Your Sketchbook is Actually a Secret Lab! Here's How to Get Started.

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  • @BombusMonticola
    @BombusMonticola 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +77

    Danny this is how I'm using my sketchbooks. I'm not well at the moment and everything is difficult from sitting to standing and moving about with no known time when this will end for me. None the less I use your videos with your calm reassuring unpretentious encouragement to spur me on and excite me again about being with my array of tools and continue. I'd just thought I'd say you really help me to keep trying. Even though I might be knowledgeable about paints, materials and drawing with a background in art your videos have me appreciating how the connection with fellow like minded people even if only remotely can transform ones experience. Thank you. I wish your videos on occasion were much longer sometimes.

    • @puppyandthefly3347
      @puppyandthefly3347 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +12

      Art can be such a healing practise. Wishing you all the best with your health, and sending healing thoughts your way 😊

    • @jude1515
      @jude1515 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +9

      I hope that you feel better and art always brings you comfort.❤️🙏

    • @SketchBookSkool
      @SketchBookSkool  17 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

      I’m sorry to hear that you are ailing and I do hope that art can serve as a medicine for you. Feel better!

    • @BombusMonticola
      @BombusMonticola 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

      @@puppyandthefly3347 Wow thank you so much. I think it may be helping already.

    • @BombusMonticola
      @BombusMonticola 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

      @@jude1515 Thank you as it happens I have been a little better today it must be in part folks like yourself wishing me well.

  • @amymcclain5370
    @amymcclain5370 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +28

    I love using my sketchbooks like this. I feel like a mad scientist 😂

    • @elizabethbarnes3969
      @elizabethbarnes3969 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

      What a great comment! I’m going to copy it into my journal to remind me to have fun and not criticize what I’m doing. Thank you for putting it out there. ❤

    • @amymcclain5370
      @amymcclain5370 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      @elizabethbarnes3969 I love that!

    • @charmde2008
      @charmde2008 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Sounds interesting 👍🏻

    • @mamaflipperlife1443
      @mamaflipperlife1443 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Oh same. I

  • @39Bosski
    @39Bosski 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    Ok, I do this often. I have a watercolor book, a pencil book (for just colored pencils) and another book where I do thumbnails, write other notes and experiment. After this video, I think I need to put it all together. One Book to rule them all! That way I can really get the most of what I'm doing. Great video!

  • @kambrose1549
    @kambrose1549 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +10

    While I rarely use my sketches as a source for paintings I think the very fact that I have done them ultimately feeds into what I produce. They become part of my vocabulary and journey

  • @MaiseNow
    @MaiseNow 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +13

    Danny, I've really appreciated your series on illustrated journaling a lot!
    I struggle with both journaling and drawing for most of my life due to trauma (one parent reading/stealing my things without asking and then judging me for the contents). I'm 31 and just now able to work to reclaim being able to have a visual record of things for myself. It's almost embarrassing to talk about, because visual records are so ingrained in the human experience.
    Combining them into a single fun book could make things easier for me to work on both things at the same time!
    Plus my best ideas tend to come from poking at a concept and seeing how it changes, so having a space where I write AND play around with media may be what I need to help me find my creative eye again.

  • @cayhill1311
    @cayhill1311 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    I needed this video today! I have eight or so unfinished sketchbooks that I plan to finish up, no matter how "ugly" the drawings are.

  • @entertaintech4374
    @entertaintech4374 14 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    I’ve been using trace to do my sketches on and regret not being able to go back through the things I’ve worked on for further evaluation. This makes me want to use a sketch book more

  • @jude1515
    @jude1515 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Good video. There is rarely a time when I don’t think of art. It exhausts me in a happy way.

  • @NN-ht1lp
    @NN-ht1lp 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +5

    Danny, thanks for the healing.

