I really enjoy these easy accessible ideas of yours. Appreciate those videos! 🙂 If you could make a video on sketches with markers only (not in combination with water colours etc.) I would be very excited. Maybe that would be an idea you could consider?! Have a good day!
@@annakarina5475 you are not going to believe this! Already working on it! Ideas with markers since I’ve been sent some to try out! coming in a couple of weeks! Thank you for the suggestion 🥰
your self doubt response: "inhale. exhale. breathe. you started this for yourself, not to impress others." How many of us would be so much further along if only we could repeat those things to ourselves when we are creating. TFS your very helpful perspective: I think I'll quote you on that on page one of the sketchbook I'm starting tomorrow since you've inspired me to do so. :-)
I really admire how honest you are about your struggles. But also! I think the theme was magnificent - because it gave a lot of ideas from one base, which is good for relaxation and learning skills. A lot of sketchbook content on TH-cam is full, complicated paintings, and as a hobbyist, this is much more what I am looking for and feel like I can use. So thank you for your sketchbook videos!
Thank you so so much!😊 I’m glad you enjoyed it! ❤️ I’m realizing what makes me the happiest is simply inspiring to create; and showing how simple it can be and that we are all creative somehow! Whatever little change you make to the circle is your creativity shining! ✨🤩
I love hearing about the anxiety you have while creating, it feels better than if you just pretended it was easy, reminds me I’m not the only one that freaks out and that it’s okay
I love when you show the process form start to finish, even the fears and doubts and pieces you aren't happy with. It helps enforce my own confidence to keep going!
Oh Paula don’t ever worry that we won’t like the art you make I love everything you do even if you don’t because I watch you not just for your amazing art but because I enjoy watching you play and experiment & your process. That is just as enjoyable as the final result. We would not want the pressure to take away from your joy of creating. I enjoyed all of these and what’s great is that anyone can do this no matter the skill level. ☺️ I hope you never get discouraged from creating your art videos. We all love them ❤
I don’t really enjoy being alone in my studio, but it’s also a nice refuge at times. I am so grateful for your encouragement and enthusiasm! I had so much fun painting circles after watching your video.
Dear Lala you are the best! What can I tell you ? my imposter syndrome is a clever one that appears when I’m feeling comfortable; but I’m so happy I can share here! I really love the community we are creating here on TH-cam and all the OGs like you with whom I can share, and chit chat and be directly grateful for your encouragement ! Sharing that I felt that way actually really helped with not feeling that way lol so I’m not discouraged from creating more! ❤️ thank you!!! 🥰
I can’t believe it, I have this set of paint in the first exercise! Definitely going to try this today. I paint from bed because of a disability so I love finding easy ideas I can’t try.
I love how real you are. I think we all go through some of those things, like our inner critic. I am a Zentangle artist and the idea of what I tell people is, “it’s just a piece of paper” hoping that it takes the stress off and allows people to breathe, relax, and draw! Thanks for your great videos!
It’s so crazy how we can get invested and stressed by little things and actually forget it is just paper and you CAN just start over and still enjoy all the process! We can get cray cray😜 Thank you ❤️ I’m grateful this resonated with you and that you are there for your students helping them with their process 🥰 art teachers are THE BEST!
I love all of your sketchbook ideas. I always get inspiration. Seeing the mock-ups is great too. That little voice of self-doubt lives inside us all, no matter how long we have made art. Sometimes it’s hard to push past it. Sounds like you have a solid strategy for dealing with it though.
Thank you so much! ❤️ different days; different strategies… I guess what works depends on the day and the depth of either the tantrum or the impostor syndrome… which I agree seems to go along the journey no matter how long 😊
This video is just what I needed, on multiple levels. Your artistic ideas are both inspiring and reassuring, and sharing your internal dialogue about having doubts and insecurities mirrors what goes on in my mind too. Thank you!
I love your beautiful insights just as much as your art ideas. Very wise. Your videos are truly beautiful and I look forward to more. Really loving your content and it’s helping me reconnect with my sketchbook. I needed that. Thank you. 🙏
Thank you so much! -for sharing that with me ❤️ and for your kind words! I’m so grateful this is helping you back to your sketchbook, be sure to have fun! ❤️
Love them all. You sound just like me and my anxiety, just worrying too much what everyone expects. What you do is wonderful, and it does relax me, thanks.
