My Cup of Tea

I started sketching in a beach just south of Goa. Since I decided not to bring along a camera this trip, I thought this could be a good way to pay attention to what I see around me. I had half a notebook full of trial and (mostly) error sketches by the time I got to Yuksom, a village in Sikkim. There I met an Israeli designer, Betzalel graduate, who took one look at my sketch book and said:
Boy, you have serious perspective problems.
After a short one hour course about vanishing points and the correct use of shading I tried sketching the nearest Dhaba (kiosk). Then he gave me some “rejects” and I erased the whole thing and started again (with a caaaalm and quite mind…). After a few rounds of sketching, erasing and vice-versa I was given my first assignment. The cup was re-filled about 5 times before I managed to finish my first half-decent sketch.