How to Start to Draw the Human Figure! Simple Shapes and Proportion.
Drawing the human figure! At some point you will find yourself wanting to draw or paint the human figure. It's my nemesis to be honest. [...]
How to Sketch Outdoors! What Is Urban Sketching?
If you're serious about sketching you will no doubt end up sketching outdoors. As with all things related to sketching, your passion will drive your [...]
…..When Filling a Sketchbook feels Daunting! An Idea to Try!
The moral of this post's sketching lesson is that there are lots of different ways to approach how you sketch. Does filling an entire sketchbook [...]
How to sketch in 5 – 10 minutes!
Too busy? Love to draw? Or love the idea of drawing but never get round to it because you are too busy? This is another [...]
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, [...]
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 phone, [...]
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 [...]
Can a Sketchbook Build Memories? The Feel Good Factor of a Sketchbook.
I have now had a daily sketchbook habit for over 2 years. Some days I can sketch for 5 minutes or manage a blob of [...]
How to Start a Sketchbook Journal.
I get it! You flip open a brand new sketchbook, keen to get going and then stop and think, "where do I start this thing?" [...]