I understand the impulse. For what it's worth, I've not felt the need to 'scratch' as much in my personal drawing as I build better habits in the lessons.
But SOME scratching might have it's place, and I don't really believe that most artists do an initial sketch without petting some of their lines or using other "messy" techniques to find the right shape - the more experienced ones just seem to know how and when they can use those techniques to get the desired result.
Uh, that's neat to know, thank you.
I understand.
Sometimes I just make quick scribbly lines all over the place, with no meaning, just for the joy of seeing the pencil making marks, like a little child.
It reminds me of "automatic drawing" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJYGFwGhHnA&ab_channel=Proko
Here we're getting into the subjective - Gerald Brom is one of my favourite artists (and a pretty fantastic novelist!). That said, if I recommended art books just for the beautiful images contained therein, my list of recommendations would be miles long.
The reason this book is close to my heart is because of its introduction, where Brom goes explains in detail just how he went from being an army brat to one of the most highly respected dark fantasy artists in the world today. I believe that one's work is flavoured by their life's experiences, and discovering the roots from which other artists hail can help give one perspective on their own beginnings, and perhaps their eventual destination as well.
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