5 Ways to Fill a Sketchbook: Fun Drawing Ideas and Sketchbook Hacks
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- Today I'm talking about 5 easy ways to fill a sketchbook. I often find the blank white page pretty intimidating and so I thought it would be useful to share some of the fun drawing ideas that I use to get past those difficult pages in my sketchbook. I find these hacks really useful in jump starting my creativity:) Which page do you like best and are there any other video topics you'd like to see on my channel? Leave your comments below!
Supplies Used:
Leuchtturm 1917 Sketchbook
Copic Markers
White Posca Paint Pen
White Prismacolor Pencil
Derwent Line Painter - Black
Pink Ball Point Pen - Ink Joy
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Which of these ideas do you guys like best? And do you have any tips for filling up your sketchbook? What do you do on those hard pages?
Maat Silk these are so helpful and unique! I love the first one!!
Maat Silk what kind of paper is that? I have trouble finding a schetch book with thick paper for my markers
Sally, I'm using a Leuchtturm 1917 sketchbook - the paper is nice and thick for markers. I'll be doing a review video of the sketchbook soon:)
Maat Silk thank you so much
I love the boxes idea!! It works so well for me!! Thank you for sharing this with us!!
1. Add color to the page
2. Scribble and color
3. Doodle shape characters
4. Divide the page into boxes
5. Ballpoint pen sketches page
My worst problem with drawing is just getting down and actually drawing. It takes so much self-discipline and so much trial and error. Right now I feel like drawing, but at the same time I don't really want to take the time to actually sit down and draw for a while or however long it takes. But if you do take the time and your drawing turns out, it's so worth it in the end.
This video was helpful! I think I might try the boxes idea. Thanks!
Self-discipline is an area I struggle with too:) I think everyone does to an extent. I try to draw everyday and I set aside the time on my planner. I like to draw whilst watching a movie or tv show, so I can relax after work and draw at the same time:) I find that by setting aside a little time every day, its easier to keep up the habit.
This is so relatable 🙌🏼
I feel the same 😊
TheAla Zone practice makes perfect
Yesss! You're literally my telepathic twin lol
Me : OK ! Let's draw something 'opens book stares at it for hours ' nevermind
Go to Pinterest for ideaa
Same 😭😂😭no ideas in my mind to draw 😭
Same
Thats meeeh
Same
All pages were inspirational but I liked the page which was divided😃
Thank you - glad you liked the video:)
Windy Iris Art my name is Kristy I am a
I also like that page
Same
Gonna try that
I feel stupid she can even scrible good
cute sylveon same. She made them look amazing
cute sylveon ikr
I have so many likes im having a heart atack
Is anybody just scroling through comments
cute sylveon same
"Which Page do you Like Best?"
EVERYTHING. ❤️
Thank you:)
I can't pick a favorite!!
Ever na I
Ever na HAH i even like the blank pages cuz i know its gonna eventually have beautiful artwork on it 😂
Loved it,
Tried it,
Looked awful,
Gave up.
😂
..I feel your pain
Ok nvm I sound like a poet or whatever they are called, you know? I mean the ones that write poems
Neeevvvveeerrrrr give up ever
Even when you feel like this 😭😢😟
Even if it looks horrible 😱
Loved it,
Tried it,
Looked kinda good kinda bad,
I sad 😓
DON'T GIVE UP
... ART IS ALL ABOUT TRYING
I’m literally saving up for those markers they are pretty expensive
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Sorry, what do I search ? ART ARENA?
@@user-qp3eq3xv9u yes search art arena. It is a page... Art page
ιтz нєяѕнєу Copics? Because if so, there is an alternative I recommend called Ohuhu brush markers which are 52¢ per marker.
What are these markers known as ?
"What page do you like the best?"
Me: The page that was drawn on :P xD
I like the box one.
