Size Matters (when choosing a sketchbook)
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
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Recently I chose to try a bigger sketchbook than I am used to. Today I will share my experiences while I flip through the pages for you to see.
If you are curious about the brand of this book: it’s a
Seawhite of Brighton A3 Sketchbook.
Copyrights Koosje Koene
www.koosjekoene.com
I appreciate you sharing your huge sketchbook with us. You always inspire me and I enjoy seeing your pages.
Inspiring as ever. I always go for A5 but I'll think I'll grab an A4 next time. Thanks for posting. The sketchbook looked great 👍😊
Love all of your work. And appreciate your sharing. I want to do more drawing. This is inspiration for sure! Keep on, keeping on!
Thank you Monica! I hope you are taking your own advice/encouragment to keep on keeping on!
Thank you, great seeing your drawings. I always want to make large sweeps on the page when I draw in a large sketchbook. But somehow I can't build up the courage to go for it. But one day i will.
Why wait for that day to come? make it happen if it excites you!
I love this Koosje, so many wonderful page spreads and it felt like you had drawn much more freely with all that space available. It definitely makes me want to 'go big'. I've stuck to my small, 5in x 5in, (also Seawhite) sketchbook even though I didn't have to carry it anywhere for months! That thought never occurred to me. And I must say I think you could turn yours into a published book, it really is that wonderful to flip through. (Seawhite's factory outlet is about an hour away from me here in the UK, and they are the last place I visited before shielding last March, and I plan for them to be the first place I visit when I feel safe to go out again. 😀)
Sounds like a plan - visiting the factory! Hopefully very soon.
You are so inspiring for me, thank you thank you thank you
Thank you so much. I actually was wondering if I should buy three A5 or a pack of an A6, A5 and A4 Etchr sketchbook. Etchr sells only packs of three. Either three of one size or three of three different sizes. You helped me to decide to buy the three different sizes. So I will be able to experiment with the size of the sketchbook.
Great decision, Marcus!
You can buy per piece at Jackson’s or Amazon. But yeah, if you can afford to try all the sizes, that’s better
Wow, didn’t know they came so big... definitely intimidating for me, lol. So nice to see and hear from you can’t wait for more videos.
They come even bigger, I'm sure!
@@KoosjeKoene Really...wow!
I love your style!
Wonderful, thanks for sharing
Wow! Your drawing of all those items together in your cupboard etc. makes me wonder how to even attempt to start the drawing. Wonderful sketchbook, thankyou.
The only answer is: just start. Then keep going.
Haha, very cool to see a dutch artist posting here in english!
Glad you like it
Great advice!
Oo cheeky! I bought an A3 Moleskin about 2 years ago but have not got over first page syndrome. I think I will make it a London building book.
Make it anything that excites you, Stephen. Don't overthink it, don't make it too big of a deal. The book itself is big enough ;) And if it doesn't work out, you could always repurpose it as a sup board!
@@KoosjeKoene 😂 😂 now that’s a great idea. Good advise Koosje. Are SUPs allowed on the canals in Amsterdam?
@@MadDogGiraffe They are! And more and more popular these days
Prachtig Koosje! Gek dat groot altijd moeilijker lijkt. Goede video, goede tips, dank je!
Ja zo’n grote lege pagina kan nogal overweldigend voelen. Maar ja het is maar papier!
Exelente muy bueno me encantó...
Cool! I'm inspired. Gonna go find a big book today! thank you!
I am sure you will have lots of fun, as you always experiment and play anyway. Big gestures!
Thank you for sharing, Koosje! I think it’s a great point to stretch and challenge ourselves in thus way, I think I’ll try A4 first, and then maybe A3!
That sounds like a solid plan!
That would be kind of scary, but I should do it! Thanks for the push.
Loved seeing your work. I had an A3 sketchbook that I was given. I really enjoyed working in it but it only had about a dozen pages, no where near as big as yours. Never been able to get one like it again. But I have never tried a tiny sketchbook, it would scare me. So I must 🤣
Leuk; zag je bij Sketchbookrevival! Een Nederlandse, leuk! Ik ook, maar leef in Belgie. Ik volg je. Sukses!
Super inspirerend om te zien. Ik ben van het mini tekenen. Maar ga dit eens proberen in mijn A4 blok. Ik denk dat het goed gaat voelen!
Mini is ook leuk!
i just might try A3!!!
Go for it Aleesha!
@@KoosjeKoene i went to the art store to look!!! didn't find one i love yet... it's all about the paper (as you know)
.. huge 🤗
I switched over to B4 size sketchbooks 25 x 35 cm or 24 x 32 cm. They are about the same size as a laptop and perfectly fit in my backpack. Anything larger requires special carrying solution. You are too good in sketching, drawing and painting.
As long as it fits a backpack, it's doable, I agree, Miklos.
Leuk zeg, ook eens proberen....ik heb nog wel grote schetsboeken