What does sketching mean in art?

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1. What is a finished sketch?
2. What is freehand sketching?
3. How are sketches useful?
4. What is design sketch?
5. What improves drawing?
6. What is freehand drawing or sketching?
7. Is a sketch a drawing?
8. What is sketching in art?
9. Is sketching an art?
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2. #scene
3. #artist
4. #formally
5. #before
6. #painting
7. #however
8. #person
9. #drawing
10. #changes
11. #useful
12. #preparation
13. #traditionally
14. #study
15. #might
16. #capture
17. #either
18. #impression
19. #rough
20. #sketching
21. #preliminary
22. #fleeting
23. #refers