I absolutely LOVE your channel. I know I already commented, but just to tell you again! I’m so excited to spend today trying these ideas. Your kindness and honesty is beautiful and brings relief to someone who has very little talent but paints just for the pain release. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Wow thank you so much! Your comment is super encouraging!!! And I’m glad you find my ideas approachable! All I want to share is that art can be just fun again! ❤️ I’ll have a new sketchbook video for you next week ☺️
Just found your content and I am very thankful for not only the ideas, but your honest commentary. Thank you for the reminder to be forgiving of ourselves and let it just be.
I received most of the graphite paints in a mystery art supply box some time ago, and it is correct to use the metal spoon on them. A thinner wash may make them shine a bit more, but yours did as well! I could definitely see it in the video.
I have done mandalas for a while years back, using water colour pencils. I am planning to take up drawing, colouring, water colour and in preparation am watching videos. You share your insecurities in this video and I wanted to say that I love what you are doing here: you are showing me how to just experiment, do what you enjoy, see what happens. So it's not primarily about whether we as viewers love the end result, it's about the process. And tastes differ! Some of the things you were most happy about are less to my taste, and some things you say you really disliked I loved. So don't worry about that! Show us the process, like you do, and that is brilliant! It gives me courage to start my own journey/journal :D Greetings from The Netherlands! Edited to add: I LOVE the 'wonky' mandala! I loved making very strict mandalas using rulers and compass, but I also love the free-hand!
Hi!!! Thank you so so much for your comment I really enjoyed reading it and knowing how my content can best serve! So happy to have you here and I hope you enjoy the journey of your art practice too!!! ❤️❤️❤️
The last one reminded me of soap bubbles. I love your work and I love that you don't try to hide your mental health struggles. For so many years I felt so alone in my struggles and I share mine now in the hope that someone out there won't feel alone when they're struggling.
Hi! Thank you! ❤️ Same here; if all the pain I went through, and all the things I’ve learnt can help someone from filling the same; or can give them tools… I’m happy to share! Of course this is also outside from creating art… but same feeling! I hope everyone understands we are all creative and we all still have the same right we did as kids to play with paint, no matter the results!!😊🥰🙌🏻
I think having multiple similar ideas is actually really helpful for me. One of the reasons why I don’t do something creative sometimes is because I don’t feel like my idea is new or fresh. And it’s perfectly OK of course to do the same thing over and over again if you enjoy it. So I appreciate these similar Creations that you’ve made in the last couple videos
This video is so inspiring. I have wondered what would be perfect to display in my home. I think using your method I could create a variety of options and transfer them to canvas as a home improvement project. I am storing canvas, I could just as easily store them painted.
Thank you so much! Yes stored them painted, half painted, stained! You’ll have fun with them! ❤️also in the app you can add your own spaces/walls to test how art would look 😊
Excited for the next sketchbook video! Your attitude toward your art is exactly what I needed to get me inspired to create something fun this weekend! Keep up the great work!
I hope you never have a self doubt moment again. I am loving these ideas. I like that your videos produce many ideas in a relatively quick video. I also really like your style. ❤
thank you for your blatant nakedness about imposter syndrome. I'm quite creative and competent in my own right. here I am scrolling through vicarious "inspiration" instead taking time & effort to get my own play session started❤
You’re welcome; since it seems it appears at different turns in my art journey better just acknowledge it’s there! 😊 I hope you got to your paint session and enjoyed; maybe you do what I do and when you finally do it regret having procrastinated…. And then do it next time anyhow 😂😂
Why have I not seen your videos before. You popped up on my feed, and I’m so glad you did. I love every page you did today. Then I got super excited when I saw you using my favourite brand of paints. I am obsessed with Kuretake 😍. I have all sets apart from the new granulation set and the Sumi set. Thank you for brightening up my day with your gorgeous art. 🫶🇳🇿🦘
Hi!!! Welcome!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ then you are the person I needed to talk to when I was shopping for them! So many beautiful sets I had a hard time choosing! They feel great! I will definitely get a new set soon; ad I’m open to suggestions 😊
This is exactly what I needed, thank you for the inspiration!! I get so intimidated by blank pages sometimes. It was nice pulling out the water colors and just painting pretty little circles, I love it!