  • @kimduiveman4148
    @kimduiveman4148 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    Good morning , just draw during my breakfast , I always call my sketchbooks my library , love the lab makes it more magical

  • @BrendaStaresnick
    @BrendaStaresnick ชั่วโมงที่ผ่านมา

    ..I recently went through old sketchbooks..good memories..alot of them have blank pages SO I decided I would the sketch the people on all the TH-cam channels I subscribe to..I froze the screen & sketched in pen..if they had a cool color I might add that color to the sketch..I have finished one sketchbook that way! I really looked forward to doing this most days if I could!..the portraits are not perfect for sure..I nailed alot and not so much on others..date & sign for sure!

  • @nichadaye1007
    @nichadaye1007 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    I have a bunch of sketch supplies. I am in school and the teacher makes us use different mix-media in our projects. I have swatched out my crayola markers and color pencils in my sketchbook. I had to draw each day of the semester.

  • @basrahg.250
    @basrahg.250 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    اشعر بالغيرة من هذا الابداع والجمال 😍!
    انه لدفتر رسم رائع ؛ شكرا للمشاركة !

  • @charu2774
    @charu2774 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +6

    My sketchbook journal is an amalgamation of brain dump, memory keeping , scrapbooking and keeping my hands busy. Every page is different, messy and full of personality and i will not have it any other way

  • @annac.954
    @annac.954 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Thank you. I love the idea to put dates , details of the tested supplies and notes on the process 🎉

  • @elenamigaldi7404
    @elenamigaldi7404 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +3

    Thank you so very much for this video. You never cease to inspire me!

    • @SketchBookSkool
      @SketchBookSkool  17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’m so glad I could help!

  • @helenhublar577
    @helenhublar577 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I love this video and I love seeing all the different art. I really love these styles. I didn't realize how much information I was storing about art supplies until he talked about the use of making a swatch page and filling out first impressions. I don't think writing it down would free up any space in my noggin but this was inspiring regardless. Especially writing down project ideas. I'll make a list. Crossing it off will be a lot of fun too!

  • @damienkearns3654
    @damienkearns3654 7 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Very good advice as always. Thanks for showing Hopper's Journal, what i would give to have a closer look

    • @SketchBookSkool
      @SketchBookSkool  6 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It’s on display in the lobby of the Whitney

  • @awise8332
    @awise8332 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I’ve begun a ‘Sketchbook Database’ sketchbook like Danny described in this video…very useful and very fun!

  • @catho6785
    @catho6785 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I love this idea - not just a simple search but all the other things that go with it. Thankyou for producing such great content - you are so soothing to listen to as well as knowledgeable b

  • @UJB123
    @UJB123 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Wonderful! The very reason I have far more multimedia and drawing sketchbooks than watercolor (which I use solely for out n about urban sketching now). I need lots of pages for a variety of mediums in my artistic endeavors. Pencils, crayons, markers, paint ... doodles, ideas, scenes, text ... all together.😊

  • @larasullivan3215
    @larasullivan3215 12 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I love your voice it is so soothing 🎉🎉

  • @malosprime4910
    @malosprime4910 15 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hell yeah, I'm currently using my sketchbook as journaling for my superhero story. I can sketch out ideas, plot points and fun ideas. Also personal reflections. I sometimes write on tracing paper.

    • @SketchBookSkool
      @SketchBookSkool  15 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That's a great way to use your sketchbook!

  • @luluandmeow
    @luluandmeow 16 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Hi Danny and viewers, I love sketchbooks but I've never felt comfortable with the usual sketchbook format because I can't edit out or insert pages, also if I do a great drawing/painting it is not protected. I also like to keep all my swatches/art material tests together in one reference folder. So here's what I do: I buy the most interesting/artistic/brightly coloured lever arch files I can find and insert clear punched pockets. And that's all. This enables me to insert any type of paper/card I want, from tracing paper to thick coloured card, even felt or fabric, photos, stickers, etc. I don't like to keep all my work indiscriminately because some is really bad so I don't see any point in keeping uninspiring work. The other advantage of this type of sketchbook is that I can move pages, for example group together those on the same topic. I don't like to hoard bad work so when I have time I go through my past sketchbooks and declutter uninspiring work that doesn't serve my style anymore. Not to mention the fact that I'm getting on in years and live alone. I don't want to leave behind so much stuff that whoever inherits will throw the lot away because there's way too much to sift through. My sketchbook method allows me to be selective so hopefully only my best work will be kept and possibly put to good used by the animal charities I'm leaving my estate to. And my best efforts will have been protected from stains and smudges by the clear plastic pockets.

