You got me thinking, "Huh... maybe that's why I never finish my large sketchbooks." I finish my small ones no problem, but I struggle with my large ones. Instead, my large sketchbooks that were intended for more detailed pieces become just occasional doodles and practice, and my small sketchbooks that were intended for occasional doodles and practice became detailed pieces. Anyways, great video! Super relatable
I'm so glad you're feeling more enthusiastic and happy with your new sketchbook!! I definitely think you made the right choice with starting a new one, and I think this is a sign for me as well (I've also been in like a 6 month art block which sucks)
Ohhh I use Krylon Low Odour Clear varnish. It isn’t too shiny which I like, but one con is that the sprayer is weird (it sometimes lets out big spurts of varnish that I have to wipe off)
If you don't mind a glossy finish, you can seal your colored pencil sketches with Mod Podge. That's what I do. Because I'm cheap. 😅 And I personally don't mind a glossy finish in my sketchbooks.
I literally ripped half of my moleskine sketchbook and then regretted tearing all those pages off from a bound sketchbook 😭😂✨I abandon my sketchbooks too and felt guilty. But I’m glad that I’m not alone.
Honestly whatever makes you happy and makes you want to draw you should just do it without explaining yourself. Buying a new sketchbook even though you haven't finished yours, getting new art supplies to spark your interests, even a change in your desk or art space will make a Huge difference. Also yesss make it a sticker 😍😍
Love it! After finishing my second big one i was like aaaagh i want a smaller one and everybody who doesn’t have a sketchook is like hunh why the big ones always look so nice and i m like you dont understand haha
I love how excited you are! I think you're right that you need a small notebook for a go-to default practice. I definitely would encourage you, though, to keep the other one in mind. There may be times when you do want to do a larger piece, and #4 will still be there for you. #4.5 is clearly really important for you and I'm so glad you have it! But you might find that having #4.5 available to meet these needs will free up a part of you that sometimes also wants large format dreams. It sounds to me like you want to dream those large format dreams. You maybe just didn't realize they were not a replacement for the small format expressions that had already become fundamental to your being. You don't have to full-on abandon the large notebook. You just need to respect that it can't meet all your needs.
Thank you so much for your comment! 🧡 I definitely agree with you, I sometimes LOVE working large scale, but for practice and fun stuff I like sticking to paper less than 8x10. I think if I ever want to draw something big, I’d use #4, OR I’d try out something different like Canvas or watercolour paper! 🙌🏼
Absolutely. You bought the larger format sketchbook for a reason. I think it's great that you realized it isn't everything you need, but that doesn't mean it's nothing. Sometimes the storytelling norms of our culture push us to look for decisive answers that are the be-all-end-all. You watch these videos and think you have to reach a conclusive answer every time you art about a problem. But as you noticed recently, you can get good things out of an experience without that being a final solution. Maybe instead of saying this feels nice I'm going to do this same thing forever, we could try this feels nice and I'll add it to my repertoire occasionally.
oh man, i really agree with the 'if you have art block, maybe switch sketchbooks' thing!! a few months ago a sketchbook I had was just. so bad it prompted me into a three month long art block. only figured out it was because of the sketchbook and not anything else bc I tried using that sketchbook again (only finished half of it the first go) and the artblock hit even worse than before! :D sometimes you just need to experiment w/ ur supplies
I'm so glad you found your joy again!! If anyone deserves it, it's you. Your artwork is always so dynamic and alive. Good decision moving on to another sketchbook. Don't give in to the sunken cost fallacy!! If something doesn't work for you cut ties or take a break!! You don't have to keep torturing yourself. Its never worth it.
Omg I loved your sketches! 💅🏻✨ I also really loved the first sketch and the concept! That’s so freaking creative ahh! 😊😀 Tysm for giving me more inspiration!! Im currently in a terrible art block but you really inspired me to go draw rn! 😁
I watched the video last night but forgot to comment! I LOVE how you finallyyyy broke up with your old sketchbook! Hah! Loved the spreads you did, they’re all so vibrant and your style is amazing! Welcome to the tiny Moleskin sketchbook club 😎
How do I get to that point in my artistic skills to be able to draw a pose without reference? 😭 anyways it looks amazing I think switching sketchbooks was definitely a good idea 💗
practice! there’s a good class on the drawfee extra channel about it, but say like. 15 minutes of drawing a bunch of different poses from reference (using a site like line of action) and then another 15 minutes of drawing a bunch of poses from imagination. i do that like once a week-ish?