I started following you recently and love your style! It is so close to how I want to create. I've been using art as therapy for stress and anxiety and really enjoy your videos. Don't doubt your process - we want to see it. ❤
Hi Kim! So happy and grateful to have you here, welcome! And thank you! I’m very happy you are enjoying my videos and that they are serving you well! I’ll see you in next weeks sketchbook video ❤️
I am so grateful your channel came up on my feed!! It's my new favorite. I feel that I could actually try these and create something beautiful, too. Thank you for your honesty about anxiety (that's me!) and how you get thru it. I absolutely love your videos. ❤
Thank you so much Paula for talking us through how you dealt with your anxiety. I deal with a lot of anxiety and self-doubt and negative thoughts, and that was just such a wonderful example to me how you worked through that. It made me feel so good to see an example of working through a hard moment. I love all of your art. I just found you from the create this book collab, and you're one of mine and my two daughters new favorites! ❤
Hi Melanie!!! Welcome! I love that you three are part of our community now! ❤️ I’m so happy and humbled that me sharing, has helped in any way with you handling your own self talk! 🥰 thank you so much for all your kind words!
I'm new to watercolor painting (and having a sketchbook). These videos feel like 'permission' to just play around and I don't have to love everything that happens in my sketchbook. I'm really excited to try some of these, the neurographical art in particular!
Hi!!! Yessss we have permission to play, to try and to enjoy some creative time, no matter the results! I hope you are loving your watercolor practice ❤️
Thank you so much for showing us your doubts and fears. I'm trying to get back into doing something artistic and knowing that even someone as talented and creative as you has doubts, I feel a lot more confident that it doesn't matter if an artwork goes wrong
You are so welcome! ❤️I am happy and grateful that sharing my insecurities resonates, and that we can all together find ways to overcome these thoughts 😊🥰
A simple circle! Thanks Paula for your inspiration, so glad you did that Create this book 3 collab so I found you. Think I’ll go and draw some circles, maybe a loose mandala too.😊
Hi Paula, just wanted to say thank you for your inspirational videos, I was surprised when you spoke about the anxiety and the self out because you are so so talented, I totally understand as at present and suffering from bad anxiety attacks but watching you is so calming and your voice When you narrate what you are doing is also quite soothing so please I know it’s easy to say but thank you❤️❤️❤️
Your video has really inspired me to have fun with shapes. I struggle with abstract art but I’m now learning to have fun letting the brush or pen take control rather than me
TH-cam suggested one of your videos to me today and I have just spent a chill Saturday morning feasting on your content. LOVED this video for SO MANY reasons! * I have a gift card that was given to me to purchase more art supplies and I was considering getting some of that brand of paints. 😮 * I love how you show the possibilities behind the finished product with your mock-up. (But I’m also sitting here doing this mental process of figuring out how to digitalize such a small painting so it can be enlarged that big as I’ve never tried to make so large of one before. Scan at 1200?). 🤔 * It is so therapeutic to my soul to know I’m not the only one that has the crazy mental dialogue going on while I paint! * And these sketchbook videos are so fun and your work is so beautiful! When you did the one you didn’t like at first I was saying, “NO! You just need to outline them!” Then, later you turned back and did just that. I literally cheered out loud! (Thank goodness no one at home heard me! lol! 😂). Thanks for the lovely morning off watching your videos!
Lol thank you so much! I scream at the tv and videos too! Out loud though, haha I’m happy to know also that all my mental rollercoasters are not unique to me and I’m that ride with a lot of other creative minds ❤️❤️ Thank you for all your kind words and of course for the views 🥰 Entered! Oh I was forgetting to answer about the enlarging… you can definitely blow it up! Specially with the cameras we have nowadays! The resolution is amazing! Please check Laurieanneart on Instagram; she does this all the time… has a course on how to do it professionally… but you can do it for yourself with a good picture and Shutterfly or similar 😊
Felt inspired to get my watercolour sketch book out and give it a try . I wanted to do something abstract and different . It’s a lot of work but so much fun . Enjoying my new journey
Oooh, these watercolors look perfect to draw moons, especially with the first technique you did. They would fit the circle theme and it would look so good. Super nice art and vid!
I love your encouragement. Knowing there is this amazing artist (you) in th world who doesn't make these Louvre quality piecs of art, but still does it, enjoys it, is relaxed, and still produces beautiful pieces of art, encourages me to relax and not being so frightened. Thank you so much. I'm saving your videos!!!!
I love all of these ideas along with the others I saw in another one of your videos. I’m going to play in my sketchbook tomorrow as a treat to myself for Mother’s Day. Also, I wanted to say that you seemed to had been listening in on my thoughts when I am making art. I’m not a content creator, but I can ruin my fun with my self-talk at times. 😩 Thank you for your transparency about that. It’s really helpful for me to know that “real” artists have self-doubts and over-think, etc., and that just because I’m having those thoughts doesn’t mean they are true! I don’t know if that makes sense, but hopefully you get what I mean… And it reminds me that I enjoy it so much more when I focus in “process” rather than “product” (which is in essence what you bought yourself back to also). 😉
Hi!!! Thank you so much! I hope you enjoyed your Mother’s Day treat! It is definitely a treat to take time to spend creating without self judgement! And yes! I have to remind myself of what the reason to start was and what the objective is! ❤️ so happy to have you here!
