Rough Pencils: 100 Quick Drawings Straight from the Sketchbook is exactly that. It is a rare look inside the sketchbook of an illustrator to see those initial takes, when the drawing, however flawed and unrefined it might be, exudes a certain something, a creative spark that often is lost when the work is refined. Rough Pencils also offers a brief commentary with each illustration, giving the reader insight into the inspiration behind each drawing.