2020-2021 SKETCHBOOK TOUR ♡ HOW TO HAVE FUN IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK

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  • Опубликовано: 19 авг 2024
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    Here with a sketchbook tour! Honestly ya girl has the hardest time making these videos. I get major brain fog when I have to record my hands and just talk, weird experience. I know ya'll love these videos though so this one is for you!!
    As I said in the video there is NO ONE RIGHT WAY to use your sketchbook!! I know mine doesn't looks like the typical "loose" sketches that you might expect to see. But that's just how I use my sketchbook. Please use yours however YOU want to. This is how I like to use mine :-) PLEASE no negativity in the comments about how your sketchbook looks different. THANKS IN ADVANCE!!
    Music by: Trio Leo

Комментарии • 270

  • @salamimitten
    @salamimitten 3 года назад +566

    my bladder after Leigh says sketch/sketchbook 12 times in just the intro and there’s still 13min left: 👁👄👁

    • @LeighEllexson
      @LeighEllexson  3 года назад +99

      LOL I didn't know if viewers would actually take on the "take a sip of water every time I say sketch or sketchbook" YIKEs but also YES

    • @norinette_
      @norinette_ 3 года назад +20

      I think my bladder is the size of a grape

  • @modafoca8528
    @modafoca8528 3 года назад +426

    Hey, here's an idea. Maybe when you reach the middle of the sketchbook you turn it around and start over. That way you have a refresh and don't have to deal with the heavy part being on the left. Just a thought, keep it up : )

    • @sushiunderthestars7238
      @sushiunderthestars7238 3 года назад +30

      yeah I never sketch from beginning to end. I always pick any random page to sketch on :)

    • @adriennel.gibson
      @adriennel.gibson 3 года назад +6

      OMG good idea!!

    • @nefariouscryptid
      @nefariouscryptid 3 года назад +6

      Actually that’s a great idea. Thank you

    • @valkyriepierce2143
      @valkyriepierce2143 2 года назад +2

      such an awesome idea...

    • @karynecross3695
      @karynecross3695 2 года назад +8

      The way that comment started…I was braced for aggression. But, that’s actually a great suggestion!

  • @pigsUSA85
    @pigsUSA85 3 года назад +162

    Lol I love the last page, "I will miss you and not miss you at all"🤣🤣

  • @audstatic6802
    @audstatic6802 3 года назад +276

    I’m pretty sure Leigh said sketchbook more than normal just to keep us hydrated

  • @essdee9672
    @essdee9672 3 года назад +288

    Leigh: its okay to draw the same thing over and over again if that's your thing today
    me: frogfrogfrogfrogfrogfrogfrog

    • @qm3634
      @qm3634 3 года назад +14

      Frog is love, frog is life

    • @pinkfrogi9061
      @pinkfrogi9061 3 года назад +5

      ..........do you listen to girl in red, mayhaps?

    • @theartist2235
      @theartist2235 3 года назад +4

      Sameee just learned how to draw frogggssss

    • @XwickedXtwistX
      @XwickedXtwistX 2 года назад +2

      What's your insta I'd love to see your frogs!! My current jam is mushrooms..mushrooms everywhere 😅😅

  • @emmettowl
    @emmettowl 3 года назад +6

    Hydration. Bad dancing. Art. What else do you need in life?

  • @KeithHarkinFan114
    @KeithHarkinFan114 3 года назад +4

    Drowning within the first 2 minutes with that hydration challenge

  • @emitchell5597
    @emitchell5597 3 года назад +107

    Leigh, you mentioned when you get towards the end of a sketch book you hate how the bulk is on the opposite side..Have you ever considered turning the book upside down to reset the bulk on the side you prefer it on? Just a thought

    • @onetime282
      @onetime282 3 года назад +1

      That's a good idea I've never thought about that. Thanks!

