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Keep a Sketchbook: Drawing Ideas, Journaling Prompts, and Practice Tips
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44 minutes
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Online - Self Paced
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About Keep a Sketchbook: Drawing Ideas, Journaling Prompts, and Practice Tips
Introduction
Class Project
Daily Pages Basics
Design Considerations
Favorite Tools
Favorite Sketchbooks
Guided Journals
Elements
Themes
Studies & Inspo
Your Routine
Recap & Example
Final Thoughts
What You Will Learn?
- Hello and welcome! This class is about establishing a sketchbook or journal habit that works for you and your schedule. Daily sketching or journaling (or both) is one of the best ways to support your well-being, tap into your creativity, and hone your skills..
- If you've been wanting to keep a sketchbook practice but have had a hard time keeping it up, or want to figure out how to make your existing practice even more beneficial, this class is perfect for you..
- I'm an illustrator and one of my most popular classes on Skillshare is even all about Illustrated Journaling. I’ve always wanted to keep a daily sketchbook but to be honest, it can be hard to maintain. After much trial and error, I’ve finally been able to make sketchbook journaling a consistent part of my daily routine. Now I want to share this process so you can build your own helpful routine, whether you want to journal or draw. .
- In this class, you’ll learn to design your own daily pages to maximize your chances of keeping a sketchbook or journal. We'll cover: .
- The many benefits of daily journaling and sketching (i.e. what I call Daily Pages) .
- Common approaches to Daily Pages that you can tailor to your goals .
- How to design a routine that achieves your goals and is realistic based on considerations such as: .
- Writing and drawing tool selection .
- Sketchbook and notebook features .
- Pre-made journals with prompts .
- Go-to themes so you always know what to write or draw .
- This class comes with a free downloadable worksheet to guide you as you design your own daily pages. .
- Here are links to the products and resources I mention in the video. .
- Favorite Digital Tools .
- Favorite Analog Tools .
- Favorite Blank Sketchbooks.
- Guided Journals.
- Mimochai Studio .