I don't understand these sketchbook stresses :D I am so happy with mine even if I don't like the picture then it's part of the process. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't and it's ok :) I love the process and if I happen to love the results then more the merrier :))
@@thelastcoffeebean try to relax, people have real problems like whether they will have food and water the next day :D what seems stressful for us might be laughable to others :) so try to step back and think whether it's really worth the stress :) most likely it's not so you can enjoy life fully :) btw your art is amazing :) one more reason I don't understand why you stress about it :DD you are very talented :)
I'm having the same issue with the one i got now, it's just too big. It makes it difficult to carry around to have on hand. I love the paper in it though
Love how you draw/composite/decorate your sketchbook! Your experience is so relatable. I have an A4 watercolor paper sketchbook. The paper absorbs watercolor in a weird way. I hated it, and stopped drawing for a few months because I just doesn't feel like drawing on that sketchbook. Later on I realized, I could have just bought a new sketchbook and move on! I have later bought a few and I am happy to draw again :D
I honestly thought I was just losing my lobe for art’s day it’s all because of self pressure. With social media I wanted to be like the exams same artist and all my friends I felt draw better than me and it always made me feel sad and unmotivated. I watched this then realised that every artist is different
omg! THANK YOU so much, in the last weeks I've haven't felt like drawing and I was almost in art block and this video literally SAVE ME. btw, Annie looks amazing aaa
With this video, it really got me thinking about it. I have had similar experiences, and even My “sketchbook” was actually a 200 page journal I had in my room, and I was like “oh! I can use this :D” but I tried drawing along to see if I could salvage my art, and I felt a sudden joy just drawing along, I decided I could never to my sketchbook after 9 months of having it and like 75 pages done, when you upload you save my sketchbooks life it’s greatful
I know what you mean by the bigger paper intimidating your art work and and kills your enthusiasm to create. Save it for those days you feel inspired. I run 3 sketchbooks at a time at different sizes. I grab the one I’m inspired to use. It’s fun to paint in the bigger one and draw in the smaller one.
Yes! I started to do that too and feel very freeing. I have different ones with diff papers, some has decent papers, some really thin, because it helps me to not be too precious with them. Small one are for sketching when I'm out.
I came across this video the same day I bought a new sketchbook because I was feeling the same way about my old sketchbook. Mine was too small and I couldn't draw poses or use my markers because the drawings didn't have much space to paint on. Same block, opposite size situations XD. Love the Annabeth Chase illustration!!
I always love the way your pages look. 🤩 I haven't drawn in 6 months unfortunately. Plan on getting back once I'm done with my exams (1st diploma for my master) have some paintings ideas.
@@thelastcoffeebean I have a law degree ! So this year is in public law! It's in Egypt and the way it goes, I study 2 diplomas and get a master degree so this is me studying my first one (I graduated last year). Next year, I choose my next one!
I haven't watched the whole thing yet but I paused it to say: I have this too, sometimes something just doesn't feel right, I'll like close a movie midway through or whatever because it isn't "the right time", but then what magically happens is like, there comes a "right time" and so my whole insanity is like, justified. Honestly I wouldn't call the sketchbook abandoned, I'd just say it's resting!!! Someday your fervour and need for it will come back, and there it'll be, just waiting 🥺❤️
I feel you omg, I sometimes leave movies and shows unfinished because it isn’t right! Maybe it’s the same for my sketchbook and I’ll fill a couple more pages if the mood strikes 👀👍🏼
Nothing is forbidden in the land of art! I think I have 17 sketchbooks going right now, and a new one just arrived 😅 I’m always looking for the *perfect* sketchbook (which I may have just actually found!!) Fingers crossed that I love the Kilimanjaro Paintbook 🤞🏼
Glad you got back to a nice sketchbook. I have multiple sketchbooks for different purposes. Small, big, square, different kinds of paper. You could always go back to the big one once in a while. 😊
cool sketch book. I have various ones I like the canson mixed media sketch books. I recently brought a fabriano sketchbook specifically for Island drawings. I just draw on different ones and when i'm not drawing I have coloring books and just color my art block away.
I also find square sketchbooks to be more appealing. It’s really funny but the size is just really nice. Baylee Jae here on RUclips made her own sketchbooks and sells them. They are super cute! Square sketchbooks and really love them. Illio sketchbooks are really nice though too.
IDK if you will see this; but I am an artist for work as well and I was struggling the first few years with art block. I realized something though and maybe you will notice tooo- When I have an art block it is hard not to be upset at myself for being unproductive. I then realized though, usually when I rest and come back to it, my art has improved a LOT. Then I thought about it- When a battery is 100%, and doubles in size, the 100% is actually 50%. That means that it needs X amount of time to charge up to 100% again. I think when we have art blocks, our skill is improving, and the "inability" to create is actually our selves now recalibrating and recharging a new amount, so that we can be incredible after the battery charge :)
No need to stress out because you didn´t finsh a scetchbook and got a new one. It´s your art and your channel. ^^ The whole "scetchbooks need to be finished and PERFECT" is rediciolous and unhealthy. Great art by the way. And your scetchbook tours are very entertaining and inspiring. :D
woah i had the exact same problem! First i bought the big moleskine sketchbook, i liked it, i used it, but then my mom bought me a illo sketchbook (i live in germany so it was really expensive, like 35€-40€ just for shipping o.O) , so i finished my illo sketchbook (the best sketchbook i had so far) and i wanted to finish my big moleskine sketchbook, i had like 30 pages left, but suddenly it was way too big for me and i had so much pressure to finish the big pages so i just bought the little moleskine one too (idk but in german amazon its just 13€)
I have the same issue with my sketchbook, its actually the same one you had. But my dad got it for me for christmas SO I MUST FINISH IT- its the only sketchbook i will force myself to finish
I’m a new viewer and I really like ur vid and have been looking for a RUclipsr like u for ever and I like how ur Muslim like me and can speak realy good English I’m realy inspired and I’m gonna try to make videos like u Ty 💕💕. 😫😫
Keep the bigger book and work in it off and on through out the year. Maybe it won’t feel so daunting. I’ve got about 7 different sketchbooks going right now. They are for different things. One of them is my ‘Big Ass Book’ it has 300 pages. My goal is to eventually fill it. I have small ones I take everywhere with me. I also have ones I use to make more complete compositions and a couple of them are very specific subjects. Hey! most importantly is to step away from watching others’ social media! Because it makes you feel like you need to do what others are, you do your thing. Plus staying away from so much social media will help you stay original and not subconsciously stray from your own style. Keep up the awesome work, you’ve got great talent! Remember to create for yourself first, that’s what being an artist is all about!
what a coincidence! i just bought like a 10 x 10 illo sketchbook {like two months ago} b/c the 8 x 8 one had like a 10 dollar shipping that basically costs the same as the 10 x 10. and it was to big for my drawing size i just asked my parents to give me a moleskin pocket sketchbook and other art supplies for an early birthday present {like two months lol.} i barely have like 5 pages drawn on there like full page sketches and that's way to intimating for me.