I loved all the pages……. I really did. To be honest, I could see the mandala as a fabric design. A silky blouse/dress ….. FAB. Have you ever thought about fabric? You could have your own line🥰, I would definitely buy a few yards for a cool summer dress.
Loved your narration while watching this. I just found you and I picked up watercolor simply because I wanted to jump In when my daughter played with her crayola watercolor set…so I did. It helps me clear my mind. But as an adult i expect too much from a person who isn’t an artist. So your chat with yourself, gave me ideas of what to say to my overactive mind when i am disappointed in what i was working on. ❤
Thank you so much Cassandra! I’m the happiest about this content inspiring you to jump in and get your artistic mind in check 😊 so happy to have you here! ❤️
Love your sketchbook ideas. My daughter (8 years old) and I had never heard of neurographic art before and we love it. She tells me how calm she feels while we draw together.
Hey! I've only recently discovered your channel, but I just love the sketchbook videos I've watched so far. You introduced me to neurographica, with which I'm now obsessed, and you make everything seem approachable. Lovely work!
I like the title Blank sketchbook because I have gathered up so many sketchbooks! Some days I look at the blank pages and draw a blank! I have thought about painting a background first , then going from there.
That's a great idea! When this used to happen to me on canvas I painted the sides first; and sometimes jus by getting to move the brush and some paint my creativity would arrive 😊 so yeah paint backgrounds and you can work on top of those later! I’m doing just that right now for an upcoming video ❤️
I am in the UK and I love my Canson sketch books. They look exactly like the hardcover one in this video, but are 300gsm 100% Saunders Waterford Cotton paper. Apart from a couple of beautiful handmade sketchbooks from Etsy, which are very off white (and pricey), these Canson ones are the only 100% cotton 300gsm paper, which are brighter, and don't need a bank heist to pay for them! Thanks for this video, it was fun to watch.
In my sketchbooks I write: “progress not perfection” to remind myself that drawing is more about the journey and less about the end result. I draw to relax and it’s hard to do that if I’m stressing over perfection.
Just discovered your channel today, and love, love, love! New art supplies arriving tomorrow & can't wait to create some of your sketchbook ideas! Thank you for sharing! ❤️
Great ideas...i understand your anxiety just lastnight i was in my sketchbook doodling then all of a sudden i was getting aggravated bc they weren't coming out perfect then i had to reel myself back in and remind its for fun! Took deep breathes refrained from ripping the picture out so i could forget i did it and kept moving a wound up with something im really excited and happy about! I love your last picture with the neurographical art i think i may try that later to destress from today thank you for some great ideas this week😊
Hi!!! 🥰I’m so glad you also have the tools to manage this anxiety… which to me also appears to me in the shape of my artistic tantrums 🫣 I’m so happy these inspired you and that you are going to use the neurographical art to relax… there’s really no going wrong with it! 😊 have fun ❤️
Beautiful and flowing designs! I just ordered the paints today to try out your examples to get back into painting with waterolors. Thank you for the inspiration!!
This video is all about circles; what would you like the next sketchbook video to be about?
I really enjoy these easy accessible ideas of yours. Appreciate those videos! 🙂
If you could make a video on sketches with markers only (not in combination with water colours etc.) I would be very excited. Maybe that would be an idea you could consider?!
Have a good day!
@@annakarina5475 you are not going to believe this! Already working on it! Ideas with markers since I’ve been sent some to try out! coming in a couple of weeks! Thank you for the suggestion 🥰
@@bycreativepaula Brilliant! I shall be looking forward to that. Good job, Paula!
@@annakarina5475 thank you!
Hexagons please! 😊
your self doubt response: "inhale. exhale. breathe. you started this for yourself, not to impress others." How many of us would be so much further along if only we could repeat those things to ourselves when we are creating. TFS your very helpful perspective: I think I'll quote you on that on page one of the sketchbook I'm starting tomorrow since you've inspired me to do so. :-)
Thanks again! I hope you’ve started and that you are enjoying your process! ☺️
I really admire how honest you are about your struggles. But also! I think the theme was magnificent - because it gave a lot of ideas from one base, which is good for relaxation and learning skills. A lot of sketchbook content on TH-cam is full, complicated paintings, and as a hobbyist, this is much more what I am looking for and feel like I can use. So thank you for your sketchbook videos!
