This Sketchbook Makes Learning Art Enjoyable (I Promise)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- In this video I will walk you through how I used to use sketchbooks and how I accidentally discovered a new way to use my sketchbook to improve my art, but more importantly increase my curiousity, my understanding of my subjects and my overall enjoyment of making art.
Yes! Thank you for this!!
The “sketchbook tour” and “how to fill your sketchbook” videos all miss the point of a sketchbook and frighten the people watching them away from practicing and learning. Perfect, final “products” are what we are being shown. What happened to sketchbooks being a place to practice techniques, different sketches (hello) of the same thing from a few different angles or using different pens and pencils, or just doodles, mistakes, false starts?
My sketchbook pages are mostly terrible looking - not TH-cam tour worthy. Sketchbooks have turned into finished painting books and no one’s technique improves, they just make “perfect” little paintings over and over and over again and nothing changes because it’s for TH-cam or Instagram and not for honest self expression and art.
I’m glad you found this useful.
No one wants to show their imperfections on social media because well people are insecure. I didn’t before but I realized that it doesn’t matter. I am not perfect. I haven’t arrived “there” yet (and probably won’t) so why not just share and enjoy the process?
Don't you think that so much of the pressure to fill a sketchbook with finished paintings comes from social media? It's like we've forgotten that they're called "sketch" books, meaning that they're rough and unfinished, and as you said, playful! I finally got comfortable with (and started really using) my sketchbooks when I started inviting my teenage nieces to draw in them with me when we take trips together. It helped me to break up with the idea that what goes on in my sketchbooks needs to be polished or worthy of an Instagram post.
Totally! It’s so hard to take the pressure off. I recently did a challenge called Messy May & it really reignited my sketchbook practice & letting go of the pages I hate.
I agree. I sketch because I enjoy it. Its therapeutic and allows me to not fear getting something wrong. I leave the excersizes that failed along with the stuff I would keep in it to remind me that this is just a journey of learning and improving.
I couldn’t agree more! I like the idea of inviting/letting other people play in the same sketchbook! That’s a great suggestion!
Glad to hear!
That’s great Daniel!
If I could see what people call "doodles" in their sketchbook, I would feel more comfortable with my sketches. But I keep forgetting, I shouldn't compare myself with others. It is me, and what I experience.
What one considers doodle is definitely up to their level of experience. Just like in the gym. When we start working out 10kg may seem like a lot but then after a year that might just be your warm up weight :) so yeah try to just compare to your self :)
Exactly!!!! That’s why art is amazing for your soul.. it’s your perception, interpretation of what you see in your life 🥰.
Thank you for sharing your new approach to keeping a sketchbook. I’ve been painting/drawing for only 4 years ((I’m 74), and I have a stack of sketchbooks filled with color swatching and blending, sketches, small paintings, etc., and occasionally review them and think about what I could have done different or better. Your more in-depth evaluation of your work, and the focus on how to change, improve a scene, will be very helpful to me and I will start doing that. Slowing down, understanding what works, what doesn’t, and trying other choices may sound exhausting but in the end you truly produce YOUR work of art. That’s every artist’s goal. Great advice!
Great to hear Chris! Thank you for watching and writing:) let me know how it goes
I gave up the idea of “doing” art until I retired. I really want and need to do a sketch book. I just can’t get myself to do it. I love the idea of it, just can’t get there. I’m 71 and don’t understand MY issue with this. Any ideas? It feels like it should be such a simple thing.
@@cathyrae8323 I hear you, Cathy, I am 76 and 'used to paint in acrylics' and we're meeting on this page because I, too, have decided to start a sketchbook. I was watching a video about this and she suggested to choose a time each day, when you're not doing much, and just sit down, open up your book and just put the pencil on the paper and make marks, or doodles, or grab your favourite coffee cup and sketch it, or sketch an apple before you eat it, lol. You can allocate a certain amount of time, e.g. 5 or 10 minutes to start with, then stop, close book, walk away. Repeat daily, same time, same place, and before you know it you have CREATED A HABIT, and are then more likely to continue it. May I also suggest 'Adult colouring books' (I bought a Mandala colouring book on Amazon during Covid here in Melbourne, Australia) and Faber Castell coloured pencils ( there are sets of Black Widow coloured pencils on Amazon for only $27 which are good quality too, you need to get good quality because the cheap ones will only frustrate you as they dont glide nicely on the paper or blend well, but you blame yourself not the pencil. There are heaps of Videos about Adult Coloring and reviews of pencils and papers etc.) It's a nice easy way to begin "doing art" .