Best sketchbook advice I ever heard is that you do not need to start at the beginning of the sketchbook, and you do not have to go front to back in order. Just open and draw. Also, as someone who loves larger sketchbooks and struggles with smaller ones, I feel your pain. Having the wrong size kills the vibe.
As someone who now finds any sketchbook that is smaller than an a4 to be too small, I completely understand in the completely opposite way lol. I'm currently trying to rush through all the a5s that I've collected so that I can collect a4s, b5s and a3s. (B5s are the perfect size for me but they're so hard to find as a size?? Like why they're so perfect lol) I wish I had a bigger table so that I could have a bound a3 because I hate spiral bindings... It would be a nightmare to use though 😂
I love smaller sketchbooks too. I had a very huge one (as big as a laptop completely opened) and I didn't use it for months. I would have to do really big drawings which I would end up never finishing. I eventually found good use for it and that was the practice life drawing. But whenever I want to draw stuff just for me I prefer smaller pages as it just feels finished easier (and I tend to leave a lot of empyt spaces in general).
why do you charge so much to complete all the spaces and the drawings or pages all have to be good, can't you have a bad page? You can use the large sketchbook to sketch ideas, practice loose things or make it from a sample library of artistic materials, practice color mixing, train hatch, make a diary. How many grams is the paper of the new sketchbook? Good new sketch times!!!! Great new art!!! May I suggest drawing a boxer girl dog!!!! Love the pose of the girl and her sneaker!!! I try learn to draw but I make so much mistake that I end up doing holes in the paper of erasing so much ,and I'm heavy hand paper get a lot of marks and the watercolor I'm trying but is hard too, I try get some help in facebook group and have zero helps hauhahuahauahuh they said to try do i grafite before but I tried but don't get success , I did I think about 7 wrong wings . Now we know that you use harry potter glasses!!!!
this video found me the day after i decided to go through all my abandoned sketchbooks (due to art block), take out what i like, and start a fresh sketchbook
I totally get abandoning sketchbooks due to their size. My comfort size is the Moleskine A6, due to the fact that I draw so much better on a smaller canvas, and I don't have the looming pressure of 'not using the most of my potential' since a smaller size is very forgiving. Just because you don't finish a sketchbook in one shot doesn't mean there is something wrong, or that you're being wasteful. That book will still be there for you to revisit in the future, and even if you never revisit it, always remember that you did use it. You stuck with it for a bit even when you weren't comfortable and ended up making some very pretty drawings regardless. A sketchbook isn't 'finished' when you finish the book, it's finished when YOU feel that your journey with the book is done, even if it means finishing ten pages.
I have 2 unfinished sketchbooks that I feel forced to finish. I have been wanting the Illo sketchbook (same size as her) for so long now. And guess what? On top of all of that I have art block.
im juggling like...5 sketchbooks atm lol... they all have diferent types of paper, all dif sizes... I used to stick to one at a time but i just stoped caring at some point and i actually love having diferent choices I dont think i can ever go back to just one sketchbook at a time
is this sketchbook smooth, and takes watercolor well??? im having SUCH a hard time finding a sketchbook thats good with watercolor, but also something i can use to do my graphic portraits and such
@@bugleaf9603 Personally I think the Moleskine sketchbook is kinda good but not my favourite! It’s not the best Paper quality wise for price, but I haven’t really experimented enough on the paper yet! I think it takes watercolours pretty well for my style, but it seems to dry too quick for some reason. the buckling is minimal tho which is good, and it DEFINITELY smudges graphite less than the illo sketchbook paper. It also has a tone to it so it isn’t pure white which takes time to get used to. Personally I think it’s overpriced, but the “aesthetic” (cover, strap, paper colour) makes it really pretty 👀✨ I might make a review video for this sketchbook after I experiment some more with it first so that it’s better informed!
@@thelastcoffeebean thank you sooooo much for all of your insight, i appreciate this so so much. i would love it if you made a sketchbook review video in the future!!! i would definitely be around to watch it for sure. thank you for all of this
I actually never really finished a sketchbook, because i would look back and absolutely hate the older pages, i just bought a new one even if i still have 35 pages left in my old one. It’s time for a new start either way :)
i do love a small sketch book that I can take anywhere I go, but sometimes I just need more space. I have handful on sketchbooks on the go currently; I like some more than others. I still want to use them up because I bought them, and it would be a waste of paper. For the sketchbook I care less about, is the one I probably use the most since I normally just plan my actual art in there and use it for practice alone. I care less about how the pages look and I don't bother erasing/covering up bad sketches. It's nice to have a "dump book".
