messing up also gives you more motive to bring out your creativity, like if you mess up something, you have to think creatively on how to fix it, and thats really great
I just noticed this reply, anyways like a year ago I had a small cheap sketchbook where I had one rule/goal: Only draw in pen. It worked not in the sense my best work was in there it just forced me to accept my mistakes and keep moving forward. Since it was cheap I didn't feel bad about ruining the pages and since it wasn't my regular sketchbook I didn't have to show anyone. Or you could always do the challenge of making a random scribble and turning that into a drawing, if the page is already "ruined" you can only make it better from there or say you tried. The 1st line is always the hardest. These are at least things that helped me at least.
Always try to create OC's (Original characters) This not only pushes you out of your comfort but forces you to be creative and come op with a character thats all your own. This can also help develop your style of drawing- when you aren't focusing on other peoples work it helps you to create your own unique look- Hope this helps!
AnzusPeaches i hate oc creation its tedious and is a lot harder to make look nice because it forces me to create without good intial reference to help figure out perspective and proportion
Super nice tips, I really like how you actually tell people to be reasonable about size of sketchbook, cause I find smaller ones work so well for not getting exhausted with them.
I've been trying to improve my drawing skills by following these youtubers and people online. And everyone of them says to draw everyday and to just never stop. I thought since they did it and they were better artists than me I had to do it to succeed. This made me HATE drawing! everything I drew i thought was absolute shit and i never wanted to draw again. I went on a compete break from drawing for about a month. Slowly I got back into it and started drawing at my own pace. I draw when I feel like it and go at my own pace, I can draw all day or maybe not for a whole week, either way I have seen more improvement in myself then ever before. (Moral of the story is not everything works the same for everyone!! If you feel like you're doing something wrong because its not what someone else is doing than don't! Do what you have to do to improve)
Jayne Tofer I personally think that most beginners can't draw everyday because for an inexperienced hand it's just exhausting and also drawing all the time can get frustrating. It's just like in sports, if you start a sport you should probably just do a bit of medium intensity three times a week or something like that and as soon as you get stronger and faster you can do it more frequently :)
I also just draw when I feel like it (which is very often, but when I don't feel like it I may end up not doing anything for a few days or a week) and it's good for me. I think everyone should just work when they feel inspired or if they want to, like just go with the flow and how you feel and everything else will fall into place.
Jayne Tofer You should not believe practice makes perfect, you should practice and know what you are doing. You should know how long your energy for drawing lasts and only draw in the time. I heard this on a talk by another artist
Good tip: Don't go in order if you give up on sketchbooks too easily. I usually tend to give up on sketchbooks when they feel ugly. when your flipping through you always go through the same pages and that can feel really boring. I noticed that you don't really have that when you go out of order. It really reduces the "stress",
I started doing 5 sketches of 5 minutes on my last sketchbook with any art supply that wouldn't erase (at least not easily). Just drawing the first thing that came to my mind without erasing it helped me a lot, it's like a personal challenge, and at the end I actually liked the stuff I drew :)
Sketchbook suggestion instrutctions You'll need a jar,paper and a printer (usable) 1. Print out 3-6 30 day drawing challenge sheets 2. Start cutting all of the drawing challenge days from the printed drawing challenge 3. Once your done cutting all 30 challenges from all the challenges you printed fold them all in half 4. Than put them all in a jar Fun part don't limit yourself to 1 a day some days I use 3 someday I use 1 it depends but it helps art block :)
Re: Collageing: If you're in school and you doodle in your class notebooks... cut them out and paste them in your sketchbook! Wait until the class is finished, of course, but DO IT!! It's a great way to save your best doodles (because lets be honest, sometimes your margin doodles are awesome), and you can compose them on your pages by theme or by color or whatever. My favorite way to do this is to cover a blank page (or a bad page, a page of crappy notes, etc.) with a watercolor and then paste the doodles on top. Looks A+ amazing.
Sketchbooking is a lot of fun, it is a playground for the brain..It helps me a lot to think of the sketchbook as if I were making a monthly magazine. I have a name for it, so that it ties the separate sketchbooks together into a series. For some people, that might make it too formal, but I find a little structure helps. Each sketchbook also has it's own title and I do an "Editor's Note" on the inside front cover, and a closing note on the inside back cover. I pick a few images that I'm always working on, each sketchbook has them: a self portrait, 1 Elvis, 1 Buddha, 1 Anglerfish, 1 fox and at least 1 cat. No more blank book blues. It's really satisfying to see them accumulate on the shelf after they are finished. Also, it's okay to be bad, that doesn't last long. And, I steal a LOT!! But, whatever I steal I change, and do it in my style. As I get better, I'm starting to see more original pieces arise just from imagination.
I enjoyed this video, as somebody who struggles with wanting everything to be perfect. My drawings showed technical skill, but weren't expressive at all. One thing that helped me (start to) overcome that is to have multiple sketchbooks. I have one that is "perfect", that I only use 2 or 3 times a month (4 or 5 hour drawings) because I have a full-time job, and others where I do things like blind-contours, drawings with my non-dominant hand, or timed drawings. Since there's no expectation of perfection on those, I don't worry about them. Also, they're the sketchbooks I get into more often because they're 5 or 10 minute drawings. Over time, this has worked its way into my "perfect" sketchbook, which is a little looser than it used to be. I know a lot of people like to crank out one book at a time, but I personally love chipping away at multiple books... and I almost always put the date on them... even/especially the crummy ones.