Sometimes when I don’t have any idea of what to draw or sketch I just think of my favorite songs and take my favorite lyric and imagine it as a person or object and draw it. It really helps🙂
That's a great idea, thanks for sharing:)
Oh thats really creative!Thank you so much for sharing,i realky needed this :)
*really
Thanks for sharing! ❤️
When you know exactly what to draw, but you can never draw them
=w=
Sameee😭💔😂
Heyy!! I know exactly how that feels like and my tip for is to first draw in the corner of the paper, or on a smaller paper something like a draft, it's not supposed to look good, it's just so you can have a clearer idea of what you want to draw in your mind. You can also search things, backgrounds and variations of colors that looks a little bit like what's in your head, so you can have a reference besides your draft and what's in your mind. Also, something that's really important is to trust the process, I know very well how difficult that is, I myself still have trouble with it, but never give up in the middle of the process, even if the sketching looks terrible, it's totally okay, skechings are not supposed to look like a masterpiece, so DON'T overwhelm about it!! I hope that helped! Good luck with it! Practice always leads to improvement, so even if your drawings are the worst, what I believe it isn't true, if you keep practicing you can only get better! I believe in you!! :)
Know how you feel
@@gabriellaraposo988 that's such nice of u to write so much for a stranger.
Thanks
When I have a blank sketchbook, if it's a medium sized one I'll write down stories and if I have a big sketchbook, I use it for character designs or weapons or thumbnails. I like the ballpoint sketch you're not pressured into using a fancy fineliner.
Those sound like great ways to fill sketchbooks - thumbnails are all important and a great way to practice. That's exactly what I like about using a ball point pen as well:)
Nephtalie Albert I need to buy a smaller sketch book for stories, right now I just do character design and I'm teaching myself how to do weapons.
We Have A Problem are you asking me if you can use a small sketchbook. As all as you can you can see what you're doing, you can use a small sketchbook.
Nephtalie Albert Sweet, if we ever run into eachother someday wanna make some books? We can be Authorers!
Beliver Fan Belive Thanks for the offer though, all my stories that I will be turning into books will be done by me. Sorry.
The first page is my fav. That's what i do when i feel bored. Put some colors and draw on top 😊
Its a never fail for me - always helps to get me started:)
Arts of Jo kindly sub my channel 😉
My favorite was the 4th one. I love the idea of the boxes and the lines splitting up each little drawing. I'm one of those who so badly wants those Copic markers. 💗
Heidi & Phoebe Hanstock A great alternative is Ohuhu. Or Michaels alcohol markers, Artists Loft.
4:04 when she colored that triangle yellow and put a top hat on it I was like....bill cipher... Is that you 😂 I'm lonely.
Valorant
I'm the kind of person who wants so badly to use her markers, but can't always think of something to draw. I always revert to drawing characters (human, pony, or my own species' I've created) but they often take so long to sketch that I don't get to the colouring before I need to stop for the day (I'm also severely disabled, and can't use my arm often these days.) These ideas are perfect for me, cause I can do much quicker drawings, and get into the markers pretty quickly! Thank you very much! You have a new subscriber!
I am very glad the video was helpful for you - I like quick drawing ideas. Have you thought about using digital stamps or coloring pages? That way you could go straight into the coloring and not worry about the line art? I like to play with coloring pages, I find they are useful for practice and not to mention relaxing - just a thought:) Thanks for subscribing.
Windy Iris Art it was literally the least I could do (subscribe that is :P). I have been wanting to Pringle out colouring pages, but my fiance (aka the one who does the printing while I'm not well enough to do it myself) is worried my marker paper is too big for the tray. I'm sure I'll get there eventually, but it will take some work lol. I actually (yesterday) traced one of my colouring book pages onto my marker paper. I drew over it in my own style, and came up with something I'm pretty happy with. It's not something I'll ever call entirely my own (because parts are still traced) but I do love how it looks so far and I can't wait to colour it ^-^.
paranoiaprincess you sound very nice, I hope you have a good day, and don’t stop drawing!!!!
Eliza Schuyler Hamilton aw, that's so sweet of you to say! Thank you so much ^-^ ♡
Oh no I’m sorry about your arm don’t give up on what you want to do!!!
I personally draw little comics in my sketchbooks to fill pages; either of funny conversations / interactions between my characters or scenes from my current favourite novel. My favourite of your ideas is probably no.4 dividing up the page into boxes because I'm terrible for not filling entire pages (either drawing to low or high on the page) so I think trying out that method might help me to learn to use my space more wisely xD
This is a really helpful video and the tips are quite unique from other videos I've watched on this topic, I'll probably end up giving all of these tips a go
Thank you - I love the idea of drawing comics, that's also a fun way to record things that happened in your real life as well:) Hope you try out the tips, I find them reall usefull.
Valute That sounds cool😉😇😊
Thank you! You gave me an idea to use Happy and Allie some more! (My ocs) I drew them digatly, (on my tablet), so I dont use them as often as my others! Thank you so much! -love from someone in the shawdows; Emily.