I really understand this, i may try this as i have like you been struggling for about 6 months now and have only just got back into drawing, ive judt finished a painting for my friends bday of her puppy which feels amazing. I currently have a sketchbook just over a4 and i have been struggling with it for a while so as this same friend brought me an a6 sketchbook for my bday a few weeks ago i may use it as my new one so thankyou for this idea, sorry if i rambled ahah
i also have this problem with my sketchbook. i like the size but i think it's the paper that annoys me alot,it's almost gray-ish like it's not pure white. i want to get a new sketchbook but i'm just scarred.
It sounds like you’re putting too much pressure on yourself to make a picture perfect product. My sketchbooks end up filled up with sketches, doodles, nice pieces and total mistakes. But I do love new books.
Lol I had to do this as well. I had a sketchbook but it had a really weird texture. So I ran to target and got an old reliable newbie sketchbook. So this came off as super relatable.
Oh thank fucking god finally someone who gets it! I had a big sketchbook for 3 months and holy shit it just pained me to draw cause everything felt the need to be perfect and now with a small one I’m about to finally finish it
I love your incorporation of water colours and colored pencils they blend so smoothly it almost look like markers. I can see that your favourite colour is yellow
I did the same thing on my bday was thinking about and I felt bad but I wasn't gonna keep a sketchbook that long but then I had this small one I did in 16 day and I thought about that and I had artblock so I put a sticky note of the date I ended just incase I go back inside. and I was wasn't happy using an a school notebook sorry if that sounds weird but I was trying to break into art again when school was over so that's why and now I don't regret it. :)
If the type of sketchbook you’re using is contributing to art block, that is a more than rational reason to abandon the book itself. Do not feel guilty about this decision.
I kind of feel the same way whenever I get a new sketchbook and I would always abandoned the one I already using and I would kind of feel bad for it but I always have new ideas I want to draw something new and I would never go back to the old one
Eu me matando pra entender como meus desenhos ficam passando pro outro quando desenho em duas páginas seguidas e feicho, aaaa ñ acredit que ela passa spray fixador todo esse tempo
I'm so happy to see you so enthusiastic and blissful with your new sketch journal. Loved your session. Why don't you have a paypal account so we can tip you?
I too had to abandon my sketchbook Volume 4 because the paper wasn’t right and the whole vibe of the sketchbook was off even though there’s pieces in there that I do like, it just wasn’t working for me. I’m on sketchbook volume 4.5 now and I’m much much happier and look forward to working in it! Love the video 💕
Honestly I love that you made this. 💕💕💕 It’s so hard to quit a sketchbook even when you know it’s wrong (paper, size etc). Why we put this kind of pressure on ourselves idek
I can relate to this so much. I have the Moleskine A4 in red. I've had 9 pages left for about 6 months I think. Its causing me so much art block. I just hate the size of it! i already bought the new one which is a square Seawhites but i have guilt about not having finished the moleskine. My prior was the A5 moleskine and that was fine, there is just something about A4 books!
I've been keeping 2 at once. I have a small square I bought for like 6 bucks and a large one the size of the big one you have. I use the small one when I go out or want a "junk" sketchbook. The larger one I use for thumbnails and for life practice. I use photos of family, youtubers, celebrities etc. It's been a really good system for me!
You got me thinking, "Huh... maybe that's why I never finish my large sketchbooks." I finish my small ones no problem, but I struggle with my large ones. Instead, my large sketchbooks that were intended for more detailed pieces become just occasional doodles and practice, and my small sketchbooks that were intended for occasional doodles and practice became detailed pieces. Anyways, great video! Super relatable
I’m so glad you can relate!! :D I LOVE small detailed drawings loll
Edit: and thank you so much for watching! 🧡✨
I'm so glad you're feeling more enthusiastic and happy with your new sketchbook!! I definitely think you made the right choice with starting a new one, and I think this is a sign for me as well (I've also been in like a 6 month art block which sucks)
AaaAH thank youu! Wishing u goodluck with your new sketchbook 🙌🏼🧡✨
what kind of varnish do you use to preserve your pages? i think i need to start doing that, my colored pencil always starts to smudge and fade
Ohhh I use Krylon Low Odour Clear varnish. It isn’t too shiny which I like, but one con is that the sprayer is weird (it sometimes lets out big spurts of varnish that I have to wipe off)
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If you don't mind a glossy finish, you can seal your colored pencil sketches with Mod Podge. That's what I do. Because I'm cheap. 😅 And I personally don't mind a glossy finish in my sketchbooks.
@@mackhiggins4731 mod podge always ends up making me pages stick together :( how do you circumvent that?
@@user-me8fm5yf4n maybe make sure it's completely dried before closing the pages
I literally ripped half of my moleskine sketchbook and then regretted tearing all those pages off from a bound sketchbook 😭😂✨I abandon my sketchbooks too and felt guilty. But I’m glad that I’m not alone.
Honestly whatever makes you happy and makes you want to draw you should just do it without explaining yourself. Buying a new sketchbook even though you haven't finished yours, getting new art supplies to spark your interests, even a change in your desk or art space will make a Huge difference. Also yesss make it a sticker 😍😍
Love it! After finishing my second big one i was like aaaagh i want a smaller one and everybody who doesn’t have a sketchook is like hunh why the big ones always look so nice and i m like you dont understand haha
Omg same, my sister prefers the big one but I’m trying to explain the PAIN associated with it!! 😩
I love how excited you are! I think you're right that you need a small notebook for a go-to default practice. I definitely would encourage you, though, to keep the other one in mind. There may be times when you do want to do a larger piece, and #4 will still be there for you. #4.5 is clearly really important for you and I'm so glad you have it! But you might find that having #4.5 available to meet these needs will free up a part of you that sometimes also wants large format dreams.