Thank you so so much!😊
I’m glad you enjoyed it! ❤️ I’m realizing what makes me the happiest is simply inspiring to create; and showing how simple it can be and that we are all creative somehow! Whatever little change you make to the circle is your creativity shining! ✨🤩
I love hearing about the anxiety you have while creating, it feels better than if you just pretended it was easy, reminds me I’m not the only one that freaks out and that it’s okay
Same. It's nice to know that we're not alone. ♥
It is ok! And now you and I know there’s many of us ☺️
I love how you do the mock ups!!! i really like seeing how the paintings would look at a large scale!! Great vid and great ideas
Thank you so much! It really fun to envision my sketches in beautiful rooms 😊
I love when you show the process form start to finish, even the fears and doubts and pieces you aren't happy with. It helps enforce my own confidence to keep going!
That’s so great ! Thanks for letting me know! It helps me to feel ok with sharing ❤️❤️❤️
I love your sketchbook idea videos. They really help with remembering art should be fun and not a source of stress.
Thank you! That’s the best compliment ❤️❤️❤️
Oh Paula don’t ever worry that we won’t like the art you make I love everything you do even if you don’t because I watch you not just for your amazing art but because I enjoy watching you play and experiment & your process. That is just as enjoyable as the final result. We would not want the pressure to take away from your joy of creating. I enjoyed all of these and what’s great is that anyone can do this no matter the skill level. ☺️ I hope you never get discouraged from creating your art videos. We all love them ❤
I don’t really enjoy being alone in my studio, but it’s also a nice refuge at times. I am so grateful for your encouragement and enthusiasm! I had so much fun painting circles after watching your video.
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Dear Lala you are the best! What can I tell you ? my imposter syndrome is a clever one that appears when I’m feeling comfortable; but I’m so happy I can share here! I really love the community we are creating here on TH-cam and all the OGs like you with whom I can share, and chit chat and be directly grateful for your encouragement ! Sharing that I felt that way actually really helped with not feeling that way lol so I’m not discouraged from creating more! ❤️ thank you!!! 🥰
So happy you enjoyed them and that you can change the perspective on your alone time! I promise you’ll grove to love it and cherish it! ❤️
Love the diptych!
It is amazing how beautiful simple circles and lines can become. Thank you for teaching us this.
You are so welcome!❤️ and it is!
I can’t believe it, I have this set of paint in the first exercise! Definitely going to try this today. I paint from bed because of a disability so I love finding easy ideas I can’t try.
Love how you talk as you go. You help me so much to find ideas and practice!
Oh thank you! I’m so happy you find it useful! ☺️
I love how real you are. I think we all go through some of those things, like our inner critic. I am a Zentangle artist and the idea of what I tell people is, “it’s just a piece of paper” hoping that it takes the stress off and allows people to breathe, relax, and draw! Thanks for your great videos!
It’s so crazy how we can get invested and stressed by little things and actually forget it is just paper and you CAN just start over and still enjoy all the process! We can get cray cray😜
Thank you ❤️ I’m grateful this resonated with you and that you are there for your students helping them with their process 🥰 art teachers are THE BEST!
You are so refreshing. Thank you 🙏
I appreciate that! ❤️ thank you so much!
Thank you for being sharing your struggles with self-doubt and imposter syndrome; it helps to know I'm not alone!
You are so welcome! ❤️ we creatives are in this together!
I love all of your sketchbook ideas. I always get inspiration. Seeing the mock-ups is great too. That little voice of self-doubt lives inside us all, no matter how long we have made art. Sometimes it’s hard to push past it. Sounds like you have a solid strategy for dealing with it though.
Thank you so much! ❤️ different days; different strategies… I guess what works depends on the day and the depth of either the tantrum or the impostor syndrome… which I agree seems to go along the journey no matter how long 😊
This video is just what I needed, on multiple levels. Your artistic ideas are both inspiring and reassuring, and sharing your internal dialogue about having doubts and insecurities mirrors what goes on in my mind too. Thank you!
I'm so glad! ❤️❤️❤️🥰 thank you!
I love your beautiful insights just as much as your art ideas. Very wise. Your videos are truly beautiful and I look forward to more. Really loving your content and it’s helping me reconnect with my sketchbook. I needed that. Thank you. 🙏
Thank you so much! -for sharing that with me ❤️ and for your kind words! I’m so grateful this is helping you back to your sketchbook, be sure to have fun! ❤️
❤ love your great ideas and circles are so interesting, thank you for sharing your art with us.😊
You are so welcome! 🤗 thank you for watching ! ❤️
Love them all. You sound just like me and my anxiety, just worrying too much what everyone expects. What you do is wonderful, and it does relax me, thanks.