@@cathyrae8323 I have plenty of sketchbooks that I've filled over the years. (I'm 65.) The hardest part is to get that first mark down on the blank page. There's an anxiety about doing something wrong and ruining the book. The way I get past that fear is to just grab a pen or pencil and make random scribbles. Once there's a mark on the page, the pressure is gone. Then I look at the scribbles, and think about what it looks like and what kind of a picture I can turn it into.
Hello Antonio. How are you again? Good to see you. Thank you for this insight that you have discovered. I needed this as I have been overwhelmed with getting my values right. Doing compositional studies and value studies in collage has helped me as has abstracting things right down to simple shapes while concentrating on the values, tones and composition is where I am right now. I have about half a dozen sketchbooks on the go and now I will incorporate this new way of using and seeing sketchbooks from you. I am grateful you have taken the time to share this.And yes it is useful!
Hello Miriam, I am well and you?
I am glad that you found it useful, let me know how it goes! :)
I’m well thank you Antonio. Look after you and have a blessed week there.
You too!
New subscriber! 😎 Your other video a month ago about taking a break was great. I had to do something similar a couple of years ago. I work in health care, and the stress from Covid, always being short-staffed in the hospital, then getting a work related injury, and the physical/mental stress was causing suicidal ideation. Burn out is real, it’s great you recognized it and acted accordingly by taking a break. Start back slowly on your channel, as you feel like it. Your mental health takes precedence. This video was very helpful too! Here’s a quote you might like:
“Your sketchbook is part journal, part best friend. You can see it as a testing ground for new ideas and as a place for documenting different experiences. Above all, though, your sketchbook is a place where you can recapture the excitement you felt for drawing when you were young and didn’t care if anyone was watching you.”
[Drawing for Dummies by Jamie Combs and Brenda Hoddinott]
Peace be with you ☮️
Thank you so much for your words! I really appreciate it!
I am learning to take better care of myself and I am finding a way to enjoy myself more with my art and yt :)
Glad to have you in our community 😊
thank you for sharing! I needed the reminder that sketchbooks are supposed to be fun, not perfect and finished. love your style too! ☺️
Glad it was helpful! and thank you very much!
I love this! It is about curiosity, exploration, learning, growing, practicing and observing (both your environment and your interpretations). When I nature journal, I add notes about observations, and it helps me shift my mindset from making "precious" art, to documenting learnings. This is the same concept, only the "nature" you are observing is that of your own mind! I'm going to give this a try, thanks for the inspiration!
I hope its as helpful for you as it was for me! :)
Hey Antonio - thank you for posting this - really enjoyed hearing about your art journey, observations, revelations, and joy. Hearing about your process and seeing your sketchbooks is inspiring. Take care and be well!
Thanks Christie! I’m glad you found that useful:)
One thing I did in my more recent sketchbooks is forget about dating and naming everything, this was a big stress for me. Because everyone who looked at the drawings asked where is that, when did you do that, what is it, etc.
I include writing of my favourite citations/quotes, go back and forth between the beginning and the end of the book, adding more drawings and writings, reflecting, copying an artist's advice, etc. It's no longer a linear process for me now. Then I have sketchbooks of landscapes alone, one of small portraits. For instance, I choose one model and paint her in 3 different poses, until the 4th one is completely out of memory and/or imagination, the pose, the values, the colours and all.
Sounds like you are doing something that works for you :) whatever keeps you drawing more 😊
Aaaaa! You visited my home town! I hope you enjoyed your stay!
I do similar things on my sketchbook, with coloured pencils and just lead peancils, fineliners and such. Great video to remind us what a sketchbook is really for! Thanks!
