is about.  A3 plus pape. In fact the bigger the better . Sit in an open  jeep in  Africa  with a lion  a few yards away and you just draw. I was involved with a life drawing group and we started a session with a moving model , graduated to a few minutes then enjoyed an hour long pose. Throw the rubber away...forget about everything apart from the model.  That way you learn.These are three very quick poses done a million years ago onto news print  which has yellowed with age.   I am so sad I cannot do this anymore my eyesight is not improving .  Throw your pictures away and work from life.   I have just acquired two little black hens Florrie and May....so watch this space.

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Carol Jones

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When I had the book I started off with pencil and found it was more responsive sketching using pen and ink.  It is a fabulous book. The title is correct, it is addictive.

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Paul (Dixie) Dean

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I’ve always sketched, when I was at school I was often told to just sit and sketch as I am dyslexic and at the time it wasn’t understood. I think part of the problem was moving schools so often due to my father been in the RAF, my reports often had needs to try harder , can’t read at the appropriate age level ext , maths was always a good score and I always had high marks for art . It very relaxing sitting doodling away and certainly has been great fun , I need to start sketching more as of late I e let it slip. And definitely send for the book it sounds really good. 
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Gillian Cooke

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I bought the Addictive Sketcher and Addictive - An Artist’s sketchbook last week and they are brilliant! I am now addicted too! 
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Andrew Roles

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It’s a good book and full of good ideas; for example he promotes the drawing of statues as a good way of learning how to draw figures and clothing folds etc, whereas I’ve always shied away from this as I felt like I was copying someone else’s art.  He does use ballpoint pens for sketches… again I’ve always resisted using them in favour of a ‘real’ ink pen. So he gets you thinking out of the box, and the book (from Amazon) was only £10.99 so it’s well worth owning. 

Alan Bickley

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Nice sketches Sylvia, I know that you can draw the human figure really well, I’ve seen earlier drawings from you!
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Marjorie Firth

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Those are excellent sketches Sylvia. The thing with drawing from life, as opposed to from a photo, is that you have to work out the translation from 3D to 2D. A photo has done it for you! Sometimes, of course, you work from a photo if it’s not possible to work “ in the moment” - as long as you realise the difference. I must admit that all this copying from publicity photos, where the lighting is staged and at the optimum etc, where half of it is already done for you really, does irritate me a tad. If you can’t get a sitter then set up something, it’s all good practice. And, of course, your own photos at least are “ original”.

Sylvia Evans

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And the dog came to.   She used to wait for a reclining pose and snuggle up with the model and go to sleep.  These are groups we organised  ourselves.  A few props a warm room and split the model fee between everyone, no need for a tutor just do your own thing.  We were lucky this was a friends studio in what was a barn. But could be done anywhere. 
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