I recently went through a severe artist block and I didn't have any commissioned work to keep my eye trained so I picked up a sketchbook for the first time in 4 years! I applied what you and a few other artist have said about experimenting and keeping your work loose. I have to say it has totally changed my outlook on how I make my art. I was strictly into realism but now I appreciate just sitting down and relaxing when I draw, not sticking too closely to a reference photo is liberating.
Thanks so much for the tips! Just bought a new sketchbook and I'm definitely gonna try skipping around instead of going straight through. I always get overwhelmed on the first page especially when I'm trying to make everything perfect. Thanks so much again!
I didn't realize some people felt self conscious about they're sketch book. I just use it for practice. Who cares if it has bad drawings. I suck anyways, and I got to get better XD
I love the tip to sketch everyday and not to push you sketchbook away, I've been doing that for a while and now it's hard to stay away from my sketchbook! lol
I sketch in ball point pen because then I'm not able to erase anything and it keeps me from getting worrying about what I'm drawing. Ever since I started doing that I've noticed that my line work in my final compositions are cleaner and have more energy.
I'm starting my sketchbook today and this helped get me started on the first page I seriously dreaded for a long time now.. I can't wait to keep finding more of who I am through this sketch book.. So thank you for those helpful sketchbooks tips I will use them in the days and months to come
I have to say thank you! I was looking though my sketchbook while watching your video and I ran across an old sketch I did that I wanted to finish but had no idea what to do with it. I know now! So thank you!
i like to draw my friends while limiting myself to a theme (example: pirates). this allows me to really think about what clothing pieces, role, pose and other things will really suit their personality. this is a fun and challenging activity, give it a shot~
Love this video. I noticed each time I go to draw I would get a pit in my stomach and feel overwhelmed when I had yet to put the pencil to the page. I didn't realize why until I sat with myself a bit and saw how afraid I was to draw/afraid to enjoy drawing (weird I know). So I have pushed myself wayyyy outside of my comfort zone and have purchased a bigger sketchbook and am starting to make projects for myself since there are no art classes near me. This video and watching other sketchbooks definitely gives me inspiration for how to fill my own, and also how to overcome the anxiety I have with art.
I think that's really good practice for drawing unlike me I can't start one or ever finish them or even do one after another cuase I feel trapped with the first one
Great tips! I feel like when I watch these kind of videos , I always hear the same stuff, but when you said that the more distance you have with it, the harder it gets, it just unlocked something in me, thank ever so much!
It's so interesting to hear other people's opinions about sketchbooks, I really like your tips! I just remembered that I used to make tiny collages in my first sketchbook and then it just... stopped?! hah I should get into that again. I use my sketchbook mainly to experiment with stuff and I have gotten totally rid of the idea to have one perfect page after the other xD I have pages there I'd never show to anyone but well xD at the end of the day I simply don't care because it's just a frickin sketchbook not my portfolio so there naturally are imperfections.
I love this video. It's honestly amazing. The jump cuts can be a little glitchy, but when you overlook that, the actual purpose of the video got through really well. All of these tips were really great, and some of the stuff you said really got to me, haha! I definitely do get stuck in the same things while using my sketchbook, so I'll do my best to branch out more.
+Strahberri Wow, thank you so much!! TuT The editing in this video makes me cringe so I'm relieved that my message is still clear. Best of luck with your sketchbook!
I just watched the video and I wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH! I was so afraid of using the first page (this is my fist sketchbook) but I'm so excited to do it now!!! Keep up with the great work!
Thank you so much this video is pure gold!! I'm very new to art and I'm not very good but just seeing progress from like a month ago is inspiring me to keep going and try new things and I've been wanting to try doing a sketchbook so this really helped me. Thank you!!
Great video! I've started keeping sketchbooks since about half way through the summer and dating them. I go through about a sketchbook a month- granted, it's a 5/11 40 page book(which is a little closer to 70 or 80 because I use both sides not all the time but often) and I do 2 or 3 pages a day through the school day and after homework. I draw in pencil a lot more now just because that's all I have normally at school but looking back when I was just using pen or colored pencil I find myself erasing less now and focusing less on petty things that I can play with when I just want to practice that thing. The best thing about a sketchbook is the awesome texture when it's done!
What I do is buy a super cheap sketchbook or use a handmade one to work and also keep a second sketchbook to try out stuff like paint samples or experiments and stuff that you're not certain about, so in the end you'll have a relatively nice sketchbook + a messy-fun-lots of styles and experiments filled second sketchbook!
This is one of the best advice videos I've ever seen! Thanks for your point of view on sketchbooks it definitely made me have a different look on them! 👍
honestly, if you're not comfortable working in a sketchbook, i used to get a packof printer paper and a dollar store folder. then i could draw on the paper and put it on the other side of the folder, and i didn't have to look at other drawings i didn't want to see until i went through the folder, and it's pretty cool.
Best thing for me take is everywhere I take mine to school, when I meet friends, in the car when I wait somewhere and doodle stupid things in but cards or Photos in and this makes it great. And if a drawing isnt that good this things helps making it better
For those people who really wanna make there sketchbook look neat I would try doing a rough sketch on a different piece of paper first so u have a general ideas of what you're going to do.
