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Creative Habits: 14 Days to Start and Keep a Sketchbook Practice
Unlock creativity with Skillshare! Learn acrylic painting, AI writing, graphic design, and photography.
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1 hours 41 minutes 
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Online - Self Paced
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About Creative Habits: 14 Days to Start and Keep a Sketchbook Practice
Introduction
Your Project
Why Draw Every Day?
Setting Up a Creative Environment
Collecting Ideas
Day 1 Sketch: Apple
Day 1 Tip: Keep It Simple
Day 2 Sketch: Rosehip
Day 2 Tip: Explore Mark Making + Textures
Day 3 Sketch: Seedpod
Day 3 Tip: Start Small + Focus Your Attention
Day 4 Sketch: Marigold
Day 4 Tip: Make It Fun
Day 5 Sketch: Willow Leaves
Day 5 Tip: Mistakes Count Too
Day 6 Sketch: Bird
Day 6 Tip: Pick A Focus
Day 7 Sketch: Ivy
Day 7 Tip: Self Critique + Style
Day 8 Sketch: Berry
Day 8 Tip: Sketching Faster
Day 9 Sketch: Seedpod 2
Day 9 Tip: Handling Bad Art Days
Day 10 Sketch: Dry Rosehip
Day 10 Tip: Keeping Your Motivation
Day 11 Sketch: Landscape
Day 11 Tip: Lower The Difficulty
Day 12 Sketch: Buds
Day 12 Tip: Pick Easy Subjects
Day 13 Sketch: Twig
Day 13 Tip: Your Creative Inventory
Day 14 Sketch: Oak Leaf
Day 14 Tip: Build Your Skills
Reflect + Continue
Final Thoughts
What You Will Learn?
- About this class.
- Drawing is at the heart of every creative idea and every visual art, and keeping a regular sketchbook habit is one of the best ways to ensure you keep drawing and keep that creative flow active.I’m Julia, I’m a sketchbook artist and illustrator of nature and a top teacher here on Skillshare, and I've been keeping an almost daily sketchbook over the last 5 years. As I’ve documented my adventures in nature, daily sketching has become the center of my creative process, and I've overcome my fear of the blank page.Taking a moment each day to stop and observe helps you to nurture your artistic voice and grow observational skills, while creating a place to creatively unwind - your sketchbook.Here's what we'll cover in this class:.
- - Find out what inspires you and how you can find ideas for what to draw- Explore techniques and best practices to actually get creative and look forward to sketching- How to deal with difficult aspects like perfectionism and feeling stuck, so that you have all the important building blocks for your creative practice- how to avoid diversions and stay in the creative flow that brings out our best work as artists- I'll also share lots of examples from my own sketchbooks and show you how to find your own creative prompts so that you never run out of ways to find inspiration.
- Why you should take this class:If you don't know how to get started although you have so many beautiful art supplies, and if you regularly watch all those helpful videos with the best sketching tips, but still feel afraid to pick up a pencil, I've got you. We'll explore how you can learn to express your creativity in a safe environment, without having to live up to anyone's expectations or feeling uncertain about the creative process. This class will provide the space for you to sit down in, to make the art you want..
- Who this class is for:.
- Whether you're an aspiring artist or creative professional, or you just want to explore your creativity more deeply, this class will help you to start, and keep!, a creative practice with the help of regular sketching.I hope by the end of this class daily sketching will be a part of your creative routine!.