Oh really, you are from Alanya? I’m glad you found it useful:)
@@antoniocabrero I am not from here, but I have lived here for 22 years. Yes, very useful, thank you again
@Replicanna-rl6zg I see! Where are you from then? :)
@@antoniocabrero Finland, going back there soon
Oh nice! I have never been to Finland that’s a places I’ve always wanted to visit :)
Thank you - my blank sketch books are not so challenging now. 🖌️✏️
I’m glad this helped 😊
Thank you for your thoughts on your sketchbook practice. I have been afraid of using my sketchbook because, being a beginner, I felt I wanted my sketchbook filled with 'perfection' so to speak. And of course I'm learning more and more to be playful and less rigid so I can truly find my niche and style.
Glad to hear it was helpful! Yea keep up the play and curiosity 😊
Your last sketchbook is how sketchbooks are supposed to be used! They have traditionally been used for compositional studies. Sketchbooks are for studying and learning . They’re Not a collection of finished pieces, that is called an Art book.
Amen! :D
I also use my “play books” to do many ideas from my mind. Jottings and quotes I collect. I like to start with a blank page and start drawing what ever comes into my mind. It maybe writing words and thoughts or small drawings of ideas to make something from fabric or paper… using my sketch books as a play time.
I use sketchbooks for inspirational ideas. I use to think that a bonded cover was for showcase drawings and it prevented me from just drawing garbage and it was intimidating to draw for fear of making a mistake. But if you use a sketchbook for just trying new things and exploring your tools it replaces the pressure with enjoyment. You can glue pages in it for texture changes. It becomes a training tool. You’ll discover the art inside you thru playful exercises of exploring
Absolutely! Amen !
I have been so intimidated by sketchbooks, thanks for sharing what you discovered this way!! I'm excited now!! 🎉❤
Great to hear! Let me know how it goes!
your a very good artist...thank you for sharing
I'm new to art and trying to figure out how to use sketchbook. ...it seems from what ive gleaned from others online is sketchbooks like how you are now using it is good. I would include the colors and colors mixed. I think also doing a small painting in the sketchbook (on single page w nothing on back page) in water color, acrylic, oil and gouche and probably charcol so you can see how it looks in diff mediums like you suggested.
Keep going, but the refocus sounds great.
Thanks 🙏 and welcome to the crazy and confusing world of art 😅
It's the amateurs and life long seasoned pros who only do something once and for very different reasons.
That is what makes art a craft of lifelong dedication. Professional artists do what you're doing now, they level up to workshopping and variations and experimentation for one final piece.
The first draft of anything is literally never the best version of a work. Ignoring that dedication to craft robs you, your work and your audience of potentially future masterworks and work that can outlive us.
Flipping something upside down and inside out is the closest thing to a fresh set of eyes we can get.
Digital art is amazing but the loss of physical art for many reasons, including this one, different mediums is crucial not to lose. Most artists don't start with their final or most productive medium.
That black and white, next to the colour version is wild. Such beautiful work man.
Thanks Sophia :)
Thank you for this .. I do the same thing with my sketch books . I practice.. I play while painting .. ❤❤❤
That’s great ! I’m glad you found it useful! ☺️
Emani que bueno verte de vuelta! Buenísima la idea del sketchbook, hace mucho más sentido! Qué bueno que la curiosidad llegó otra vez! Que sigas mejor y mejor y compartiendo tu arte 💜
Gracias hermanita 🥰
Thank you 🙏 I have so much blank spaces in my sketch books as only drawing one thing on a page but now I see I can do thumbnails . Now I see that contrary to advice I can use different mediums in one book
Yeah dont limit yourself 😁 I used to do that too
Thank you! Take care if yourself first ❤
Thank you, I will :)
If your stamina isn’t high-make short video filled with your wisdom knowledge and experience
You have meaningful content to share. We will be waiting for you👏👏👏❤️
Please 🐝there for us.
Thank you Pamela 🥰 I appreciate your concern!
I love the mcr reference in the title
I don’t know what that is 😅
This message is so important. As a fellow novice recovering from burnout, I wish you the best and you’ve earned a new subscriber! Thank you algorithm for doing your thing.
