sketchpad

Artist's blank pages

A sketchpad is a pad of paper designed for drawing, typically with blank pages suitable for pencil, charcoal, or other dry media.

Artists carry sketchpads to capture quick studies or ideas: She pulled out her sketchpad and began drawing the cathedral.

In computing, a sketchpad is software that simulates drawing on paper.

drawing

pencil

Graphite writing instrument

shading · crosshatch · gesture · figure · scribble · rendering · tracing · graphite · eraser · perspective

tools

pencil

Graphite writing instrument

marker · pen · crayon · pastel · paper · binding · spiral · perforated · gridded · ruled

design

wireframe

Edge-only geometric model

  • mockupPreliminary design representation
  • prototypeFirst functional specimen
  • layoutSpatial arrangement of elements

blueprint · concept · iteration · brainstorming · ideation · storyboard · thumbnail · drafting · notation · revision

portable

notebook

Blank pages for jottings

handheld · lightweight · spiral-bound · tearaway · carry · field · plein-air · on-the-go · backpack · convenient

digital

tablet

Flat portable computing device

  • stylusPointed implement for marking
  • appMobile device software
  • layersStacked levels or coatings

undo · touchscreen · Apple Pencil · pressure-sensitive · canvas · zoom · export · vector · raster

Categories
Opposites
artistic surface/medium

sketchpadcanvas

Heavy woven cloth

stretched canvas · oil painting · mural · formal portrait · commissioned work

analog vs. digital medium

sketchpadgraphics tablet

Stylus input device for artists

drawing tablet · digital canvas · touchscreen · Photoshop

surface type

sketchpadcanvas

Heavy woven cloth

stretched canvas · panel · wood panel · stone tablet

Family

sketchpads

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G