+Kanna Sama I get what you're saying, but doing practice drawings elsewhere is only going to make you feel like your sketchbook pages need to be perfect. I'd say sketching lightly, inking on top, and then erasing away the lines would be the cleanest way to do it without restricting yourself.
+Biana Bova I've recently tried playing with a black painted background (with India ink), and sort of doing a silhouette thing with white acrylic paint. if you mess up your can of course just go back over with ink and "erase" your messed up line. it could be could practice for someone looking to improve lineart. :) it sort of confines you to only lines to work with.
you have inspired me! thank you! I think that your advice is superb and that you are a sweetheart for making this video to help out peeps such as myself. :)
i love your videos so much. your art talk is so inspiring♡ it was hard for me to listening to other art talk on youtube; (i tried several youtubers; for me their talk were kinda dry) but listening to your kind and motivational words is so easy.
note: its difficult for me listening to sb talking way too much information bc english isnt my first language. and your videos are like a nice inspiring art talk with an artfriend. :)
Hello!! How are you? Hope you are ok! This was so perfectly helpful! I really battle with doing nice sketches in every page, it stress me when I dont get it pretty or interesting, and I end going into art blocks. Thanks for the advice! Have a great 2016!
I have this sketchbook I really hate and I really wanted to get rid of it but I didnt want to. So I decided to draw in pen because at the time I hated drawing in pencil (the lead would smudge everywhere 😩). And after 3-4 months, I'm almost done with it :). Its more of a scrapbook than a "sketchbook" but I'm happy with it. Sure I'm not happy with 99% of my sketches but tbh I'm just happy that I'm almost done with it instead having it thrown away ages ago.
I have a little tip Try and get something with a cover you can paint or put stickers on My favourite brand of sketch book is the pink pig but more specifically the water colour ones, my local art store only sells the ones with this sort of felt, fluffy cover? Idk how to describe it but you can't really paint of put anything on it witch bothers me to no end
Its kinda hard if you bring your sketch book to school.. because a lot of people just steal your sketch book when you aren't looking and start looking in it. Then they start making fun of your art if its not 'perfect'. That's what causes me to rip out pages, or wanting everything to be perfect. I tell them to stop, but then they are like, "Then why do you bring it to school?" I bring it to school because I don't have time after school and usually the only time I have to draw is in class when I finish my work early. That's why. I also have a friend that's in all of my classes that does art as well, and if she sees one wrong thing in my book she points it out and laughs at it. Of course this is extremely embarrassing because I'm not amazing at it, not yet at least. But she isn't either. But I compliment her, not bring her down. People laugh when they see mistakes in my art saying things like, "what the heck is that?" Or, "Why is her shoulders lop sided?" "Why are her boobs so small?" "Why are her legs so long?" And it just brings me down SO MUCH that if I mess up even a little, I either erase the whole thing, or I rip out the pages... it's a definite struggle😔 any tips on being more confident? Or something to say to all the haters? I want to be more confident in my art, but I don't really know how to do it....
Jabber Box I have the same problem. It really demotivates me at times but I try to think about how I can fix those mistakes.You could buy a cheap sketch pad for school and rip out the pages you drew on at home and then glue them into your actual sketchbook.I don't know if that works for you but you could try it :)
Don't let the haters get to you. Remember that your sketchbook is for YOU, not for them. And if people keep being overly critical of your art/sketches/collages/etc. just tell them you're practicing; of course it's not going to be perfect! And if they keep bothering you about it, have an art war! Ask them to try and draw the same thing. ;) If they are a good artist, maybe you can learn from them. If they just scoff at you, then they can just stuff themselves because at least you are making art instead of being an idiot. Recap: it's for you not for them. Don't let people's criticisms bother you. Maybe you can learn from it.
Jabber Box So annoying when people do that, the point of a sketch book is for practice and sketching, so of course things aren't going to be perfect. Unfortunately no matter how good you are, kids at school will always try to put you down, so you got to just tune them out. I remember when I was younger, even when you don't make too many anatomy mistakes classmates will bring up other things to criticize, like the subject matter of your drawings. So yeah, just remember that you could have the most amazing art ever and these people would still probably complain. Also, for your friend, try critiquing her art, and if she responds negatively, use that to point out how it feels when she does the same to your art.
ripping out pages is going to make your book thin and feel crappy you want lots of pages to do lots of drawings, i know when i buy a sketchbook i want it ti be thick with lots of pages
I can easily tear pages out as i have a spiral bond. Its super easy to do. I only tear pages out if acess paint from a previous page gets on it too much
Hi! So I am trying to get better at my drawings and my geometry teach bought me a sketch diary and a sketch book. this video has helped me a lot but I don't like drawing in front of people and when I get home from school or practice I am practically brain dead. so what exactly can I do to get better at my drawings? also, I grew up drawing manga but I want to try other things like american cartoons and realism. is there any tips you way have for me?
