Emily’s Notebooks…
“To me, reading through old letters and journals is like treasure hunting. Somewhere in those faded, handwritten lines there is a story that has been [...]
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 [...]
Building a Sketching Kit! What you Need!
Everyone will have a different sketchbook kit. As you develop and grow and commit to your sketching habit, the tools you choose to use will [...]
How to Stay Inspired as a Sketchbook Artist!
There is no doubt about it. Sketchbooks are hungry little animals. I guarantee you will sometimes stare at that blank page and wonder where your [...]
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 explorative [...]
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 Keeping a Sketchbook can Improve your Mental Health in 10 Unique Ways.
“Art is the greatest asset to mental health I have; it has this amazing ability to go under the radar and it goes down little [...]
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 [...]
New to Sketching? An Exercise in Drawing and Painting…..an apple!
All you need to get started with drawing is a pencil, paper and rubber. In this demo though, I will also show you how to [...]