    • @64235
      @64235 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

      🎉👏

  • @trueessence13
    @trueessence13 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    i love yout videos, sketchbooks and art! so inspiring, thank you so much for sharing ! "the world needs your Heart" i love this ! much love 🥰

  • @---bumblebee---
    @---bumblebee--- 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Wonderfully useful and affirming , Thank You.

    • @SketchBookSkool
      @SketchBookSkool  17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I’m glad you found it helpful!

  • @sydneykasmar
    @sydneykasmar 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Such great ideas for art journals. Thanks!

  • @GratefulDeb270
    @GratefulDeb270 11 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you! ❤

  • @lolasimmons9152
    @lolasimmons9152 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Hi Danny, I recently bought a set of watercolor markers and I think I will try this. Thank you very much.

  • @thomasstreck2113
    @thomasstreck2113 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +4

    Hi Danny, your audio is changing the volume constantly, it's not the big problem, but perhaps you can check it? Love your work! Best regards.

  • @hanichay1163
    @hanichay1163 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I tried travel journaling on a recent 3 wk tour trip to Turkey, Greece, and Italy. I ran out of pages! Plus needed more room for notes. What was I thinking? I loved the small unobtrusive sketchbook I could carry around in my hand or pocket just with a pen to add color to later but next time I’ll know! Bigger one or another one. Thank you for the good thoughts and ideas.

  • @ashleyhawkeswatercolor
    @ashleyhawkeswatercolor 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Great video, Danny! Very inspired as always! I appreciate you talking about this side of the sketchbook practice as so many artists feel the pressure to make their sketchbooks “Insta-worthy” and perfectionistic. Also I love making “squatches.” 😜

    • @SketchBookSkool
      @SketchBookSkool  14 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Glad you like them, I love making "squatches" too!

  • @jeannedeshazer-ellsworth9995
    @jeannedeshazer-ellsworth9995 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Love this. I wish i could share my page.

  • @ilgabo01
    @ilgabo01 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks Danny.

  • @christophermckellar1352
    @christophermckellar1352 16 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thanks!

  • @mamaflipperlife1443
    @mamaflipperlife1443 13 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Good morning Danny, Ebony from Perth Western Australia. Danny, I'm hoping you can share how your sketchbook practise converts to creating art that sells. I do love my sketchbook... but I guess I'm also wanting to produce art to sell also.

    • @SketchBookSkool
      @SketchBookSkool  13 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

      That’s not my focus in making art, I’m afraid. For me art is a process that brings me peace and perspective. I’ve rarely sold any of my art. I don’t have much useful advice for you.

  • @suzishapiro9867
    @suzishapiro9867 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Do you keep a separate sketchbook for these tool pages? I often test current or new tools in the back of my sketchbook, but this may not be useful 20 sketchbooks in the future.

  • @kathyhackney7950
    @kathyhackney7950 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    It was very inspiring, and now I also know that I need chromaflow pencils. 😂

  • @unavidabien.vivida
    @unavidabien.vivida 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

    What do yiu think about digital sketchbooks such as Samsung notes?

  • @turnermw602
    @turnermw602 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +2

    Thank you

  • @toniberry3908
    @toniberry3908 6 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @murmulefy
    @murmulefy 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

  • @Skateheart
    @Skateheart 9 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Is there anyone like me that made crazy good artwork, but doesnt get recognition on social Media?