Caytlyn Collins Totally get you on wanting privacy to draw 😰 What I do is try to discreetly draw in the back of class, go to the library and sketch in a cubicle, or sketch under a nice tree during lunch. I know school can be super exhausting, but definitely get in the habit of drawing even for just 30 mins before bed. Doodling in a sketchbook is fun and therapeutic, so you might actually find yourself relaxing more! And as for manga to realism--this is HANDS DOWN the BEST tutorial to use. It has like 15 parts so you'll have to hunt a little but here's part one: foervraengd.deviantart.com/art/MANGA-to-REALISTIC-PART-ONE-215317699 Good luck and have fun drawing!! :D
I used to rip pages out of the sketchbook in which I was able to do that, now I have a really nice sketchbook that because it has no rings, I can't really tear pages out, with out messing other pages up.
thanks for your video, it was really helpful! i've been distancing myself from my sketchbook and from daily drawing because of perfectionism... it sucks :
+Jessie Fox It is so sad that people think they don't need to work traditionally. While it is not absolutely necessary, digital art affords to many shortcuts and "cheats" that end up hindering less experienced artists. I not suggesting you are less experienced because I have no way of knowing, but I read this kind of comment so often it makes me cringe. Practicing digital art will not always make you a better traditional artist, but practicing traditional art will ALWAYS translate into better digital work. You should totally get a sketchbook and try it out.
When I'm going to store I have 2 types of sketchbook to choose. One of them is sketchbook with yellowish, thin paper and second (that I'm using) have great paper but this sketchbook is only for sketching with pencil. We don't have any watercolor/mixmedia sketchbooks or even paper. I hate this. I'm tired of using one type of paper and I want to experiment with other things. I know, I can order it from internet but that's not the same and it cost more. My country suck.
Where I go to buy my sketchbooks, there's not a lot of variety XD I usually get a small, 100 page sketchbook, so that way I can take it with me wherever I go. I tend to draw a lot, lately 2-5 sketches a day because schoolwork is boring haha. It's gotten to a point where I don't know where to put my full sketchbooks anymore!
Just start drawing. Don't overthink it too much just put down a line. See what happens. If you mess up you mess up. Not a huge deal.
messing up also gives you more motive to bring out your creativity, like if you mess up something, you have to think creatively on how to fix it, and thats really great
YourLocalArtHoarder I've tried this but o just have to much on my mind 😭
YourLocalArtHoarder just paste over it
I just noticed this reply, anyways like a year ago I had a small cheap sketchbook where I had one rule/goal: Only draw in pen. It worked not in the sense my best work was in there it just forced me to accept my mistakes and keep moving forward. Since it was cheap I didn't feel bad about ruining the pages and since it wasn't my regular sketchbook I didn't have to show anyone.
Or you could always do the challenge of making a random scribble and turning that into a drawing, if the page is already "ruined" you can only make it better from there or say you tried.
The 1st line is always the hardest.
These are at least things that helped me at least.
Always try to create OC's (Original characters) This not only pushes you out of your comfort but forces you to be creative and come op with a character thats all your own. This can also help develop your style of drawing- when you aren't focusing on other peoples work it helps you to create your own unique look- Hope this helps!
+LPSProfessional ^^^solid advice, thanks!
THANKKKKK U
+LPSProfessional this is a really great way to let your creative juices flowing. Drawing OC's is like my go to option when I get artblock. :)
I love drawing my favorite movie characters and by looking and drawing them from photos make me have fun:) thats what i do
AnzusPeaches i hate oc creation its tedious and is a lot harder to make look nice because it forces me to create without good intial reference to help figure out perspective and proportion
I often cook and bake with my mom. I like to write recipes in my sketchbook and draw the food.
wow.. i should try that!
That's really creative! I like that :)
N7CHOLAS_ cute idea!
I love that! God bless her❤
Super nice tips, I really like how you actually tell people to be reasonable about size of sketchbook, cause I find smaller ones work so well for not getting exhausted with them.
+H.C.Brown ^^^preach. I like to think I'm a sketchbook veteran and I still struggle with the large ones ^^;
I've been trying to improve my drawing skills by following these youtubers and people online. And everyone of them says to draw everyday and to just never stop. I thought since they did it and they were better artists than me I had to do it to succeed. This made me HATE drawing! everything I drew i thought was absolute shit and i never wanted to draw again. I went on a compete break from drawing for about a month. Slowly I got back into it and started drawing at my own pace. I draw when I feel like it and go at my own pace, I can draw all day or maybe not for a whole week, either way I have seen more improvement in myself then ever before.
(Moral of the story is not everything works the same for everyone!! If you feel like you're doing something wrong because its not what someone else is doing than don't! Do what you have to do to improve)
Jayne Tofer Thank you so much!
There's only one way to improve: practice. If you want to live from drawing, you have to be able to draw many hours straight and everyday.
Jayne Tofer I personally think that most beginners can't draw everyday because for an inexperienced hand it's just exhausting and also drawing all the time can get frustrating. It's just like in sports, if you start a sport you should probably just do a bit of medium intensity three times a week or something like that and as soon as you get stronger and faster you can do it more frequently :)
I also just draw when I feel like it (which is very often, but when I don't feel like it I may end up not doing anything for a few days or a week) and it's good for me. I think everyone should just work when they feel inspired or if they want to, like just go with the flow and how you feel and everything else will fall into place.
