How fast can you draw?

[etchysketchy]

One of the problems I've been tryin to fix is that I draw kinda slow. Why Im really concerned at this point is because Im going into Art Center for product design this fall and after all the news about how many renderings Im goin to be doin, Im not so sure if my skills are ready. So..

I was just wondering, if any of you , especially those who've been in art center, could tell me a rough estimate or idea of how fast you can draw. And, btw, im just talkin about pen, paper, and marker so far, I havent even got into the digital stuff yet. I mean for example, I know someone who can fill up a 14x17 page, fully colored in 45 minutes, coming up with the concepts from scratch. That's just an example. I know, a lot of people say its about how good your work looks too, but I just need an idea of how much time I should limit myself to on each piece of work so I can get stuff turned in on time at school.

[Dizon]

take your time boy! No one is gonna rush you, trust me. If there are, then they're a-holes. If you decide to rush things then there is a high possibility of producing low quality work. You're still new to this. Don't worry, with enough practice and dedication, you can be able to see things much clearly.

[fersteger]

However long it takes is how long it takes. Don't rush anything unless youre under a deadline, so basically don't procrastinate. You'll get faster the more you draw and the more comfortable you get.

And I think that a piece is finished when you work on it and don't add anything, you could work on a piece forever but there's a point where everything you need is layed down and any more work is just wasted time.

[mentler]

Everyone is different ~ we think different and we work different ~ the difference is what makes the difference!

[Elwell]

First work on getting good. Then work on getting fast. The more confident you are in your basic abilities, the quicker you are. As you progress you have less false starts and blind alleys, which makes you more efficient. You also learn which steps you can comfortably leave out if you're pressed for time without overly compromising the result. But all of this only comes from experience.

[look]

First work on getting good. Then work on getting fast.
Yep yep.
I spent 4 hours to cut and paste two squares in my design class and still got C. T T The students who spent 2 hour on it got D or F. You just can't rush things.

Usualy I'm impatient with traditional mediums, 2 hour is about my max limit of duration for it. (Although I can come back and work on it more after a long break). For digital I can paint for 8 hour straight with just one or two short break for bathroom and water, although when I started out, I can only endure 1 hour. :D