How to Format your Sketchbook Page.
Do you know one of the most common questions I get asked by people in relation to starting a sketchbook? (..And I've come to realise [...]
Sketching Materials for Beginners.
I thought it might be helpful to outline some sketching materials for beginners. I wish someone had pointed me in a specific direction when I [...]
How to Stay Inspired as an Artist.
How to stay inspired as an artist? There is no doubt about it, maintaining a drawing habit is like feeding a hungry animal. I [...]
Sketching and Drawing with Children! Top 9 tips to Consider Before you Start!
We all have some or know some! Children. When it comes to sketchbooking, little people are usually right at the front of the creative [...]
8 Proven Ways to Build a Successful Sketchbook Habit!
"Habit - a settled or regular tendency or practice, especially one that is hard to give up." Oxford English Dictionary. I usually hear one of [...]
5 Things We Can Learn from Leonardo da Vinci’s Sketchbooks!
Imagine sketching and making over 13,000 drawings and notes in the course of your lifetime! Leonardo did. He is undoubtedly the godfather of sketching. Anyone [...]
How to go from Sketchbook, to Artwork, to Print for sale!
This little 15 second video clip compresses a 4-5 step process every artist needs to go through in order to produce their work for sale, [...]
How Drawing can Improve your Mental Health in 10 Unique Ways.
How exactly can drawing improve your mental health? I believe it does so from two different perspectives which include; The consistent practice of daily drawing [...]
Follow these 5 top tips for sketching and painting a landscape scene. Thorpe Cloud. Dovedale. The Peak District
Nothing beats a real live view spread out in front of you. Although we have the most amazing technology in the shape of the [...]
How Can You Use a Sketchbook to Produce a Collection of Artworks? The Corona Chronicles….
How can you use a sketchbook to produce a collection of artworks? Well - I had a stab at it and the result is a [...]