Jayne Tofer You should not believe practice makes perfect, you should practice and know what you are doing. You should know how long your energy for drawing lasts and only draw in the time. I heard this on a talk by another artist
Good tip: Don't go in order if you give up on sketchbooks too easily. I usually tend to give up on sketchbooks when they feel ugly. when your flipping through you always go through the same pages and that can feel really boring. I noticed that you don't really have that when you go out of order. It really reduces the "stress",
I tried this tip and it really does help alot
Angel Rose I'm glad it was helpful
Okami Kotori if you don't wanna go through the pages put a bookmark
I started doing 5 sketches of 5 minutes on my last sketchbook with any art supply that wouldn't erase (at least not easily). Just drawing the first thing that came to my mind without erasing it helped me a lot, it's like a personal challenge, and at the end I actually liked the stuff I drew :)
Yo, that's a really cool idea! And I love that you're using permanent mediums, I think I might give this one a try :D
Gonna try this tonight :D
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Sketchbook suggestion instrutctions
You'll need a jar,paper and a printer (usable)
1. Print out 3-6 30 day drawing challenge sheets
2. Start cutting all of the drawing challenge days from the printed drawing challenge
3. Once your done cutting all 30 challenges from all the challenges you printed fold them all in half
4. Than put them all in a jar
Fun part don't limit yourself to 1 a day some days I use 3 someday I use 1 it depends but it helps art block :)
Doodle Cat I'll have to try this :)
OMG! I may need to steal that cube fox from behind you! :P ...or just get my own I guess >.>
Jennifer Charlee Art lol
Re: Collageing: If you're in school and you doodle in your class notebooks... cut them out and paste them in your sketchbook! Wait until the class is finished, of course, but DO IT!! It's a great way to save your best doodles (because lets be honest, sometimes your margin doodles are awesome), and you can compose them on your pages by theme or by color or whatever. My favorite way to do this is to cover a blank page (or a bad page, a page of crappy notes, etc.) with a watercolor and then paste the doodles on top. Looks A+ amazing.
Kerstin LaCross good tip! Never thought about it.
Sketchbooking is a lot of fun, it is a playground for the brain..It helps me a lot to think of the sketchbook as if I were making a monthly magazine. I have a name for it, so that it ties the separate sketchbooks together into a series. For some people, that might make it too formal, but I find a little structure helps. Each sketchbook also has it's own title and I do an "Editor's Note" on the inside front cover, and a closing note on the inside back cover. I pick a few images that I'm always working on, each sketchbook has them: a self portrait, 1 Elvis, 1 Buddha, 1 Anglerfish, 1 fox and at least 1 cat. No more blank book blues. It's really satisfying to see them accumulate on the shelf after they are finished. Also, it's okay to be bad, that doesn't last long. And, I steal a LOT!! But, whatever I steal I change, and do it in my style. As I get better, I'm starting to see more original pieces arise just from imagination.
I enjoyed this video, as somebody who struggles with wanting everything to be perfect. My drawings showed technical skill, but weren't expressive at all. One thing that helped me (start to) overcome that is to have multiple sketchbooks. I have one that is "perfect", that I only use 2 or 3 times a month (4 or 5 hour drawings) because I have a full-time job, and others where I do things like blind-contours, drawings with my non-dominant hand, or timed drawings. Since there's no expectation of perfection on those, I don't worry about them. Also, they're the sketchbooks I get into more often because they're 5 or 10 minute drawings. Over time, this has worked its way into my "perfect" sketchbook, which is a little looser than it used to be. I know a lot of people like to crank out one book at a time, but I personally love chipping away at multiple books... and I almost always put the date on them... even/especially the crummy ones.
thank you! I do the same now and it has worked a lot with my perfectionism. x
I recently went through a severe artist block and I didn't have any commissioned work to keep my eye trained so I picked up a sketchbook for the first time in 4 years! I applied what you and a few other artist have said about experimenting and keeping your work loose. I have to say it has totally changed my outlook on how I make my art. I was strictly into realism but now I appreciate just sitting down and relaxing when I draw, not sticking too closely to a reference photo is liberating.
Sticky notes work for me for covering up art that I dislike.
Thanks so much for the tips! Just bought a new sketchbook and I'm definitely gonna try skipping around instead of going straight through. I always get overwhelmed on the first page especially when I'm trying to make everything perfect. Thanks so much again!
I didn't realize some people felt self conscious about they're sketch book. I just use it for practice. Who cares if it has bad drawings. I suck anyways, and I got to get better XD
YESSSSS !! you will get better
We chould be free in your sketchbook :)
I love the tip to sketch everyday and not to push you sketchbook away, I've been doing that for a while and now it's hard to stay away from my sketchbook! lol
I do skip the first page, but i write all my contact info, what volume it is, sketchbook title, and goals on it in fancy caligraphy.
Visions of Allison lol I start in the middle of the sketchbook always. Then I go to the back :T
COLLAGING, THATS GENIUS THANK YOU YOU JUST SAVED A LOT OF MY PAGES ♡♡♡
Darkseas 14 same
what sketchbook is that? I've been looking for a stitch bound sketch book that can handle watercolors and yours looks perfect
Can't believe this is 6 years ago!!!!! Love you channel!
Great advice. Keep on dishing it out!!!
I sketch in ball point pen because then I'm not able to erase anything and it keeps me from getting worrying about what I'm drawing. Ever since I started doing that I've noticed that my line work in my final compositions are cleaner and have more energy.
Really inspiring advices, especially the one about doing collage in sketchbook!
I'm starting my sketchbook today and this helped get me started on the first page I seriously dreaded for a long time now.. I can't wait to keep finding more of who I am through this sketch book.. So thank you for those helpful sketchbooks tips I will use them in the days and months to come
I have to say thank you! I was looking though my sketchbook while watching your video and I ran across an old sketch I did that I wanted to finish but had no idea what to do with it. I know now! So thank you!