  • @bridgetcaton2881
    @bridgetcaton2881 3 года назад +8

    It's so refreshing to see another artist that focuses more on animals than humans. Not that I have anything against people that draw humans, I just tend to fall into a loop of forcing myself to draw things I don't enjoy when I see other people draw them. (I feel like such a failure sometimes that I can't draw people/ don't enjoy it) Seeing this video was really motivating for me! I'm going to experiment with more color :))

  • @hannahdoesart9955
    @hannahdoesart9955 2 года назад +4

    i love sketchbook tours because you get to see so much art at once and its so fluid and natural art.

  • @FawneDeRosia
    @FawneDeRosia 3 года назад +48

    My husband works in the printing industry so I have the random knowledge that it's called perfect binding. :) & I got into those Strathmore sketchbooks because of you. They're great!

  • @slowlyyourown
    @slowlyyourown 3 года назад +55

    thanks for filming this! you embody having fun with a sketchbook and it's always fun to witness. this one was especially inspiring! and it's the kind of inspiring where i'm like "ooh damn that looks like fun, i want to go have fun in my sketchbook!" instead of the usual "wow they're so good at art i need to ~practice~ more ugh" 💗💖💕 love that!!

    • @LeighEllexson
      @LeighEllexson  3 года назад +7

      Love this :') thank you!!!! I could cry.

    • @Dakota.Piyesis
      @Dakota.Piyesis 3 года назад +2

      I feel the same way !! I was like, OH man I need to go get out all of my supplies! I need to draw now and have fun doing it!

    • @onwards.and.upwards
      @onwards.and.upwards 3 года назад +2

      If that’s your art in your profile then I am thoroughly INSPIRED by you rn 🧡

    • @darcyreads
      @darcyreads 3 года назад +1

      You took the words out of my mouth! Looking at Leigh's works, even if it is a completely different style from mine, always leaves me insipired.

  • @noahbrown3157
    @noahbrown3157 3 года назад +50

    glad I played this drinking game with water or else I would've been drunk at 1PM on a friday

    • @eowynsummer8271
      @eowynsummer8271 3 года назад +1

      Honestly you would probbably get alcohol poisoning from this drinking game

  • @anniechantale5869
    @anniechantale5869 3 года назад +67

    Leigh! you don't need to buy expensive stuff to make the grafite not go all over the place. Back in art school a professor told us to use hair spray (ultra hold) to fix the colors for pastels and other materials like it. Obviously wont work like the professional stuff but most households have hair spray and its cheap af. Cheers from Canada :D

    • @saltpepper27
      @saltpepper27 3 года назад +12

      Hairspray is very acidic and shouldn’t be used for archival purposes but it works if it’s a quick sketch you don’t care about the longevity of

    • @ideljenny
      @ideljenny 3 года назад +1

      Im in europe. My cheap end extra super hold hairspray is only a little less expensive than normal setting spray.

  • @floralspectre
    @floralspectre 3 года назад +17

    3:25 following the sip every time Leigh says sketchbook rule and my glass is already empty

  • @ActionCat2000
    @ActionCat2000 2 года назад +1

    "I'm a little surprised that you would make it to the end if you don't likey" had me ROLLING

  • @DrFjords
    @DrFjords 3 года назад +4

    After the halfway point in the sketchbook you could flip it upside down so that the thick side is always on the right

  • @MimimooIllustration
    @MimimooIllustration 3 года назад +3

    This was such a joy to watch! It's always nice to have a nosy peak inside other artists' sketchbooks - loved it!