Sorry to hear that you are going through this too, but I am glad I am not alone and that you’ve joined this community ❤️
Hello Antonio, thanks for your video. I appreciate your thoughts on sketchbooks. I have many. None of them are complete. I’ve recently admitted that I’m not comfortable with the format? I can’t seem to be comfortable with the dynamics of holding them , keeping the floppy side under control, etc. I like one sheet of flat paper. Just yesterday I cut a sheet of w/c paper into 5x8 pieces. With the idea of making a book when I accumulate enough pages. Let’s see how that goes. I’m also trying to do more thumbnails. I would love to hear about alternative sketchbook ideas.
That’s a valid point. Do and work with what feels best and natural to you:) just because you are an artist doesn’t mean you need to have a sketchbook or the other way around. (Mostly for people that are just painting for fun )
What do you mean by sketchbook ideas? Like how to apply what I talked in this video? Well I literally also didn’t like a sketchbook and I just cut out most of its pages out and used them separately and started experimenting just like I described :) paper is paper no matter if it’s bound or not :)
@@antoniocabrero - Hi Antonio…. I’ll define the 5x8 paper I cut from a 22x30 w/c paper yesterday. I cut the paper to 8” long so that I could fold a 1” strip (finished paintable size is 5x7) with the idea that I can bind them together at the 1” fold side after I’ve painted/drawn on them. It does look odd and I’m not sure it’s practical. ?
To say that paper is paper hurts my heart. Paper’s function is similar but there is a vast difference from one sheet of paper to another in its make up.
I like your thought/idea of taking my flat piece of paper and gluing it into a sketchbook and I would consider that an alternative sketchbook idea.
Your sketchbook is quite impressive. Value studies and color studies are impressive especially since I seem to have no patience for them.
I liked your final painting. I see a bright future for you, Antonio, as you’re willing to put in the work.
@jackiblair7932 I meant that paper either on a sketchbook or a pad it’s the same. Not that I mean any paper is the same 😅 sorry for the vague statement.
Thank you :) I really appreciate that :)
Great job explaining what we all go through…..❤
Thanks Tim :) yeah this isn’t like completely new. But sometimes we need to hear it again from a different person so it sinks in :)
Ive started making my own sketchbooks from affordable paper that’s still decent (hot press cotton still but I get it off Temu) and that way they aren’t so precious to me I feel more free to experiment and make mistakes.
How’s the Temu paper?
Yes learning from experimenting!
Exactly :)
Sketchbook for intentional learning practice. Like it!
I’m glad you did :)
Very very useful ! thank you🙂
Glad it was helpful! :)
👏👏👏 Inspiring
Happy to hear that!
Love your it painting ❤️
Thank you :)
Such a good and wholesome video about the creative process. Thanks for sharing. Definitely got a new subscriber.
Awe thanks! Welcome 🙏
I wonder, why sketchbooks should have finished paintings. We should not think about "FINISHING" a sketchbook or "finishing" a site in it. A sketchbook in the hand of ppl creating and expressing themselfes is not a product. I have so many sketchbooks, cause the bags I use have different sizes and so I need different sizes of sketchbooks. All have really messy drawings and sketches in them. There i collect my ideas, i practice, i put down wonky faces and weird anatomic figures and sometimes I glue in little sketches I made on paper, when i have not had my sketchbook with me. I mix media and blobbs of colour and ink might spoil a page... but i might see some figures in them and turn them into something. I am not documenting my art. I am just sketching, scribbling, playing. That is, what sketchbooks are made for. My most loved Sketchbook of all those unfinished sketchbooks is a4, and it is far more heavy now then when i bought it (because of all the collectables :D). A4 size might be intimidating.. not being able to fill a full page - another thing, youtube and instagram suggest artist should be able to do. But it is not. Choose a size you feel confident about. little sketches and thumbnails might guide your process better, than big sketches. I learned an amazing thing: there are ppl, that are good with shading and hues. Some are good with colour, some are good with drawing. Your art is like you: it consists of many many many aspects. There is sooo much to learn and this process will automatically fill pages and pages. :D Putting down notes is always a great idea. Oh and dont forget to come back to your old sketches to flip the pages, and maybe one of the wonky faces might inspire the creation of a funny sticker or a comic character. You never know. Your younger artist self can be a great inspiration. Dont underestimate yourself or your beginnings. Learning art skills is a neverending jouney and it should be a fun one.