+Andy Capricorn omg that's awesome!
i like to draw my friends while limiting myself to a theme (example: pirates). this allows me to really think about what clothing pieces, role, pose and other things will really suit their personality.
this is a fun and challenging activity, give it a shot~
ocean mayham ahh good idea dude!! Honestly, I’m gonna try it!!
Love this video. I noticed each time I go to draw I would get a pit in my stomach and feel overwhelmed when I had yet to put the pencil to the page. I didn't realize why until I sat with myself a bit and saw how afraid I was to draw/afraid to enjoy drawing (weird I know). So I have pushed myself wayyyy outside of my comfort zone and have purchased a bigger sketchbook and am starting to make projects for myself since there are no art classes near me. This video and watching other sketchbooks definitely gives me inspiration for how to fill my own, and also how to overcome the anxiety I have with art.
I finish sketch books extremely fast, within a month I have one filled, I draw 4-5 drawings a day. Is that bad?
I think that's great!!
I think that's really good practice for drawing unlike me I can't start one or ever finish them or even do one after another cuase I feel trapped with the first one
That is not bad at all, it's brilliant, the more you draw the better you'll be.
That's not bad, it's awesome!
this is the opposite of bad!
I don't even know how many times I've watched this video. It's just so helpful!
Great tips! I feel like when I watch these kind of videos , I always hear the same stuff, but when you said that the more distance you have with it, the harder it gets, it just unlocked something in me, thank ever so much!
Great ideas. And you looked so adorable when you started talking about collages.
This video is so true I love the idea that you should try and do everything and never stray away from an idea something more artists should do
It's so interesting to hear other people's opinions about sketchbooks, I really like your tips! I just remembered that I used to make tiny collages in my first sketchbook and then it just... stopped?! hah I should get into that again. I use my sketchbook mainly to experiment with stuff and I have gotten totally rid of the idea to have one perfect page after the other xD I have pages there I'd never show to anyone but well xD at the end of the day I simply don't care because it's just a frickin sketchbook not my portfolio so there naturally are imperfections.
"just a frickin sketchbook not my portfolio">>>YES!! Couldn't have said it better myself
I rewatched this and the portfolio vid already like 6 times. It gives me confidence for my weak artist days♡
I love this video. It's honestly amazing. The jump cuts can be a little glitchy, but when you overlook that, the actual purpose of the video got through really well. All of these tips were really great, and some of the stuff you said really got to me, haha! I definitely do get stuck in the same things while using my sketchbook, so I'll do my best to branch out more.
+Strahberri Wow, thank you so much!! TuT The editing in this video makes me cringe so I'm relieved that my message is still clear. Best of luck with your sketchbook!
I just watched the video and I wanted to say THANK YOU SO MUCH! I was so afraid of using the first page (this is my fist sketchbook) but I'm so excited to do it now!!! Keep up with the great work!
These are great tips about sketchbooks - that even skilled artists forget! I can see how passionate you are about art in this video. Nice work!
+Katharine Miele Thanks!! TuT
Thank you so much this video is pure gold!! I'm very new to art and I'm not very good but just seeing progress from like a month ago is inspiring me to keep going and try new things and I've been wanting to try doing a sketchbook so this really helped me. Thank you!!
I literally filled a sketchbook (120 pages) in 2 months because i couldn't put it down.
I feel you...I get like 2h of sleep per day because of that...
+beautybabe101 ^^^^DAMN major props!!
Great video! I've started keeping sketchbooks since about half way through the summer and dating them. I go through about a sketchbook a month- granted, it's a 5/11 40 page book(which is a little closer to 70 or 80 because I use both sides not all the time but often) and I do 2 or 3 pages a day through the school day and after homework. I draw in pencil a lot more now just because that's all I have normally at school but looking back when I was just using pen or colored pencil I find myself erasing less now and focusing less on petty things that I can play with when I just want to practice that thing. The best thing about a sketchbook is the awesome texture when it's done!
+xXDragonSoulsXx Dude, that's amazing!!! I wish I had the time to do 2-3 pages a day omg. Keep up the good work, you're building an amazing habit!
I only recently started not tearing pages out. I end up putting sticky notes and drawing over it. ♡
what a great person you are ! gonna try sketching this day !
Really great for a first video! And the tips are very helpful for anyone feeling intimidated by all those blank pages.
I absolutely hate it when my graphite drawings smudge, so for the past month I have been inking them. Best decision I've made so far! 😀👍
people like to look in my sketch books and that's why I'm always caught up in being perfect. I guess I'm a try hard...
I usually skip the first page, it really helps with first page stress
Uncooked Fish lol I start in the middle of the sketchbook always. Then I go to the back :T
Omg you remind me so much of Cosima from Orphan Black lol. And great tips!
You have such great videos and advice! And amazing art! This is a great channel for any artist to watch
These were super helpful
I get though sketch books within a month, I literally draw in it every day. That's 120 pages a month
130 pages? there's not that many days in a month
I go through 120 pages in a month, I draw on more then one page everyday
Lemon Berry you it's just 4 pages a day. You should make 50 sketches a day to improve your drawing
What I do is buy a super cheap sketchbook or use a handmade one to work and also keep a second sketchbook to try out stuff like paint samples or experiments and stuff that you're not certain about, so in the end you'll have a relatively nice sketchbook + a messy-fun-lots of styles and experiments filled second sketchbook!