It sounds to me like you want to dream those large format dreams. You maybe just didn't realize they were not a replacement for the small format expressions that had already become fundamental to your being. You don't have to full-on abandon the large notebook. You just need to respect that it can't meet all your needs.
Thank you so much for your comment! 🧡 I definitely agree with you, I sometimes LOVE working large scale, but for practice and fun stuff I like sticking to paper less than 8x10. I think if I ever want to draw something big, I’d use #4, OR I’d try out something different like Canvas or watercolour paper! 🙌🏼
Absolutely. You bought the larger format sketchbook for a reason. I think it's great that you realized it isn't everything you need, but that doesn't mean it's nothing.
Sometimes the storytelling norms of our culture push us to look for decisive answers that are the be-all-end-all. You watch these videos and think you have to reach a conclusive answer every time you art about a problem. But as you noticed recently, you can get good things out of an experience without that being a final solution. Maybe instead of saying this feels nice I'm going to do this same thing forever, we could try this feels nice and I'll add it to my repertoire occasionally.
oh man, i really agree with the 'if you have art block, maybe switch sketchbooks' thing!! a few months ago a sketchbook I had was just. so bad it prompted me into a three month long art block. only figured out it was because of the sketchbook and not anything else bc I tried using that sketchbook again (only finished half of it the first go) and the artblock hit even worse than before! :D sometimes you just need to experiment w/ ur supplies
I 100% agree omg and it’s nice to know that we have a similar experience! 😮💨🙌🏼
hey! i wanted to ask if you are muslim. Because i heard muslims cant draw people and animals (things with souls) can you awnser me please?
there is one specifically with watercolor paper by moleskine maybe check it out at some point c:
I’m curious to try it one time! I love thinner paper though because it makes me use other mediums like pencil and marker
I'm so glad you found your joy again!! If anyone deserves it, it's you. Your artwork is always so dynamic and alive.
Good decision moving on to another sketchbook. Don't give in to the sunken cost fallacy!! If something doesn't work for you cut ties or take a break!! You don't have to keep torturing yourself. Its never worth it.
Thank you so much, it really didn’t feel worth it anymore! 😂🧡✨
Omg I loved your sketches! 💅🏻✨
I also really loved the first sketch and the concept! That’s so freaking creative ahh! 😊😀
Tysm for giving me more inspiration!! Im currently in a terrible art block but you really inspired me to go draw rn! 😁
I watched the video last night but forgot to comment! I LOVE how you finallyyyy broke up with your old sketchbook! Hah! Loved the spreads you did, they’re all so vibrant and your style is amazing! Welcome to the tiny Moleskin sketchbook club 😎
LOL thank you sm Swift!!! 😭🧡🧡 Especially for all the break up advise and uhhh… help 😈🔪🔥
Oh and I’m proud to be a part of the tiny Moleskine club, it’s such a fun sketchbook! 🙌🏼
That is a very emotional video 😂😂😂😂😂😂
hires a thing evry time i watch you i get motivation to draw and I CANT GET THAT FROM OTHER PEOPLE??
I love you're art
Thank you!! :D
thank you for this.... i actually have been really wanting to ditch the cheap sketchbook i got for also the size reason
How do I get to that point in my artistic skills to be able to draw a pose without reference? 😭 anyways it looks amazing I think switching sketchbooks was definitely a good idea 💗
practice! there’s a good class on the drawfee extra channel about it, but say like. 15 minutes of drawing a bunch of different poses from reference (using a site like line of action) and then another 15 minutes of drawing a bunch of poses from imagination. i do that like once a week-ish?
I wish I could buy Moleskines they're so expensive :c
Love your art and same I left my old book and got a new one 💀 it hit different tho
I don't understand these sketchbook stresses :D I am so happy with mine even if I don't like the picture then it's part of the process. Sometimes it works sometimes it doesn't and it's ok :) I love the process and if I happen to love the results then more the merrier :))
Tbh I just overthink/stress about everything in my life so like why not sketchbooks too 😭
I’m glad you’re happy with yours though that’s a great mindset to have! 🧡✨🙌🏼
@@thelastcoffeebean try to relax, people have real problems like whether they will have food and water the next day :D what seems stressful for us might be laughable to others :) so try to step back and think whether it's really worth the stress :) most likely it's not so you can enjoy life fully :) btw your art is amazing :) one more reason I don't understand why you stress about it :DD you are very talented :)
What kind of varnish did you use? I've ruined so many drawings because they smudge when the book closes 😭
I'm having the same issue with the one i got now, it's just too big. It makes it difficult to carry around to have on hand. I love the paper in it though
I'm almost done with my sketchbook and this video makes me soooo excited to start a new one when I'm done! ^^
Love how you draw/composite/decorate your sketchbook! Your experience is so relatable. I have an A4 watercolor paper sketchbook. The paper absorbs watercolor in a weird way. I hated it, and stopped drawing for a few months because I just doesn't feel like drawing on that sketchbook. Later on I realized, I could have just bought a new sketchbook and move on! I have later bought a few and I am happy to draw again :D
Your drawings are so nice~
and the art style
*chef kiss*
your talking is how my brain works in a way. you’re so reletable and relaxing
Omg that’s a relief to hear, I thought I was getting a bit too distracted in this video 👀✨🧡
It's great that you found motivation again. It just took getting a new sketch book. 👍
I honestly thought I was just losing my lobe for art’s day it’s all because of self pressure. With social media I wanted to be like the exams same artist and all my friends I felt draw better than me and it always made me feel sad and unmotivated. I watched this then realised that every artist is different
omg! THANK YOU so much, in the last weeks I've haven't felt like drawing and I was almost in art block and this video literally SAVE ME. btw, Annie looks amazing aaa
AWw I’m SO HAPPY IT DIDD!! :3✨🧡 tysm!!