Very well said Juliane!
Do you use watercolor for paintings?
Yea I do :)
Art is hard.....and when you do a lot of it, talking is hard. But sooner or later, something divine comes out of it.
Thank you
you are welcome :)
Like what your saying but sketch books are for experimenting making sketches thumbnails and practicing so you produce a painting from I find that art tutors are responsible for this culture of producing completed works of art in your sketchbooks and it's wrong the sketch book is a tool to help you create a price of art
Exactly:)
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So, it's a sketchbook
yes :)
Thank you for this.
You are welcome thank you for watching :)
When I sketch, paint and write I call it my workbook because I am documenting my practice 😊
That’s awesome! 👏 sounds like something you could pass down for generations 😅
Cool thing!
Main thing: enjoy doing it.
You said it 🤩
My sketchbooks are chaos, doodles, scribbles, finished drawings, unfinished, doesn't matter i just fill em with whatever. Zero stress about end results. My method is simply "i draw for myself" like a journal but with drawings, lol
That’s great! Sounds awesome!
@@antoniocabrero Same here! ❤
Unfinished paintings drawings sketches that's me. Stated three years ago during the COVID thing, My first drawings were crap, after three years are beginning to take form. Glad to know is not just me.
BINGO!!!!
I decided to do all of my art in sketchbooks as a way to let go of trying to produce a finished article. It’s full of drawings, pen doodles, paint, collage. However, I still put pressure on myself to make something I was happy with so I kept walking away disappointed for long periods. This is a reminder for me to go back and just enjoy the process and remember what I set out to do. Thank you for sharing this, it is very helpful and inspiring.
Thanks 😊 I also need the constant reminder 😅
I even take notes in mine. Perspective is hard for me so I take notes from lessons and videos as I work through them.
hi again, antonio ( nora kag, here).. i'd like to share this with you .. as someone who had been an artist most of my adult life .. i stopped completely for about 20 years, gave away all my art supplies , and just was dealing with some life crises through those years.. I restarted my art journey about 7 years ago , and when I saw Danny Gregory's' video about his morning sketchbook practice , I proceeded to start a sketchbook and sketch my breakfast ( mostly my coffee cup or coffee filter) daily.. It's about 7 years later, now, and I've filled up at least 50 sketchbooks with morning sketches, afternoon urban sketching, or some practice or finished pieces .. even sold a few pages along the way .. I'm not saying all this to brag, or give any number or obligation to fill up a book.. I'm saying that each page was an exercise for me, a way to practice observation, or try new color combinations, or value studies , or paint swatches or..... I keep a small one in my handbag and sketch wherever the urge hits me .. I share some , many of those pages on social media , and then there are plenty of sketches I don't share .. The lesson for me is that it's become a habit for me , a joy , a few moments from a day to learn or to relax or to just be in that moment ... Here is the link to Danny's video.. ( by the way, he used sketchbooking as a way to cope with grief.. his story is amazing )...was the best thing I'd seen and opened my world up big time!!! so happy to see you here ..Norakag
th-cam.com/video/KPYmVBTrpK0/w-d-xo.htmlsi=GNG_zzvIanQazYmc
Thanks for Sharing Norakag :) I’ll be sure to take a look at the video! Congrats on creating this wonderful habit!
Nora, when I was watching this video, I was thinking of you and was going to share it with you, and here you are in the comment section! I need to rethink my sketchbooks.
Antonio, if you like to experiment, try sketching with a quill pen, a stick, a fountain pen and ink. The sketches come out very loose and light. You will be delighted, because it's great fun :))
I have considered that. Thanks for sharing :)
I believe that sketchbooks are supposed to be a place To learn and to have fun and to experiment . Not everything that we do needs to be a finished painting or drawing if we did that then we burn out so quickly. I'm so glad that you have discovered a new way to use your sketchbooks in order to have fun and challenge yourself
I agree, thank you so much 😊
Good to see you back after a short hiatus. Sketchbooks are a strange thing, my approach is get into them early with a few swatches to test out palette combos and also paint quick 30 to 40 minutes sketch paintings while having a coffee in my local coffee bar.