  • @tonio1377
    @tonio1377 3 года назад +8

    really liked this video :) i think many people like sketchbook tours bc they give this impression of perfection without the struggle behind it, but also because it's like a little personal museum ! and as an artist myself i know i like these vids bc they give inspiration on what to draw, on composition, on colors or mediums to try out !
    much love to you and your plants

    • @floralspectre
      @floralspectre 3 года назад +2

      completely unrelated, but you have a really nice profile picture

  • @Dakota.Piyesis
    @Dakota.Piyesis 3 года назад +7

    Your color choice is ✨ immaculate ✨

  • @Iluvrock0527
    @Iluvrock0527 3 года назад +16

    About half way through this video I realized I needed to take smaller sips if I wanted to last

    • @sushiunderthestars7238
      @sushiunderthestars7238 3 года назад +1

      this happened to me with flowers when I was a little bride's maid back in the day

  • @lillydevil2486
    @lillydevil2486 2 года назад +1

    that little brown chicken on the right page at 11:07 is my favorite
    it's just so CUTE XD

  • @zoetkt
    @zoetkt 3 года назад +4

    This was such a beautiful video essay! Your insights about keeping a sketchbook are truly valuable. I recently started feeling troubled that I spend time in my sketchbook as a way to avoid taking risks and investing time in making large pieces. But your perception about keeping a sketchbook just crushed that silly thought! Thank you!

  • @blobbiebuddie
    @blobbiebuddie 3 года назад +2

    hey leigh if u don’t like the way your sketchbook lays when it gets toward the end i would suggest you flip it over and start from the back like it’s new ! i used to do that when i had the irrational fear of starting a new sketchbook, i would start it from the back and somehow that helped ? i think that might help you too !

  • @aliceschu7520
    @aliceschu7520 3 года назад +2

    I loved that outro more than I‘d like to admit

  • @Ashitathakur
    @Ashitathakur 3 года назад +5

    I just started drawing again in my sketchbook after months of not doing it and this was exactly what I needed!, Love it. Hope you're all doing well ✨

  • @sandihester
    @sandihester 3 года назад +2

    Totally the same Leigh when I get towards the end - I'm soooooo over it and I also am not a fan of sketchbook tours but I enjoyed yours - great work in it!

  • @lordbrokendreams
    @lordbrokendreams 3 года назад +5

    My ADHD going crazy while I try to listen, look at the drawings and read the little pop-up phrases hahahaha

  • @sushiunderthestars7238
    @sushiunderthestars7238 3 года назад +5

    everything about this sketchbook tour is so satisfying to watch. the colors combination is magical!

  • @elisacastagna5436
    @elisacastagna5436 3 года назад +2

    The queen of england and all royal family need to learn how to wave like you 😀🥰🥰

  • @lisarae7823
    @lisarae7823 2 года назад +1

    I really love sketchbook tours. Even going through my own sketchbooks, it feels so nostalgic. Like I get to remember so many random details from the day or time period. Makes me miss the moon at a train station when it snowed and smeared a marker stroke. The day my sister told us she was pregnant and I left a spread half finished on purpose because we got the call when I was mid-sketch.

  • @alyssakalodimos7149
    @alyssakalodimos7149 3 года назад +2

    Got my lunch, glass of water, and I'm buckled up for the tour!

  • @gl540
    @gl540 3 года назад +1

    i rlly admire how youre not afraid to use colours, they're so vibrant and full of life! i rlly want to learn how to make pretty and warm colours 🥰

  • @megcooper3908
    @megcooper3908 3 года назад +5

    DUDE. So fucking glad I found your channel recently. Been binging your videos and can’t get enough of your personality, art and overall aesthetic. Also gonna go pick up a sketchbook for myself now okay bye!!!

  • @smishstudio
    @smishstudio 3 года назад +5

    Loved it! I like seeing sketchbook tours from my favorite artists because I learn a lot from seeing their process. It's also a good reminder/inspiration source for my own sketchbook. Sometimes I get too perfectionist about mine and forget that its a judgement free zone to experiment! Thanks Leigh 💚

  • @alisonschlake6750
    @alisonschlake6750 3 года назад +2

    I cried out with joy when I saw that Nausicaa was your favorite Ghibli movie 🌿🍄🪲

  • @lordyk1998
    @lordyk1998 3 года назад +15

    me: trying to draw while watching
    also me: every five seconds picking up my heavy as shit glass water bottle

  • @lubas9978
    @lubas9978 2 года назад +2

    I love the color combinations in your sketchbooks!