With this video, it really got me thinking about it. I have had similar experiences, and even My “sketchbook” was actually a 200 page journal I had in my room, and I was like “oh! I can use this :D” but I tried drawing along to see if I could salvage my art, and I felt a sudden joy just drawing along, I decided I could never to my sketchbook after 9 months of having it and like 75 pages done, when you upload you save my sketchbooks life it’s greatful
I know what you mean by the bigger paper intimidating your art work and and kills your enthusiasm to create. Save it for those days you feel inspired. I run 3 sketchbooks at a time at different sizes. I grab the one I’m inspired to use. It’s fun to paint in the bigger one and draw in the smaller one.
Yes! I started to do that too and feel very freeing. I have different ones with diff papers, some has decent papers, some really thin, because it helps me to not be too precious with them. Small one are for sketching when I'm out.
Ohhh yes I forgot to mention in the video that I might use it for large artworks! Knowing myself though, I probably won’t use it super often 😂
I came across this video the same day I bought a new sketchbook because I was feeling the same way about my old sketchbook. Mine was too small and I couldn't draw poses or use my markers because the drawings didn't have much space to paint on. Same block, opposite size situations XD. Love the Annabeth Chase illustration!!
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I always love the way your pages look. 🤩 I haven't drawn in 6 months unfortunately. Plan on getting back once I'm done with my exams (1st diploma for my master) have some paintings ideas.
Omg thank you, and congratulations!! That’s amazing, what are you doing a masters in? 😳
@@thelastcoffeebean I have a law degree ! So this year is in public law! It's in Egypt and the way it goes, I study 2 diplomas and get a master degree so this is me studying my first one (I graduated last year). Next year, I choose my next one!
I haven't watched the whole thing yet but I paused it to say: I have this too, sometimes something just doesn't feel right, I'll like close a movie midway through or whatever because it isn't "the right time", but then what magically happens is like, there comes a "right time" and so my whole insanity is like, justified. Honestly I wouldn't call the sketchbook abandoned, I'd just say it's resting!!! Someday your fervour and need for it will come back, and there it'll be, just waiting 🥺❤️
I feel you omg, I sometimes leave movies and shows unfinished because it isn’t right! Maybe it’s the same for my sketchbook and I’ll fill a couple more pages if the mood strikes 👀👍🏼
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WHATTTT you know Percy Jackson??? that's soooo cool its my fav book😍😍
Love your style
Ur videos
Ur character
Ur voice
Everything 💖💖
Wow 🤩 Beautiful artwork ❤️🧡💛💜💙💚love your drawing video 💚
You are talented and your technique is great. Keep up the awesome work
Thank youuu! ;-;🧡✨
Nothing is forbidden in the land of art! I think I have 17 sketchbooks going right now, and a new one just arrived 😅 I’m always looking for the *perfect* sketchbook (which I may have just actually found!!) Fingers crossed that I love the Kilimanjaro Paintbook 🤞🏼
Glad you got back to a nice sketchbook. I have multiple sketchbooks for different purposes. Small, big, square, different kinds of paper. You could always go back to the big one once in a while. 😊
cool sketch book. I have various ones I like the canson mixed media sketch books. I recently brought a fabriano sketchbook specifically for Island drawings. I just draw on different ones and when i'm not drawing I have coloring books and just color my art block away.
I also find square sketchbooks to be more appealing. It’s really funny but the size is just really nice. Baylee Jae here on RUclips made her own sketchbooks and sells them. They are super cute! Square sketchbooks and really love them. Illio sketchbooks are really nice though too.
IDK if you will see this; but I am an artist for work as well and I was struggling the first few years with art block. I realized something though and maybe you will notice tooo-
When I have an art block it is hard not to be upset at myself for being unproductive. I then realized though, usually when I rest and come back to it, my art has improved a LOT.
Then I thought about it-
When a battery is 100%, and doubles in size, the 100% is actually 50%. That means that it needs X amount of time to charge up to 100% again. I think when we have art blocks, our skill is improving, and the "inability" to create is actually our selves now recalibrating and recharging a new amount, so that we can be incredible after the battery charge :)
No need to stress out because you didn´t finsh a scetchbook and got a new one. It´s your art and your channel. ^^ The whole "scetchbooks need to be finished and PERFECT" is rediciolous and unhealthy.
Great art by the way. And your scetchbook tours are very entertaining and inspiring. :D
woah i had the exact same problem! First i bought the big moleskine sketchbook, i liked it, i used it, but then my mom bought me a illo sketchbook (i live in germany so it was really expensive, like 35€-40€ just for shipping o.O) , so i finished my illo sketchbook (the best sketchbook i had so far) and i wanted to finish my big moleskine sketchbook, i had like 30 pages left, but suddenly it was way too big for me and i had so much pressure to finish the big pages so i just bought the little moleskine one too (idk but in german amazon its just 13€)
I have the same issue with my sketchbook, its actually the same one you had. But my dad got it for me for christmas SO I MUST FINISH IT- its the only sketchbook i will force myself to finish
I’m a new viewer and I really like ur vid and have been looking for a RUclipsr like u for ever and I like how ur Muslim like me and can speak realy good English I’m realy inspired and I’m gonna try to make videos like u Ty 💕💕. 😫😫
Keep the bigger book and work in it off and on through out the year. Maybe it won’t feel so daunting. I’ve got about 7 different sketchbooks going right now. They are for different things. One of them is my ‘Big Ass Book’ it has 300 pages. My goal is to eventually fill it. I have small ones I take everywhere with me. I also have ones I use to make more complete compositions and a couple of them are very specific subjects.