I’m so happy it helps! ❤️❤️❤️
I enjoy your creative, no-pressure, and fun ideas that turn out fabulous!
Thank you so much!🥰
I love the insight to your inner critic! I can relate so much. Good job pushing through
Thank you so much! 🥰 he visits a lot 😅
Great work 👍💌
I absolutely LOVE your channel. I know I already commented, but just to tell you again! I’m so excited to spend today trying these ideas. Your kindness and honesty is beautiful and brings relief to someone who has very little talent but paints just for the pain release. ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
Wow thank you so much! Your comment is super encouraging!!! And I’m glad you find my ideas approachable! All I want to share is that art can be just fun again! ❤️ I’ll have a new sketchbook video for you next week ☺️
Surpringly, I felt in love with mountains idea 😊
Thank you! I’m glad you did! I love painting landscapes 😊
Enjoying all yr videos. She prove that "lovely" is abdolutely attainable! Thanks for yr encouragement😂
Just found your content and I am very thankful for not only the ideas, but your honest commentary. Thank you for the reminder to be forgiving of ourselves and let it just be.
You're so welcome! I'm so glad you feel that way! And welcome!!! So happy to have you here ❤️
I received most of the graphite paints in a mystery art supply box some time ago, and it is correct to use the metal spoon on them. A thinner wash may make them shine a bit more, but yours did as well! I could definitely see it in the video.
Thanks for the info! 😊❤️I guess I was expecting it to be more noticeable; but I’ll give it another go for sure!
Love love love your sketches and your honesty 💛the mock ups at the end are such a nice touch, I look forward to them. Thank you for sharing 💛
I have done mandalas for a while years back, using water colour pencils. I am planning to take up drawing, colouring, water colour and in preparation am watching videos. You share your insecurities in this video and I wanted to say that I love what you are doing here: you are showing me how to just experiment, do what you enjoy, see what happens. So it's not primarily about whether we as viewers love the end result, it's about the process. And tastes differ! Some of the things you were most happy about are less to my taste, and some things you say you really disliked I loved. So don't worry about that! Show us the process, like you do, and that is brilliant! It gives me courage to start my own journey/journal :D Greetings from The Netherlands!
Edited to add: I LOVE the 'wonky' mandala! I loved making very strict mandalas using rulers and compass, but I also love the free-hand!
Hi!!! Thank you so so much for your comment I really enjoyed reading it and knowing how my content can best serve!
So happy to have you here and I hope you enjoy the journey of your art practice too!!! ❤️❤️❤️
Love the circles. Love all the ideas. I actually love all your ideas. 🎉
Love all of these! And I appreciate your honesty ❤
Thank you! ❤️You are so welcome!
I loved seeing your process, the keeping your doubts in check and also the variety of circles and the mock ups are such a cool idea 😮
Thank you so much! 😊
Amazing ideas and such an inspiration! Could you share how you make the mockups? They are so beautiful!
Thank you so much! I use an app on my phone: Smartist 😊
Love them all....
The last one reminded me of soap bubbles. I love your work and I love that you don't try to hide your mental health struggles. For so many years I felt so alone in my struggles and I share mine now in the hope that someone out there won't feel alone when they're struggling.
Hi! Thank you! ❤️
Same here; if all the pain I went through, and all the things I’ve learnt can help someone from filling the same; or can give them tools… I’m happy to share!
Of course this is also outside from creating art… but same feeling!
I hope everyone understands we are all creative and we all still have the same right we did as kids to play with paint, no matter the results!!😊🥰🙌🏻
I think having multiple similar ideas is actually really helpful for me. One of the reasons why I don’t do something creative sometimes is because I don’t feel like my idea is new or fresh. And it’s perfectly OK of course to do the same thing over and over again if you enjoy it. So I appreciate these similar Creations that you’ve made in the last couple videos
I’m glad you liked them! I’m actually addressing repetition in tomorrow’s video! I hope you like it ☺️
This video is so inspiring. I have wondered what would be perfect to display in my home. I think using your method I could create a variety of options and transfer them to canvas as a home improvement project. I am storing canvas, I could just as easily store them painted.
Thank you so much!
