I'm the first to say that I don't sketch as well as i'd like to. I do sketch before every painting though, and when I do it's fast and simple. No shading, sometimes no contours, just shapes, shapes, shapes! These are some sketches in my trusty little sketchbook, however. They were quick too, but more "fancy." (i.e. shading, contours . . . et cetra.) You can see that I try to use a pencil like a brush full of paint. Hehe! Enjoy! I will post again tonight! (Maybe a new painting, most likely a progess post, possibly just a post of old paintings.)