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Welcome to my new blog! You’ve probably come here from one of my other websites! I am excited about this blog because I will be sharing my best tips on sketching here and this blog will be going live...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 3 – WHAT YOU SKETCH WITH…
Today we we are going to talk about HOT SHOT 3, if you missed HOT SHOT 1, 2 click here to read it. HOT SHOT 3 What you sketch with, is very important- in fact, this would be one of the main things...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 6- MAKE SKETCHING A DAILY HABIT
We are getting closer to the demos now and I have almost exhausted the preliminary intros, but just before we get into the demos and other great things ahead, I would like to share with you, my HOT...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 7, 8- PRACTICE SKETCHING THE OUTLINE AND THE BLIND CONTOUR
We are now into the demos! This is where I’ll be showing and explaining in depth a few of the things that have made my sketching life much easier. In this particular post, I’ll be dealing with the...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 9-PRACTICE SKETCHING THE OUTLINES WITH ANGLES
Now! I am ready to go with HOT SHOT Number 9! I hope you’ve been putting the blind contour into practice? Just keep it going and flowing. Use up loads of sheets. Remember it’s the mileage covered in...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 10-PRACTICE SKETCHING WITH THE STRUCTURE OF THE SUJECT IN MIND
I am happy to get back to this again after a good long think on how I was going to share this HOT SHOT. I am really excited about this tip and I hope you are able to really grasp the full gist of what...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 11- SKETCH WHAT YOU SEE and NOT WHAT YOU KNOW about WHAT YOU SEE.
It’s great to get into my Hot Shots again!!! If this is your first time here, this is where I share my tips on sketching! I call the tips-Hot Shots! This Hot Shot has a very long title-and that’s the...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 12, 13-IMPROVE YOUR SKETCHING BY SQUINTING AND SEEING SHAPES
This is a double hot shot and I have decided to combine them both because they are related! It’s all about having your eyes partially closed in order to see the main shapes in whatever you plan to...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 14- LET WHO YOU ARE SHOW THROUGH IN YOUR SKETCHES
This is another great hot-shot! Here I’ll be sharing a little bit about the concept of letting who you are show through your sketches. Every artist has something special about them, something that...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 15-WHAT TO EMPHASIZE IN YOUR SKETCHES
I’m always excited to post something new here! This tip or should I say hot shot, is really one of those that reveal the difference between the pro- artist and the amateur. But even the amateur can...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 16- VARY THE WEIGHT OF YOUR LINES
I am really thrilled to get back to blogging again, it’s been a busy summer for me-I recently took part in a plein air painting Competition in London called “Pintar Rapido”- I happened to win the First...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 17 & 18-DEADLINES and SKETCHING WITHOUT PRESSURE
After another break I’m happy to get these two great HOT SHOTS to inspire your sketching!! Before I get going I’ll just love to say my exhibition of paintings and drawings of York is currently on at...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 19 -PAINTING WITH A SKETCHING BRAIN and MY UPCOMING WORKSHOP
It’s been another long break but I am back with the HOT SHOTS-this hotshot is mainly for painters and it’s about having a sketching brain on while painting! And great news about my upcoming workshop in...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 20- Don’t let negative comments stop you from Sketching and MY...
Its great to put up another HOTSHOT here again! This time around it’s HOTSHOT NUMBER 20! And this is all about not letting negative comments stop you from sketching! Towards the end, I’ll also talk...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 21- How to sketch, when people move…..
It’s nice to get back to these hot shots. I’m so sorry for the massive long wait! This is Hot shot 21 and it’s all about being able to sketch things when they move and not get frustrated! Towards the...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 24- ADEBANJI SKETCHES A SCULPTED HEAD (PART 1)
Hey there, it’s great to share here again! This time I have a series of clips on how I sketch heads. Even though I am sketching from a sculpted head here, the same principles apply when I sketch a real...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 25- My portrait drawing process and a Workshop date to save.
Hi guys, It’s nice to be back here again! This is Hotshot 25! This shows my process of drawing a portrait. It is quite hard to document every stage and sometimes my process does change a bit, but this...
View ArticleHOTSHOT 28- A Portrait Sketch Process and a Workshop date in London
Adebanji Alade’s One day Workshop on Sketching The Human face in London Hi guys, I am back here again, this time with a process of how I sketch a portrait using the angles and...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 29-My Landscape Process and a Workshop in London
Landscape Workshop with Adebanji Alade Hi guys, I will be having a workshop in London next Saturday on “Everything I know about painting a Landscape”. Please click HERE for all the details MY LANDSCAPE...
View ArticleHOT SHOT 32- A “DRAWING-LESS” PORTRAIT & A NEW SHORT VIDEO
Today, I’m excited, I have got a new short documentary about “Life Lessons from an Artist” and a step by step demo of a portrait I did without a drawing. First, it’s all about the film, in 2012- The...
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