Hey! most importantly is to step away from watching others’ social media! Because it makes you feel like you need to do what others are, you do your thing. Plus staying away from so much social media will help you stay original and not subconsciously stray from your own style. Keep up the awesome work, you’ve got great talent! Remember to create for yourself first, that’s what being an artist is all about!
My favorite content from them is back 🤭🤭
what a coincidence! i just bought like a 10 x 10 illo sketchbook {like two months ago} b/c the 8 x 8 one had like a 10 dollar shipping that basically costs the same as the 10 x 10. and it was to big for my drawing size i just asked my parents to give me a moleskin pocket sketchbook and other art supplies for an early birthday present {like two months lol.} i barely have like 5 pages drawn on there like full page sketches and that's way to intimating for me.
Best sketchbook advice I ever heard is that you do not need to start at the beginning of the sketchbook, and you do not have to go front to back in order. Just open and draw.
Also, as someone who loves larger sketchbooks and struggles with smaller ones, I feel your pain. Having the wrong size kills the vibe.
As someone who now finds any sketchbook that is smaller than an a4 to be too small, I completely understand in the completely opposite way lol.
I'm currently trying to rush through all the a5s that I've collected so that I can collect a4s, b5s and a3s. (B5s are the perfect size for me but they're so hard to find as a size?? Like why they're so perfect lol)
I wish I had a bigger table so that I could have a bound a3 because I hate spiral bindings... It would be a nightmare to use though 😂
I love smaller sketchbooks too. I had a very huge one (as big as a laptop completely opened) and I didn't use it for months. I would have to do really big drawings which I would end up never finishing. I eventually found good use for it and that was the practice life drawing. But whenever I want to draw stuff just for me I prefer smaller pages as it just feels finished easier (and I tend to leave a lot of empyt spaces in general).
why do you charge so much to complete all the spaces and the drawings or pages all have to be good, can't you have a bad page?
You can use the large sketchbook to sketch ideas, practice loose things or make it from a sample library of artistic materials, practice color mixing, train hatch, make a diary.
How many grams is the paper of the new sketchbook?
Good new sketch times!!!! Great new art!!!
May I suggest drawing a boxer girl dog!!!!
Love the pose of the girl and her sneaker!!!
I try learn to draw but I make so much mistake that I end up doing holes in the paper of erasing so much ,and I'm heavy hand paper get a lot of marks and the watercolor I'm trying but is hard too, I try get some help in facebook group and have zero helps hauhahuahauahuh they said to try do i grafite before but I tried but don't get success , I did I think about 7 wrong wings .
Now we know that you use harry potter glasses!!!!
this video found me the day after i decided to go through all my abandoned sketchbooks (due to art block), take out what i like, and start a fresh sketchbook
I totally get abandoning sketchbooks due to their size. My comfort size is the Moleskine A6, due to the fact that I draw so much better on a smaller canvas, and I don't have the looming pressure of 'not using the most of my potential' since a smaller size is very forgiving.
Just because you don't finish a sketchbook in one shot doesn't mean there is something wrong, or that you're being wasteful. That book will still be there for you to revisit in the future, and even if you never revisit it, always remember that you did use it. You stuck with it for a bit even when you weren't comfortable and ended up making some very pretty drawings regardless.
A sketchbook isn't 'finished' when you finish the book, it's finished when YOU feel that your journey with the book is done, even if it means finishing ten pages.
I have 2 unfinished sketchbooks that I feel forced to finish. I have been wanting the Illo sketchbook (same size as her) for so long now. And guess what? On top of all of that I have art block.
im juggling like...5 sketchbooks atm lol... they all have diferent types of paper, all dif sizes... I used to stick to one at a time but i just stoped caring at some point and i actually love having diferent choices I dont think i can ever go back to just one sketchbook at a time
is this sketchbook smooth, and takes watercolor well??? im having SUCH a hard time finding a sketchbook thats good with watercolor, but also something i can use to do my graphic portraits and such
ive heard conflicting things on that brand, but i really really love your art and figured id ask you
@@bugleaf9603 Personally I think the Moleskine sketchbook is kinda good but not my favourite! It’s not the best Paper quality wise for price, but I haven’t really experimented enough on the paper yet! I think it takes watercolours pretty well for my style, but it seems to dry too quick for some reason. the buckling is minimal tho which is good, and it DEFINITELY smudges graphite less than the illo sketchbook paper. It also has a tone to it so it isn’t pure white which takes time to get used to. Personally I think it’s overpriced, but the “aesthetic” (cover, strap, paper colour) makes it really pretty 👀✨
I might make a review video for this sketchbook after I experiment some more with it first so that it’s better informed!
@@thelastcoffeebean thank you sooooo much for all of your insight, i appreciate this so so much. i would love it if you made a sketchbook review video in the future!!! i would definitely be around to watch it for sure. thank you for all of this
I actually never really finished a sketchbook, because i would look back and absolutely hate the older pages, i just bought a new one even if i still have 35 pages left in my old one.