This is one of the best advice videos I've ever seen! Thanks for your point of view on sketchbooks it definitely made me have a different look on them! 👍
+Fun Ghoul Ohmygod, thank you!!
Also to prevent bleeding or imprinting onto other pages I put a sheet of paper or two under the page I'm drawing on
Thanks so much!! I've had artist block for a long time and this definitely helped me loosen up!! Thanks for your video
I really enjoyed this video! Thanks for sharing :D
+iTHERart Thank you!!
THIS IS EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED TO LEARN THANK YOU AHH- *runs flailing to sketchbook*
i like how you talk thanks for the tips its not boring like any other!
You're so sweet, thank you!! ;u;
Great tips thanks so much!! I am trying to get back into using my sketchbooks everyday! :)
Such a good video! So many good tips and it really helped me. Thank you so much, keep up the good work!
honestly, if you're not comfortable working in a sketchbook, i used to get a packof printer paper and a dollar store folder. then i could draw on the paper and put it on the other side of the folder, and i didn't have to look at other drawings i didn't want to see until i went through the folder, and it's pretty cool.
Best thing for me take is everywhere
I take mine to school, when I meet friends, in the car when I wait somewhere and doodle stupid things in but cards or Photos in and this makes it great.
And if a drawing isnt that good this things helps making it better
For those people who really wanna make there sketchbook look neat I would try doing a rough sketch on a different piece of paper first so u have a general ideas of what you're going to do.
+Kanna Sama I get what you're saying, but doing practice drawings elsewhere is only going to make you feel like your sketchbook pages need to be perfect. I'd say sketching lightly, inking on top, and then erasing away the lines would be the cleanest way to do it without restricting yourself.
+Biana Bova I've recently tried playing with a black painted background (with India ink), and sort of doing a silhouette thing with white acrylic paint. if you mess up your can of course just go back over with ink and "erase" your messed up line. it could be could practice for someone looking to improve lineart. :) it sort of confines you to only lines to work with.
you have inspired me! thank you! I think that your advice is superb and that you are a sweetheart for making this video to help out peeps such as myself. :)
i love your videos so much. your art talk is so inspiring♡ it was hard for me to listening to other art talk on youtube; (i tried several youtubers; for me their talk were kinda dry) but listening to your kind and motivational words is so easy.
note: its difficult for me listening to sb talking way too much information bc english isnt my first language. and your videos are like a nice inspiring art talk with an artfriend. :)
Thanks so much for this, it really inspired me and got me out of my artist block. I'm looking forward to see more of your videos in the future 😊
+lorgiee604 thank you!~
great ideas. Loved this video. Thanks
Hello!!
How are you? Hope you are ok!
This was so perfectly helpful! I really battle with doing nice sketches in every page, it stress me when I dont get it pretty or interesting, and I end going into art blocks.
Thanks for the advice! Have a great 2016!
Excellent tips! Thank you!!
Great video and great tips! Thank you so much 😊
If I bond THAT deeply with my sketchbook I'm gonna need a safe word everytime I wanna try something new xD
Just kidding, great video :)
I normally use 60 page mixed media sketchbooks. I like to have a goal of finishing one in a month or less.
just discovered your channel through this video! thanks so much for the tips im trying to get more into sketchbooking thanks so so much for the tips
+verronicaah Omg you're so welcome! Thanks for watching my vids! :D
Thanks for a great, inspiring video!
I had this video sitting in my 'Watch Later' list for months, wish I had watched it sooner xc
I have this sketchbook I really hate and I really wanted to get rid of it but I didnt want to. So I decided to draw in pen because at the time I hated drawing in pencil (the lead would smudge everywhere 😩). And after 3-4 months, I'm almost done with it :). Its more of a scrapbook than a "sketchbook" but I'm happy with it. Sure I'm not happy with 99% of my sketches but tbh I'm just happy that I'm almost done with it instead having it thrown away ages ago.
this video is so informative and helpful! i love this (:
I have a little tip
Try and get something with a cover you can paint or put stickers on
My favourite brand of sketch book is the pink pig but more specifically the water colour ones, my local art store only sells the ones with this sort of felt, fluffy cover? Idk how to describe it but you can't really paint of put anything on it witch bothers me to no end
Dont worry about it looking good! Its not meant to look good its supposed to help you learn.
most helpful video yet!
Good! Thanks for the reminders and tips. Good grief... tip no. 1 I have the store!!!
This is so helpful and inspiring!
+Devin Ozmon Thank you!
On the 1st page another idea is make a colour pallet with your markers,paint or colouring pencils and name each one :)
Great tips, thanks for the info!
Its kinda hard if you bring your sketch book to school.. because a lot of people just steal your sketch book when you aren't looking and start looking in it. Then they start making fun of your art if its not 'perfect'. That's what causes me to rip out pages, or wanting everything to be perfect. I tell them to stop, but then they are like, "Then why do you bring it to school?" I bring it to school because I don't have time after school and usually the only time I have to draw is in class when I finish my work early. That's why. I also have a friend that's in all of my classes that does art as well, and if she sees one wrong thing in my book she points it out and laughs at it. Of course this is extremely embarrassing because I'm not amazing at it, not yet at least. But she isn't either. But I compliment her, not bring her down. People laugh when they see mistakes in my art saying things like, "what the heck is that?" Or, "Why is her shoulders lop sided?" "Why are her boobs so small?" "Why are her legs so long?" And it just brings me down SO MUCH that if I mess up even a little, I either erase the whole thing, or I rip out the pages... it's a definite struggle😔 any tips on being more confident? Or something to say to all the haters? I want to be more confident in my art, but I don't really know how to do it....