Yeah I do that too I draw a character and don't know what to do with the rest of the page.
Valute its FAVORITE dumbo
These are great ideas. I'm between graphic novels, so I'm filling in a sketchbook just to explore whatever idea pops into my head. It's important to remember that drawing is supposed to be fun. It's easy to lose sight of that once someone starts paying you for your work.
I liked all of the pages. Your drawing is amazing. I hope I can draw like you some day
Glad you enjoyed the video:)
Also, I have an easy way to fill up a sketchbook.
I practice creating characters and oc's. It's good practice!
That's a great idea:)
Mason /Faith Rules ikr! I do that a LOT.
Have you ever had that feeling when your like “oh this looks so easy and awesome I can do that” then after like 3 tried you give up drawing😂😂😂😂😂
Roxie Rennel omg sooooooo true
Yeah but like if I had the idea of a flower, one hour later, you see a T-Rex. Story of my life. Lol
I always give up when i start to draw something i like.Then a week or a month later then i ended the drawing. :p
Roxie Rennel Always😂😂😂
Roxie Rennel well well welll yes..
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but you can go for a very easy art.. and can also check on the page ART ARENA just search for the page . i am sure ull love it.. n if not then please let me know by replying here!😊☺
I'm definitely going to try the one with the boxes. Thank you!
IF I knew how to draw like that I wouldn't have no problem with blank pages in my sketchbook! You're so artistic, thank you for sharing. :)
Can you make another one this video really helped me with what to do in my sketchbook
I have a couple more sketchbook videos planned for the future:)
Gemma David I loved the one where you scribble and then color
Windy Iris Art
yes please make more sketchbooks i really need
you doing this great job i love your art 🤗😀😚😚👌👌👍👍💞
Gemma David yew please great idea
the third one has a yellow triangle with a top hat.... bill cipher
Seetha Krishnan I KNOW!!!!!!!!!!!!! I WAS LIKE, SCREAMING, GRAVITY FALLS. (Hardcore gravity falls fan here)
YASSSSS!!!! XD
#gravitysquad
that's exactly what I thought!
Seetha Krishnan but with 2 eyes
The 4th one where you divided the page into smaller boxes and then designed them. Fabulous
You're the only person I know that makes a scribble look amazing
The way you add coloured spaces to the background is really nice :O
Thank you - I actually have a easy backgrounds tutorial coming in the new year😀
Even your scribbles look perfect.
Actually
Yes ur right I draw scribbles horribly
I always come back to watch this and get more inspiration 🥺🖤
That drawing in which made 7 different things, looks so cute with each other on a single page😊I loved that the most🥰
Thank you so much 😀
I love that you gave a top hat to one of the little yellow triangles. It made me think of Bill Cipher.
yup....do u think she watches gravity falls
Gravity falls...Dipstick...
Ambermeow WEE DO NOT SPEAK THE SATANIC NAME 😂
Ambermeow Haha same
Sameeee lol gravity falls
I think all of them look pretty unique love the creative ideas you have its simple funny nice and fun to do and I really like it really hard to chose my favourite I think the 1 was really creative
Wider Rose me
Your desk full of markers and drawing stuff 🥰😍🤩
I love the amazingly adorable shapes the most because you can just spend your time drawing shapes and then adding ADORABLE faces to them and it is very easy so you don't have to worry that you are doing it all wrong and have to start again
Glad you liked the video:)
I really like the scribbble thing-y
Jeralyn Cabaluna i liked d scribble -thingy too
Jeralyn Cabaluna I did that scribbling thing in p1
Me too, I like that one and the boxes one.
Mee too coz it's so easy
Girl your amazing you have brilliant 💡ideas 💭😊😉
Stellaxx msp you are an gopd catcher... i think you should check for the arts on the page called ART ARENA iam sure ull love it😍.. if not😔 then plz let me know by replying back.. 😊 ..
I agree!!!
This is great! Now I can fill the millions of sketchbooks I never fill-
Yay:)
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wolfuu I filled up mine and now I can’t use it ＾＾
My favorite was the box fill page. All great ideas. Thanks for sharing this!
I thought about it, and I can't pick a "best page" because they were all really cool ideas! Maybe the one that would help me the most is the drawing of the faces page. Great video because Inktober is approaching so it's nice to have ideas!