  • @bisousbe
    @bisousbe 2 года назад +1

    waiting patiently for Leigh's 2022 sketchbook tour *wink wink

  • @sandiamelonification
    @sandiamelonification 3 года назад +3

    Hey Leigh! I had the roughest week of the year so far. I cannot express how drained and disappointed I felt throughout the week and this video feels like an inspiring hug. Can't wait to be done with work to jump in my sketchbook again. Much love

  • @abbiegomez1895
    @abbiegomez1895 3 года назад +4

    I love sketchbook tours!! 💛 my reasons for loving sketchbook tours include:
    Inspiring
    Beautiful
    Casual art
    Cool book collection of art pieces
    Shows new ways of creating
    Just plain awesome 🤷‍♀️
    Anyways, thanks for sharing!! 😁

  • @apple.cheeks
    @apple.cheeks 3 года назад +4

    LOVE IT

  • @RyeButter
    @RyeButter 3 года назад +2

    I loved all the chickens 🐤

  • @cottonhxney
    @cottonhxney 3 года назад +2

    Please minute in and I can't take my mouth away from the straw of my waterbottle 😭

  • @clarie4497
    @clarie4497 3 года назад +1

    You remind me of my mom and it makes me happy. ❤️

  • @_ripp
    @_ripp 3 года назад +2

    I Love Sketchbook tours because they give me ideas on what to do with my own sketchbook beautiful art btw

  • @six.studios
    @six.studios 3 года назад +5

    Me personally taking the sip thing as a challenge but not even being able to swallow one sip before i have to take another 😂
    I loved the tour though! Your color palettes are so nice

  • @isaniart
    @isaniart 3 года назад +2

    That feeling after you finish a sketchbook is just the best

  • @CourageousPainting
    @CourageousPainting 3 года назад +5

    This looks awesome! I love having fun in my sketchbook too! I can’t wait to see what you do. You’re art reminds me of the sun. Warm and loving. You can really tell that you love what you do. ❤️

  • @RachelleByersArt
    @RachelleByersArt 3 года назад +1

    I love that you added in the water drinking challenge 😆
    I agree about sketching sometimes being scary because not every piece is going to be finished.

  • @MJBpeace
    @MJBpeace 3 года назад +2

    LOVE IT!💗 Can you please also share the inspiration hunting part of the process? Like how you gather the photos, how you lay them around for you to draw, how exact you are, how much you imagine to it. It would help me a lot to see, and it is super interesting!🌸
    Have a fun day!😊

  • @Jenasketchbook
    @Jenasketchbook 3 года назад +3

    I love those strathmore sketchbooks too! I’m left handed so it was always a preferred type of book for me :3

  • @shenanigan505
    @shenanigan505 2 года назад +1

    you have such a good eye for colour i want my room to be filled w these colours

    • @lisarae7823
      @lisarae7823 2 года назад

      I agree, I feel like all her spreads are very harmonious. The colors just work so well together.

  • @reginaceragioli8101
    @reginaceragioli8101 3 года назад +3

    Been looking forward to this all day. Did NOT disappoint

  • @_knife.prty_
    @_knife.prty_ 2 года назад +1

    OMG THATS MY FAVORITE SKETCHBOOK TOOOO!!!! WHEN YOU SAID THAT I PAUSED THE VIDEO TO SCREAM IN AGREEMENT! LOL

  • @daniakenes5485
    @daniakenes5485 3 года назад +2

    I really really enjoy your sketchbook tours!!! Yours are my faves

  • @NatashaElle
    @NatashaElle 3 года назад +59

    Aww, thanks for sharing even though filming this isn't really your fave thing!