Jabber Box I have the same problem. It really demotivates me at times but I try to think about how I can fix those mistakes.You could buy a cheap sketch pad for school and rip out the pages you drew on at home and then glue them into your actual sketchbook.I don't know if that works for you but you could try it :)
Don't let the haters get to you. Remember that your sketchbook is for YOU, not for them. And if people keep being overly critical of your art/sketches/collages/etc. just tell them you're practicing; of course it's not going to be perfect! And if they keep bothering you about it, have an art war! Ask them to try and draw the same thing. ;) If they are a good artist, maybe you can learn from them. If they just scoff at you, then they can just stuff themselves because at least you are making art instead of being an idiot. Recap: it's for you not for them. Don't let people's criticisms bother you. Maybe you can learn from it.
Jabber Box So annoying when people do that, the point of a sketch book is for practice and sketching, so of course things aren't going to be perfect. Unfortunately no matter how good you are, kids at school will always try to put you down, so you got to just tune them out. I remember when I was younger, even when you don't make too many anatomy mistakes classmates will bring up other things to criticize, like the subject matter of your drawings. So yeah, just remember that you could have the most amazing art ever and these people would still probably complain.
Also, for your friend, try critiquing her art, and if she responds negatively, use that to point out how it feels when she does the same to your art.
ripping out pages is going to make your book thin and feel crappy you want lots of pages to do lots of drawings, i know when i buy a sketchbook i want it ti be thick with lots of pages
i love this so much
thank you!! I really needed this advice!!
I can easily tear pages out as i have a spiral bond. Its super easy to do. I only tear pages out if acess paint from a previous page gets on it too much
Haha I still haven't finished a sketchbook that I got 3 years ago but I'm ok with that?
Realmkeeper don't feel pressured to finish, it's ok
OHMYGOSH That fox pillow is absolutely PRECIOUS...Pleaaaase tell me where you got it??
Hi! So I am trying to get better at my drawings and my geometry teach bought me a sketch diary and a sketch book. this video has helped me a lot but I don't like drawing in front of people and when I get home from school or practice I am practically brain dead. so what exactly can I do to get better at my drawings? also, I grew up drawing manga but I want to try other things like american cartoons and realism. is there any tips you way have for me?
Caytlyn Collins Totally get you on wanting privacy to draw 😰 What I do is try to discreetly draw in the back of class, go to the library and sketch in a cubicle, or sketch under a nice tree during lunch. I know school can be super exhausting, but definitely get in the habit of drawing even for just 30 mins before bed. Doodling in a sketchbook is fun and therapeutic, so you might actually find yourself relaxing more! And as for manga to realism--this is HANDS DOWN the BEST tutorial to use. It has like 15 parts so you'll have to hunt a little but here's part one: foervraengd.deviantart.com/art/MANGA-to-REALISTIC-PART-ONE-215317699
Good luck and have fun drawing!! :D
Thank You! I'll be sure to do this
Caytlyn Collins That was very nice of your teacher! :o
I either do two things when I start a new sketchbook: doodle the randomness ugly thing on purpose, or write with my drawing pen.
I used to rip pages out of the sketchbook in which I was able to do that, now I have a really nice sketchbook that because it has no rings, I can't really tear pages out, with out messing other pages up.
thanks for your video, it was really helpful! i've been distancing myself from my sketchbook and from daily drawing because of perfectionism... it sucks :
Thinking of getting a sketchbook :D I'm a mostly digital artist so I didn't think that I needed one. But I would like to have one.
+Jessie Fox It is so sad that people think they don't need to work traditionally. While it is not absolutely necessary, digital art affords to many shortcuts and "cheats" that end up hindering less experienced artists. I not suggesting you are less experienced because I have no way of knowing, but I read this kind of comment so often it makes me cringe. Practicing digital art will not always make you a better traditional artist, but practicing traditional art will ALWAYS translate into better digital work. You should totally get a sketchbook and try it out.
O.K. very cool :D
Wau that was very inspirational for me :) thanks a lot
When I'm going to store I have 2 types of sketchbook to choose. One of them is sketchbook with yellowish, thin paper and second (that I'm using) have great paper but this sketchbook is only for sketching with pencil. We don't have any watercolor/mixmedia sketchbooks or even paper. I hate this. I'm tired of using one type of paper and I want to experiment with other things. I know, I can order it from internet but that's not the same and it cost more. My country suck.
Where I go to buy my sketchbooks, there's not a lot of variety XD I usually get a small, 100 page sketchbook, so that way I can take it with me wherever I go. I tend to draw a lot, lately 2-5 sketches a day because schoolwork is boring haha. It's gotten to a point where I don't know where to put my full sketchbooks anymore!
+Addie Bechtel ^^the best problem to have tho
+Biana Bova Haha true!
I draw in red and black biro from time to time, i feel like they look better than inking pencil