Line Field / find

Pick a Repeatable Daily Subject

Return to a subject to notice a new fact.

The small question

Return to a subject to notice a new fact. This exercise asks you to check a visible relation rather than judge whether the whole sketch is good.

Try it in front of the subject

Keep one shoe, lamp or bowl in the same place for two sessions. On the second day, write down a detail you missed rather than claiming the new sketch is automatically better. Keep the first marks light enough that you can revise them after another look.

What this exercise cannot prove

If the object was moved, the comparison no longer tests only your observation. Mark the changed position and use it as a new study rather than a failed repeat. An example can suggest where to look, but the scene in front of you is the evidence for your drawing.

A second pass

Date both sketches. Underline one improved relationship, such as the width of a rim relative to its base. Keep the first attempt beside the revision so you can see which choice changed.

A field-note challenge

Keep the first sketch visible while making the second, but do not trace it. Use a fresh page and write the viewing distance beside each date. A smaller drawing can look more accurate merely because mistakes are less visible; compare one named proportion instead of judging the overall appearance.