Thanks for watching Christine:) Funny you mentioned Inktober, I'm filming an Inktober "survival"video this week:)
I honestly love this video so much, it kind of inspired me to create my channel! Last year I fell in love with Sketchbooks / Art Journaling and I can't imagine a life without a Sketchbook anymore! Thank you so much for that!
Your drawings are literately unreal they’re legendary
The shape one was my favorite! It's so cute!
I did everything you did but my favourite was everything!! My sketchbook looks so fun and colourful now!!❤️❤️❤️❤️💕💕 Please do another of these videos. They’re so useful😊😊😊
Wow that's great! I'm so happy people are trying out these ideas:)
This is excellent. I have not maintained a good drawing habit since 2009. I will be using these ideas, particularly the box sketch idea, as I love the mathematical constraints this imposes.
Great prompts, gorgeous work,very inspiring.i think I like the boxes,almost like ATCs. The little shape characters were super cute too,love how you wondered in what little universe they lived in.
I love 1 and 4!
I liked the first one of the girl and 🦋 butterflies. It was awesome 👌👌👍👍🎉🎉
I really liked the scribble one, it is so free flowing and looked like fun.
The first one seemed pretty easy, until you drew that beautiful face, then I was stuck.
Thank you for doing these
Scribble and doodle they are the kick for me.😊
Thank you for all these ideas!
I wish I had a pen collection like you but I'm just this 13 year old so- called artist and my mom's really stingy when it comes to art supplies😭 btw this video is amazing👌
Me tooo ... I am 13
Rinafs FZ well I’m turning 13 in 2 days... lol
I can draw with normal pens on post it notes. You can draw with anything. Expensive stuff doesnt guarantee good art.
I'm 10. The supplies I have run out so easilyyy...
Rinafs FZ I use a 20 pack of markers my mom bought for $1. And highlighters, colored pencils, things like that, that my dad brings home from work. but I like making art with it. it's a cool challenge
The box one I think I will use a lot, because I draw verrrry small, and whenever I draw a face there is a lot of space around it, and I don't know what to do with the extra space. So keep up the good work :D!
I always find the boxes really useful for filling a page completely:)
I swear why are art channels so underated
All of these ideas are quite creative. I think my absolute favorite would have to be the last one; creating the reference pages.
Thanks:)
The 4th was best. .
Padmini Dhali I agree
Damn it! I wish I have a bad sketchbook. Most of my sketchbooks I got full drawings in and I don't want to mess them up.
What should I do?
Have a sketchbook that is just for fun and experimenting and another that you can keep serious. That way you have the best of both worlds.
You can get cheap ones for less than (currency) 1.
Not where I live. :/
When you start a new sketchbook, scribble on the first page. Then you don't have to worry so much about making the rest of the pages look good.
Rip out every page carefully. Cut all the ruff edge off. Put ever page into a doccument protector. Keep the blank pages and continue drawing on them and when you feel like the drawing is good you can add it wherever you want in your new "sketchbook"
I love the scribble part and the fruit is the most beautiful 😊
Thank you:)
Damn you saved me ..My sister gifted me this beautiful sketchbook and I was really excited ...then when I wanted to get started..my mind just went blank...you're right ! The blank page is intimidating ,at least to me.. I was frustrated to the point of tears😅..thank you so much! This is really helpful! I'm gonna try every one of these!💜
I liked the page that was divided and you drew many diffrent drawings in it 😜
That's was a fun page to work on:)
I will use that idea never knew about that you have really good ideas
#4ideaForMe!Too
Me too, I like that one and the scribble one.
Hi
You have an unusual name " maat" I know because it is my first name. I subscribed to your channel. I'm sure I'll enjoy all your ideas. Thank you.
Thank you for subscribing, I think Maat is a pretty cool name😊 I picked the name Ma'at for my channel because I love mythology and Ma'at is my favourite Ancient Egyptian goddess.
love your development of ideas
I love the idea of putting boxes on a page and filling them up!
They all look soooo cute and amazing...😊
4 is definitely my fav! Love the colors and great ideas too :)
Thanks Corrina!
Corrina Peckford all her drawings I saw now in her sketch book are awesome
Corrina Peckford
All of them are my favorite
Thanks for sharing! I found it very helpful. I like the square the best!