I also use them to experiment with mixes, practise perspective pencil sketches and test out new brushes and drawing pens.
I can see the value of documenting ideas and samples of how to paint certain subjects, making notes to remind me etc. At the moment, I have all these things in various sketchbooks, about 6 so far, and on bits of paper etc. I guess it would make sense to pull it together at some point - one of my many "projects" on my "probably never-to-be-done list"...😂
Hey, talking of plein air, I'll be in the UK for a weekend plein air painting workshop with Tim Wilmot on the weekend 29th/30th June. I'm hoping it will give my plein air approach a bit of a boost, plus it will be fun to meet up with several other artists from the group. He's very good at simplifying complex scenes, which is one of the things that many of us find challenging. I also did an online course a few months ago with Spanish artist Fernando Moya, and he really emphasises keeping the design very simple. I've been learning lots from these two, but it takes time and practice to break old habits and develop a better process for tackling watercolour. However, I now feel that I'm making better progress, albeit slowly, but I'm in no rush anyway 😊
That’s Great to hear Mark sounds like you are on the right track :) (where you are just enjoying the process).
That sounds so cool to do a workshop and connecting with other artists. That’s the main reason I’m on TH-cam because I don’t have anyone locally to geek out about painting 😅
Let me know how it goes!
Good to see you a little bit back! Thank you for sharing about the evolution of your sketchbooks. I love the approach of isolating certain elements and practicing those parts, taking notes, and trying different ideas. I'm going to try that, too! (Life got a little in the way plus low energy levels sometimes, so I haven't yet started with Draw a Box. But I think I'm going to try "scheduling" it so that I can manage my free time after work better.)
Thanks! Don’t forage yourself to do it :) just follow your curiosity and that will be enough. I’m glad you found it useful
your play and sketches look better than my ardent attempts to fill a sketchbook! Lol... it's always amazing how folks undervalue their own abilities... which I guess I'm doing as well?
You probably are :) we are our own worst critics
Thank you Antonio for sharing this sketchbook process. Your generosity is appreciated!😊
Thanks Laura 😊I appreciate your words
I appreciate you sharing your thought process of using your art journals. I found your insights valuable
Thanks, I am glad you found it useful!
Thank you for sharing your thoughts. I skipped drawing for quite a long time because I always wanted to do a whole painting, but now I'll just pick my pencil and sketchbook and start drawing whatever I see
I’m glad to hear that! That’s the intention of my video :)
Here in our art colleges our teachers say at least 50 quick sketches on figures or animals or landscapes.. A day.. Some teachers say at least 100 human figures.. And 10 compositions practices offcorz just drawings.. Then practice water color and other mediums.. 😂
Sounds like leg work. Which isn’t the worst :)
Thank you for this video! I have never kept a sketchbook, and have tried a page here and there, but never continued because it was less commitment to practice on loose paper I could throw away. Sketchbooks felt like I had to keep them forever and show final work only. Thank you for sharing this new way of using sketchbooks. I think you freed me from sketchbook anxiety.
Im glad to hear that! :) Enjoy your new found love for sketchbooks :)
And I also loved seeing your final painting come to life thru your exercises. I love the composition and how you simplified things, the colors, the light and airy feel. It evokes a sense of calm and restoration.
Wow I didn’t think it evoked so much! Thanks 😊
I love the painting on the left side of the paper at 1:08
Thank Samuel :)
Hi. I love seing people's swatches and thumbnails and tryouts. Lifting the hood / bonnet to see the process.
Good to hear your liked that :)
So wonderful when we find what works for us
Truly :)
“Because it’s all a mistake” - I busted up laughing at that… - I feel the same way about my music.