It’s time for a new start either way :)
i do love a small sketch book that I can take anywhere I go, but sometimes I just need more space. I have handful on sketchbooks on the go currently; I like some more than others. I still want to use them up because I bought them, and it would be a waste of paper. For the sketchbook I care less about, is the one I probably use the most since I normally just plan my actual art in there and use it for practice alone. I care less about how the pages look and I don't bother erasing/covering up bad sketches. It's nice to have a "dump book".
I really understand this, i may try this as i have like you been struggling for about 6 months now and have only just got back into drawing, ive judt finished a painting for my friends bday of her puppy which feels amazing. I currently have a sketchbook just over a4 and i have been struggling with it for a while so as this same friend brought me an a6 sketchbook for my bday a few weeks ago i may use it as my new one so thankyou for this idea, sorry if i rambled ahah
i also have this problem with my sketchbook. i like the size but i think it's the paper that annoys me alot,it's almost gray-ish like it's not pure white.
i want to get a new sketchbook but i'm just scarred.
It sounds like you’re putting too much pressure on yourself to make a picture perfect product. My sketchbooks end up filled up with sketches, doodles, nice pieces and total mistakes. But I do love new books.
Omg we bought the same sketchbook! and ( I started on Monday) I hope you have one on this new one 🫶
Thank you! I hope you have fun in yours too! 🧡✨
Lol I had to do this as well. I had a sketchbook but it had a really weird texture.
So I ran to target and got an old reliable newbie sketchbook. So this came off as super relatable.
Oh thank fucking god finally someone who gets it! I had a big sketchbook for 3 months and holy shit it just pained me to draw cause everything felt the need to be perfect and now with a small one I’m about to finally finish it
I'm laughing out loud.. So relatable, but in a very niche way :P
I just finished my 7th sketchbook and started my 8th
I love your incorporation of water colours and colored pencils they blend so smoothly it almost look like markers. I can see that your favourite colour is yellow
I did the same thing on my bday was thinking about and I felt bad but I wasn't gonna keep a sketchbook that long but then I had this small one I did in 16 day and I thought about that and I had artblock so I put a sticky note of the date I ended just incase I go back inside. and I was wasn't happy using an a school notebook sorry if that sounds weird but I was trying to break into art again when school was over so that's why and now I don't regret it. :)
If the type of sketchbook you’re using is contributing to art block, that is a more than rational reason to abandon the book itself. Do not feel guilty about this decision.
Honestly I relate so hard to abandoning your sketchbook 😂
I kind of feel the same way whenever I get a new sketchbook and I would always abandoned the one I already using and I would kind of feel bad for it but I always have new ideas I want to draw something new and I would never go back to the old one
Can you please do a video showing how you draw a body, and drawing the faces small to fit into that scale. I love your art so much
Imagine being able to go to indigo without spending allllll of you money on books. Must be nice
Hello! may I know what posca marker Type you use? is it the 1M or 3M?
this truly speacks to me as someone who feels bad about abndoning a sketchbooks 😅
def not worth the stress and art block to keep using a sketchbook you are just not getting along with
its does not matter to me how you changed but your still yourself and i love your
sketches
Where did u get the hammerhead shark with an actual hammer for its head sticker from its sooo cute!
Eu me matando pra entender como meus desenhos ficam passando pro outro quando desenho em duas páginas seguidas e feicho, aaaa ñ acredit que ela passa spray fixador todo esse tempo
I’m so happy your back and have become more regular
Maybe you just prefer square sketchbooks?
I said one soon I’ll say it again you are such a bad ass I truly mean that
I'm so happy to see you so enthusiastic and blissful with your new sketch journal. Loved your session. Why don't you have a paypal account so we can tip you?
Aww thank you so much!! 😳🧡 to be honest I love making content here for fun, and I do make some revenue from RUclips ads that I’m really thankful for!
I love your art style so much and i'm so excited about your new sketchbook 💜💜
and i love your name too it's so unique 😊 💜
Aaaah thank you!! 🧡✨😭
I too had to abandon my sketchbook Volume 4 because the paper wasn’t right and the whole vibe of the sketchbook was off even though there’s pieces in there that I do like, it just wasn’t working for me. I’m on sketchbook volume 4.5 now and I’m much much happier and look forward to working in it! Love the video 💕
I do that too when I don’t find any inspiration anymore
Do you use a reference to draw or from imagination?
INDIGO HAS SKETCH BOOKS?!??!? WHAa
What watercolors are that? They’re rlly pretty!
whats the brand of ur color pencils
does mean ull give us more content now?
Honestly I love that you made this. 💕💕💕 It’s so hard to quit a sketchbook even when you know it’s wrong (paper, size etc). Why we put this kind of pressure on ourselves idek
I can relate to this so much. I have the Moleskine A4 in red. I've had 9 pages left for about 6 months I think. Its causing me so much art block. I just hate the size of it! i already bought the new one which is a square Seawhites but i have guilt about not having finished the moleskine. My prior was the A5 moleskine and that was fine, there is just something about A4 books!
I've been keeping 2 at once. I have a small square I bought for like 6 bucks and a large one the size of the big one you have. I use the small one when I go out or want a "junk" sketchbook. The larger one I use for thumbnails and for life practice. I use photos of family, youtubers, celebrities etc. It's been a really good system for me!