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I once listed these seven tips for good sketching. They were ending notes from a video presentation of four seven minutes sketches.
1. Set limits. A good drawing is often achieved more by its limits than its excesses. A sketch that takes ten minutes can be better than one that takes ten hours.
2. Follow a good procedure. If you know where to start and where to finish and every step in between, you will free your mind to focus on style and technique.
3. Maximize your tool. A good chiseled point will help you maximize your style, speed and expression. If your lines are good, your drawing will be good.
4. Have fun! Let it rip! The enjoyment will show in your work.
5. Let more of yourself show in your work. Don't just focus on the form and the subject. A good drawing will have some of you in it. Don't smear away all your lines, or strokes.
6. Don't overwork it. Know when to quit. Don't fall into the bottomless pit of detail.
7. Trick the mind. A good drawing tricks the mind into stepping down from its higher critique. This is true especially of portraiture, A slightly impressionistic drawing, drawn correctly, will entertain the mind rather than belabor it.
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