Haha I’m glad someone appreaciates my stupid jokes haha
This is wonderful, I love your graphite sketches. It’s soft and pleasing to look at
Thank you so much ☺️
This is really inspirational. Thank you. I've been trying to get out of my head and use a sketchbook without trying to make everything perfect - even using the "ugly art" practice. It is helping and your video helped too.
I’m glad it helped! Go out there and enjoy some art making ☺️
Thank you for your honesty. I have also experienced brain fatigue but ride it out until the need to create returns. There's nothing wrong with that. Love your progress with sketch books... just began using them too two years ago and found much improvements in m speed, accuracy, and fluidity when working on my canvas paintings. Best of luck / God bless!!!!!! 😊❤
Thank you! Let’s take better care of ourselves to be able to keep making art no matter what:) let that be our healing ☺️
I see people with very orderly sketchbooks & wonder how they do it. We all work differently I suppose.. I try not to have more than 2 on the go …but it gets difficult. What’s in it depends on what I’m interested in…thumbnails, quick fire observational sketches, colour swatches, mark making, quotes, notes, technical drawings if I’m doing a 3D project. Anything really.
Yeah, its very confusing to me too haha :)
Of course, that concept for keeping sketchbook like sort of a journal is not new, but it s nice to know that not only me( and some of my friends) look at sketchbook in this way. In fact, there are even more approaches, and i always think - should i keep so many sketchbooks ar once, each of them for a different one? Yes, i do, i think it is right, because it is an only way to see a progress and enjoy the results as well as the process of drawing/painting.. ...
True! I don’t dare to have more than one at a time 😂 one is enough “pressure” but maybe it’s what I need. thanks for sharing!
Oh this is actually brilliant!! I have seen sketchbooks from artists in art galleries and they do the same....they experiment, they play and they make notes. Lots of thumbnails and doing it with different mediums and compositions. THAT to me is what a sketchbook is all about. It helps you hone in on what you want in the finished piece; it helps the creative process and the creative practice and keeps it interesting.
I am one that doesn't tend to experiment and play. I need to. I've never used my sketchbooks for that and then I end up not wanting to ruin the sketchbook. So so wrong!!! These sketchbooks are not for perfection. That isn't how you grow and evolve as an artist.
Exactly Monika! :)
Hi Antonio, I really enjoyed your video, so helpful and you talk a lot of sense. I've tried many times to get into the habit of using sketchbooks but I've failed at every attempt and have ended up giving them away. I am so used to using loose sheets of paper to start my initial sketches with, using normal office copier paper and computer listing paper is also my favourite, it's smooth, so white and very inexpensive too. It is an old habit that I doubt I will ever break out of as drawing this way makes me happy as it's my "comfortable" routine, HOWEVER......the biggest downside to that way of working is the massive piles of papers of loose sketches that I end up with is just RIDICULOUS!! So much so that every couple of months I end up having a big sort through which gets very tiresome, but I really cannot see myself changing my way of sketching. I am really sorry that you have been suffering with bad health, I hope & pray that you are on the road to recovery and that we get to see more of you and your beautiful artwork. Wishing you Good Health with lots of Love my friend, hope to see you soon ❤ x
We all have our way to get ourselves sketching more which is the MOST important thing. What I share isn’t supposed to be an end all be all. It’s just what I think might suit me. Glad to hear you have found your way :)
You have so much wisdom and insight for a young one, at my more advanced years I’m finally accepting that the pleasure is in the journey, not the destination. Thank you.
thanks Clive! I’m glad we are in the same page now
good to see you back Antonio :) and what a comeback!!!
Thanks Paul. You could say it was a lucky break haha
I bought some speedball bienfang sketchbooks on Amazon (and have had a few more expensive ones before). I make thumbnail sketches and value studies sometimes on there with ballpoint bic crystal pens. It takes any ink well except my pilot parallel pen, but I sometimes just loosen up with the bic pen and drop watercolor on it too, even tea or coffee sometimes (hibiscus tea and coffee make a good duo). I may actually turn to copy paper for thumbnails, in a binder or something. I’ve seen people make quick sketches or notes on napkins, like the original Harry Potter novel. It’s whatever works for me, right?