Yes stored them painted, half painted, stained! You’ll have fun with them! ❤️also in the app you can add your own spaces/walls to test how art would look 😊
Excited for the next sketchbook video! Your attitude toward your art is exactly what I needed to get me inspired to create something fun this weekend! Keep up the great work!
Wow thank you so much! I hope you had fun over the weekend! ❤️
I hope you never have a self doubt moment again. I am loving these ideas. I like that your videos produce many ideas in a relatively quick video. I also really like your style. ❤
thank you for your blatant nakedness about imposter syndrome. I'm quite creative and competent in my own right.
here I am scrolling through vicarious "inspiration" instead taking time & effort to get my own play session started❤
You’re welcome; since it seems it appears at different turns in my art journey better just acknowledge it’s there! 😊 I hope you got to your paint session and enjoyed; maybe you do what I do and when you finally do it regret having procrastinated…. And then do it next time anyhow 😂😂
I really want to try the kuretake graphite paint it looks gorgeous.
It is! I need to use it more!
Why have I not seen your videos before. You popped up on my feed, and I’m so glad you did. I love every page you did today. Then I got super excited when I saw you using my favourite brand of paints. I am obsessed with Kuretake 😍. I have all sets apart from the new granulation set and the Sumi set. Thank you for brightening up my day with your gorgeous art. 🫶🇳🇿🦘
Hi!!! Welcome!!!! ❤️❤️❤️ then you are the person I needed to talk to when I was shopping for them! So many beautiful sets I had a hard time choosing! They feel great! I will definitely get a new set soon; ad I’m open to suggestions 😊
This is exactly what I needed, thank you for the inspiration!! I get so intimidated by blank pages sometimes. It was nice pulling out the water colors and just painting pretty little circles, I love it!
Thank you! I’m so happy you enjoyed it! ❤️😊
I started following you recently and love your style! It is so close to how I want to create. I've been using art as therapy for stress and anxiety and really enjoy your videos. Don't doubt your process - we want to see it. ❤
Hi Kim! So happy and grateful to have you here, welcome! And thank you!
I’m very happy you are enjoying my videos and that they are serving you well! I’ll see you in next weeks sketchbook video ❤️
Gotta love it when we paint a masterpiece in our sketchbooks lol.
Oh yesssss haha 😊
Loved this, Paula !!
Thank you for sharing your honest thoughts and process.
Great to see how the art displays in larger format !!
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Thank you so much! 🥰
I am so grateful your channel came up on my feed!! It's my new favorite. I feel that I could actually try these and create something beautiful, too. Thank you for your honesty about anxiety (that's me!) and how you get thru it. I absolutely love your videos. ❤
Thank you so much. I hope you have fun trying these !!!! ☺️and welcome so happy to have you here!!! ❤️
Fab video Paula great ideas I know it's hard to dull the inner critic but I really enjoy these videos and you explaining your process 💜💜
Thanks so much! 🥰
Great ideas! Definitely ones I would try if I had time😂
Haha, hopefully, you can squeeze some in! 😄 thank you!
Thank you so much Paula for talking us through how you dealt with your anxiety. I deal with a lot of anxiety and self-doubt and negative thoughts, and that was just such a wonderful example to me how you worked through that. It made me feel so good to see an example of working through a hard moment. I love all of your art. I just found you from the create this book collab, and you're one of mine and my two daughters new favorites! ❤
Hi Melanie!!! Welcome! I love that you three are part of our community now! ❤️
I’m so happy and humbled that me sharing, has helped in any way with you handling your own self talk! 🥰 thank you so much for all your kind words!
I'm new to watercolor painting (and having a sketchbook). These videos feel like 'permission' to just play around and I don't have to love everything that happens in my sketchbook. I'm really excited to try some of these, the neurographical art in particular!
Hi!!! Yessss we have permission to play, to try and to enjoy some creative time, no matter the results! I hope you are loving your watercolor practice ❤️
Thank you so much for showing us your doubts and fears. I'm trying to get back into doing something artistic and knowing that even someone as talented and creative as you has doubts, I feel a lot more confident that it doesn't matter if an artwork goes wrong
Wishing you the very best ❤ You'll rock ❤ Give it a go ❤❤
You are so welcome! ❤️I am happy and grateful that sharing my insecurities resonates, and that we can all together find ways to overcome these thoughts 😊🥰
I LOVED this video. I really enjoy your videos and your self talk helped ME!
Oh I’m so glad I could help!❤️❤️🥰 thank you!!!