Thank you for the tips. Sometimes I'll stare at the blank page and finally toss it aside because I couldn't think of anything. :-)
This helped SOO much! I always thought you had to do everything perfect! But you just scribble. And this really helped
I LOVE THE BUTTERFLY AND THE SKETCH BOOK U HAVE; ITS YELLOW!!!!!!😃😃😃😃😃
I love yellow:)
Windy Iris Art SAME😃😃😃😃😃💛💛💛
Windy Iris Art same 💛🐰
the one having boxes and then different drawings in them attracted me alot... i'll try these tips myself also
I've done many scribbled abstracts like you did. They're fun. I love to find critters, faces, or objects in the scribbles, bring those out, and then colour around those in the same two or three colours so they become a background... I've actually done a video or two about it.
Awe, I love the little doodle critters you did. 😃 my favourite of your pages is a tie between the critters and the practice page. 😃
the smaller the pages, the better. it makes the page feel less vast and you feel like you’re more in control.
I like smaller pages better:)
I don't i need a big page
i recently got an a6 sketchbook and i've never felt so confident with my sketches tbh
i liked the shape one the best
I like the one with the birdcage. AWESOME ideas!!
Thank you Grace:)
I love the little boxes idea and filling the background with colour! Will definitely be trying it! Thank you!
Glad you enjoyed the video:)
AMAZING! I LOVE THESE IDEAS! I'm definitely gonna try those out !!
Thanks for watching:)
THIS IS DA BEST
thank god I found this vid otherwise all the sketchbooks that I have would’ve been left for my grandchildren 😂😂🤪🤪🤪
Btw I’m 12 so yeah.....that’s a long time 👌
JSJDJD SAME
Loved the doodle you did with the curling lines. When I was little, my cousins and I would have these contests where one would draw 3 random lines on a page and the next "contestant" would create some sort of drawing that used those lines. One of my fave games as a kid. Nowadays, I never exactly draw, but i doodle a lot when I'm thinking things out.
I'm not trying to learn to draw but I really enjoy your vids because I truly admire those that can.
You’re sooo creative, I just came across this on home page and I completely agree with this, as at the end your just filling in space to end it so you can start another.
Glad you enjoyed the video - thanks for coming by:)
i really liked the grid idea with the squares and grids and stuff and my second favourite was the colour idea
I liked the one you divided into boxes..
You draw so AWESOME.....
Keep it up.
the boxes and the scribbles are sooo good
I liked the page with the boxes best! So beautiful and colorful!
Thank you Jennifer:)
This is the first video I've seen of you but I'm subscribing your amazing
Thanks for subscribing:)
Windy Iris Art omg hii I didn't think you'd reply
I like the third one and second one THERE SO CUTE! :D
Pages four and five inspired me the most!
Your drawings are amazing!!! I could really relate to some of the ideas you said about filling sketchbooks randomly, and I especially agree to the ball-pen arts. It really helps in the flow. Thank you so much for the video, it really helped!!
You are so good at drawing I love your videos so much and I might just do that and I liked the last one u did the hair styles
Thank you very much:) The hair styles is one of my favorite drawing exercises, I doodle a page several times a week.
4:15
The yellow triangle in the middle looks like the illuminati from Gravity Falls the TV show
Name of marker you used to colour page ? In first tip
Random_ User bill cipher
OK EVERYONE GATHER ROUND.
Y'all here? Good. This is what we're gonna do: add some drawing suggestions. Not just for my sake, but for anyone who can't think of ideas. LET'S MAKE THIS A HELPFUL COMMENT ANYONE CAN GO BACK TO.
Good idea. I'll start by adding one: Drawing the objects on your desk.
Why are there thumbs down this helps and there is nothing wrong with this video the only thing wrong is she is sharing to much of her amazing creatively (nothing wrong with the video)
Omg I use to do that when I was little and It just came to my mind
This was sooo sooo helpful and I subscribed
Thanks for subscribing:)
same here
Really you r a artist of art🖌️🖌️
no 1 cares
i rlly like the page where u divided the boxes and drawed in them it looked soooo fantastic !!!!!!!!
I LOVE the 1 one!!!
Everyone: wow this is sooooo helpful
Me: how does she have money to buy those markers when I don’t even have money to buy bts merch 😭
I have a full time job so I can save up money to buy the markers - I've been collecting them over the last three years or so:)
Btslover 101 lmao
HELLO FELLOW ARMY
Hi army
THAT WAS LITERALLY WHAT I WAS THINKING THE WHOLE TIME 😂
I have artblock when i can draw, and my mind runs wild when i cant draw.
Loved her work !!!
These could get you in a art museum thankz