Yes that’s exactly right! Funny you mentioned it but I have been wanting to try to make a whole painting out of tea 😂
I use different sketchbooks for different purposes: I have one for doodles/sketches/thumbnails; one for figure drawing practice; one for watercolour practice; one for more finished drawings and paintings; and one more for reference, so with a lot of handwritten notes. That way I can be scrappy and loose in some books and more focussed and perfectionistic in others. Besides, I like buying sketch/art books so this gives me a good excuse lol.
Haha thats also a valid way to do it :)
Now that is the way a sketchbook is supposed to use for! To study and enjoy. A safe place to experiment...
yes!
I've recently discovered the same thing!! Thanks for the video and sharing your journey!
No problem :) Thanks for watching!
It’s all in the process!!
Your work on the techniques is great. When I was in art school we did that work everyday, I had no idea how much that would benefit me down the road!
I have to say that I am not that diligent to do it every day but I try my best to always do some of those drills. Thanks for sharing!
It really relieved my anxiety... Thank you for this video:)
You are welcome I’m glad it helped :)
My sketchbook is full of scribbles and is not presentable. The idea of making a sketchbook full of completed pieces came to me via youtube and now I struggle to just use it to figure things out for a painting. It's become "precious".Frankly, I feel making finished pieces in a sketchbook is a waste of time. I'd rather have a painting or a drawing for the wall. I also think a lot of sketchbook art is mostly graphic in style--which I don't do---or some form of therapy--- which I don't do. If I make something good a sketchbook, I can always take it out or photograph it for prints. Anyway, this was a helpful video. Thanks!
I’m glad it helped! Yeah it’s good practice to not be so romantic about our sketchbooks :)
Great video with a lot of valid points. Thank you for sharing.
I’m glad you like it Laura :)
You're super talented man 👍
I appreciate that! veyr kind of you
Your sketchbooks are lovely.
Thanks 😊
Gkad to see you're back. The sketchbook your finished painting is in looks a lot like one I like to work in.
Thanks 😊 it’s a royal talents if you were curious 👀
@@antoniocabrero Thanks for the info. I haven't seen royal talents in the shops here. I enjoy working in a Canson Gradutae watercolour 21,6 x 14cm sketchbook. The paper is 250gm and has a slight texture so good for both pen and watercolour.
Sounds great! Even better if it’s cheaper than royal talens :) but I don’t know that haha
Hi. Thank you for the video. I hope you're doing better.
Thank you Loand, I am doing better :)
Thank you, Antonio-this video was freeing🙏
I’m glad this was helpful Sherri! :)
Thank you for sharing your experience, I’ll try to do the same. Also I don’t know whether you have reading habit but I’d like to say that try reading good books according to genre you are interested in , it might help to improve your mood and I wish you are happy and do what you love:)
Thanks Michelle, I do enjoy reading. I recently started being able to read agian
@@antoniocabrero happy to know👍🏻:)
thanks for sharing! it’s very inspiring
You are so welcome! Glad it was inspiring!
Thank you for sharing your joy, it is very inspiring
I’m glad you liked it :)
Thank you for making this video!
Im glad you liked it! :)
Very inspiring👍
Thank you! 🙂
i found a stupid cheap sketchbook because i was so stressed by my nicer sketchbooks. It takes some mediums i like fairly well and took all the pressure off. even better its the size i’ve been wanting to work on again.
That’s great! 😁 keep up the excitement going :)
@@antoniocabrero I hope to!
So inspirational! Thank you!
Im glad it helped :)
Thank you this is very helpful!
I’m glad it helped :)
I love your new approach. As an artist and creative my sketchbook is just a place where I like to play, study, and work out whatever I want. Social Media has made them seem like they are supposed to be perfect - that is NOT the intention of a sketchbook at all. Work it, make it yours, enjoy it.
Agreed :)
took notes, very helpful. Ty
I’m glad you found it useful :)
That's a very good idea!
Thanks Alex!
Cool i Have skechtbook tour too
That’s great!
I love your sincerity and honestly trying to help others see what you discovered so they may be helped, too.
Thanks PJ :)
Really good video, man!
Glad you liked it! ☺️