  • @Pixiewithpens
    @Pixiewithpens 3 года назад +3

    i do think it was pretty cool, yes, thank you leigh!
    i personally dont do sketchbook tours publicly precisely to keep my sketchbooks free from any judgement or pressure to make it into ~content~
    like making content is super fun and sharing with others fills me with joy, but sometimes the studio door gotta be firmly closed u kno? its a privilege to get to see a sketchbook tour is what im saying

  • @rikkijanae9022
    @rikkijanae9022 3 года назад +1

    Your sketchbooks are always so interesting! You take objects that I wouldn't have ever thought of and you illustrate or stylize them in a neat way.

  • @Jerry_fromwork
    @Jerry_fromwork 2 года назад +1

    Finally a Nausicaä fan aaaaa yay this entire sketchbook is fire

  • @phoebesart1696
    @phoebesart1696 3 года назад +1

    Omg this sketchbook is EVERYTHING!!!

  • @jessiahmarielle
    @jessiahmarielle 3 года назад +2

    im so glad i found ur channel

  • @mylifeinswatches2314
    @mylifeinswatches2314 3 года назад +2

    A friend taught me how to bind my own sketchbooks and now I can make little 10 page books that aren't so intimidating.

  • @nazariteluke8047
    @nazariteluke8047 2 года назад +1

    Love your personality, the realness, thanks😌

  • @BlytheStarlight
    @BlytheStarlight 2 года назад +1

    Yes! My fave sketchbook too! 💖

  • @AnnasDrawingChannel
    @AnnasDrawingChannel 3 года назад +3

    I loved this! Great job Leigh! My favorite spread was the green dog spread!

  • @fleurvanhuet1176
    @fleurvanhuet1176 3 года назад

    Omg i totally get you with the stickers on the cover. I prefer it clean and simple 🌿🥰

  • @designerarchie
    @designerarchie 2 года назад +1

    you look like scarlet johansonn!!!!! you re beautiful and so is your work!

  • @brandymcguire614
    @brandymcguire614 3 года назад +3

    Love love love your color choices. 💕

  • @deborahmeyers7839
    @deborahmeyers7839 3 года назад +2

    Love the sketches and how sweet are you Leigh🥰

  • @danielleroxy
    @danielleroxy 3 года назад +3

    Cool sketchbook tour! Cooler dancing haha 😊

  • @kalilavalezina
    @kalilavalezina Год назад +1

    Thanks for the tour! Your colour combo choices are 😍❤👍and your drawings are beautiful! Very inspiring. x

  • @jelenala_pina
    @jelenala_pina 3 года назад +3

    I always feel soo inspired after watching your videos! Thank you Leigh! 💖

  • @Sargassogirl
    @Sargassogirl 3 года назад +2

    I've been watching your older videos all morning while designing my own stickers - you make me so inspired, thank you!! But then I see this NEW video - have to go back on YT and watch this one too ahaha!!

  • @littletinyegg
    @littletinyegg 3 года назад +1

    Really great advice and love the loose *viiiibe* v inspiring and oh wow I have drank so much water in such a short amount of time

  • @lucioleenchaussettes
    @lucioleenchaussettes 3 года назад +3

    You did greaaaat !! ✨✨ Not only a brilliant artist, you're a warrior !! Overcomming your stress 😘 and your voice over was perfect ! Answering question is a super idea ! ✨🌷✨🌷✨🌷✨ much love

  • @tinagomez1314
    @tinagomez1314 3 года назад +2

    I just really have to urge to say, as always Leigh love your vids and yes we love sketchbook tours, I personally get artistic concepts seeing art or other things visually, so sketchbook tours are a +. Also, love the dances and sassiness or sarcastic sound, whatever it is I just love the sass lol. And lastly, really love the tiger on the other side beside Knivesmeow's postcard, that tiger page is soooo cute, I love tigers and I love your tigers. Ok byeee😁💙✌🏼

  • @ayotrey107
    @ayotrey107 3 года назад +1

    Your art style has a such unique and pleasing vibe ! 💕

  • @HelloItsDorothy
    @HelloItsDorothy 3 года назад +3

    Thank you for filming this! Great advice to have supplies and references ready available for easier sketching.

  • @ClocheCraftandRelics
    @ClocheCraftandRelics 3 года назад +8

    Me every time I start a video from leigh:
    Leigh: Get some water!
    Me: has to pause video to go get my bottle and fill it. "Fine Leigh okay okay I'm getting water, fine.

  • @melondoo6129
    @melondoo6129 3 года назад +1

    this was so fun to watch =D really helped me get back into drawing again. just wanna say you look like Hillary Duff and Scarlett Johansson had a baby and I am all for it

  • @Heyminzllc
    @Heyminzllc 3 года назад +4

    How about flipping the sketchbook upside down when it gets to the end?

  • @ifesjournal
    @ifesjournal 3 года назад +2

    ur sketchbook is awesomeee

  • @allysonlobbezoo
    @allysonlobbezoo 3 года назад +4

    I love it so much! I love the experimental pieces😈❤

  • @MsRamona7
    @MsRamona7 3 года назад +2

    I LOVE your art ❣️ so very unique 😍

  • @katem2458
    @katem2458 2 года назад +1

    I have my first cold of the season (boo) and put on your old videos as couch time background. Should have started with this one because I did the water challenge and it got me through my big water glass almost three times.

  • @fraffeetan9395
    @fraffeetan9395 3 года назад +1

    Thank you for reminding to drink water always 💖😍 I am healthier physically and emotionally cause of you Leigh 🥳

  • @aimeecreative
    @aimeecreative 3 года назад +2

    Thank you so much for this! I’ve been trying to get more loose with my sketchbook and more free and you’re so inspiring and do it so well! This whole book is amazing. PS I love the sketchbooks too! I have the smaller version and I’m just obsessed with the fact that they don’t bleed

  • @aipooalice
    @aipooalice 3 года назад +2

    I love your style, it’s so unique!
    The best I have ever seen!
    Thanks for the love for my three cats 🥰💖

  • @mythandmilagro
    @mythandmilagro 3 года назад +1

    I couldn’t sip fast enough 🥲

  • @RitaRitiRoo
    @RitaRitiRoo 3 года назад +3

    OH MY GOSH, I'M BEYOND EXCITED FOR THIS VID!! got my water bottle at the ready 🥰💕

  • @kaitlyngooding1744
    @kaitlyngooding1744 3 года назад +2

    So much fun and got me painting!

  • @ainakinnaman
    @ainakinnaman Год назад +1

    Hey Leigh, you are so inspiring and your videos are fun to watch!!! You’re awesome!!

  • @julietoye9872
    @julietoye9872 3 года назад +2

    Love! Gives me inspiration to open one of my sketchbooks and start drawing. Hugs and love to you and Toadie, our cat Lola sends love too 🤗💖😊

  • @moonlantrn3413
    @moonlantrn3413 3 года назад +1

    Me finding your channel and this video made my day omg,, I love your art so much; they are all so precious and adorable, your style always makes me happy ehehe It was really nice hearing your thoughts for your sketches and drawings - can't wait to watch more!

  • @KetchupCanvas
    @KetchupCanvas Год назад +1

    Your sketches are cool and now I feel very inspired! Thanks for being so cool and awesome and neato 😎✨

  • @meisbanana6170
    @meisbanana6170 3 года назад +1

    this video really inspired me i finished the last 6 pages of my sketchbook while watching this ty :)))

  • @florarose6277
    @florarose6277 3 года назад +1

    I really love this ! The way you draw animals is adorable 💕💕 and your sketchbook looks amazing you're so creative and it shines through the all flip through 💕💖💞

  • @soydebbie
    @soydebbie 3 года назад +2

    I'm already drowning and we're only 2 minutes in! Love your videos and style! 🌼💕

  • @RadishTheFool
    @RadishTheFool 3 года назад +2

    I always love your sketchbooks, they exude so much fun and life and colour. But somehow I love this one super extra much. I'm not an expert at all, so I can't really pinpoint exactly why. But I totally do. 💚