I’m so happy I found you. I love what you do and you have inspired me. Thank you ❤
Thank you so much for saying that!!! 🥰
A simple circle! Thanks Paula for your inspiration, so glad you did that Create this book 3 collab so I found you. Think I’ll go and draw some circles, maybe a loose mandala too.😊
Yay have fun! Thanks!
Hi Paula, just wanted to say thank you for your inspirational videos, I was surprised when you spoke about the anxiety and the self out because you are so so talented, I totally understand as at present and suffering from bad anxiety attacks but watching you is so calming and your voice When you narrate what you are doing is also quite soothing so please I know it’s easy to say but thank you❤️❤️❤️
Thank you so much for your kind words; I truly appreciate them! ❤️ I hope you find what calms your anxiety, sending much love ✨
I love ALL your ideas. I felt more calm just listening to you. Thank you for sharing your story and feelings with us. ❤
I’m so happy this video and sharing my inner thought helps 😊 thanks for being here! ❤️
Great ideas and great products I enjoyed your colourful landscapes ❤thank you for sharing.
Thank you so much! 😊 glad you enjoyed it! ❤️
I love these these sketches. Can't wait to do some of them myself.
I hope you tried them! Thanks!!!
I really love when you do the mock ups! How do you do that? Your art makes me feel happy and inspired. 😊
Thank you so much 🥰 I use an app called Smartist ❤️ really makes me happy that this video inspired you! 🎉
You come up with the best ideas. Now I just need magical hands like yours to make this amazing art.❤~Gina
That’s so nice and sweet of you Gina! 🥰 thanks!!! I’m sure you can do it!
Your video has really inspired me to have fun with shapes. I struggle with abstract art but I’m now learning to have fun letting the brush or pen take control rather than me
Thank you! ❤️ I’m very happy to know this inspired you!!!
I love ALL of your art🥰. Make what you love❣️. You are very inspiring and encouraging to me💜💜💜
Thank you so much! 🥰❤️ I’m so happy and humbled I’m able to inspire you 😊
I’m having so much fun with your sketchbook ideas. Thx for sharing. 😊
I'm so glad! ☺️ thank you!
I watch your channel so I have artistic ideas for my grandchildren 4-8 years old,..please do more of that.
Thank you so much! I will try to have more 😊
Love your style, especially enjoy the chill mandala ❤
Thank you so much 🥰 I loved it too! So fun to make 🙌🏻
Amazing art.
Thank you so much 🥰
Really love your fun ideas and positive outlook! Thank you so much!
You are so welcome!🥰 thank you! ❤️
TH-cam suggested one of your videos to me today and I have just spent a chill Saturday morning feasting on your content. LOVED this video for SO MANY reasons! * I have a gift card that was given to me to purchase more art supplies and I was considering getting some of that brand of paints. 😮 * I love how you show the possibilities behind the finished product with your mock-up. (But I’m also sitting here doing this mental process of figuring out how to digitalize such a small painting so it can be enlarged that big as I’ve never tried to make so large of one before. Scan at 1200?). 🤔 * It is so therapeutic to my soul to know I’m not the only one that has the crazy mental dialogue going on while I paint! * And these sketchbook videos are so fun and your work is so beautiful! When you did the one you didn’t like at first I was saying, “NO! You just need to outline them!” Then, later you turned back and did just that. I literally cheered out loud! (Thank goodness no one at home heard me! lol! 😂). Thanks for the lovely morning off watching your videos!
Lol thank you so much! I scream at the tv and videos too! Out loud though, haha I’m happy to know also that all my mental rollercoasters are not unique to me and I’m that ride with a lot of other creative minds ❤️❤️
Thank you for all your kind words and of course for the views 🥰
Entered!
Oh I was forgetting to answer about the enlarging… you can definitely blow it up! Specially with the cameras we have nowadays! The resolution is amazing! Please check Laurieanneart on Instagram; she does this all the time… has a course on how to do it professionally… but you can do it for yourself with a good picture and Shutterfly or similar 😊
Paula, I’m not naturally artistically inclined, and you make it seem so easy. I can’t wait to try these! I have been looking for a relaxing hobby.❤
Yay I’m glad you are going to try them! Have fun!!!
Felt inspired to get my watercolour sketch book out and give it a try . I wanted to do something abstract and different . It’s a lot of work but so much fun . Enjoying my new journey
I’m so happy you are!! Yay! ☺️ keep having fun! ❤️
Love your thoughts!
Thank you! ☺️
Oooh, these watercolors look perfect to draw moons, especially with the first technique you did. They would fit the circle theme and it would look so good. Super nice art and vid!
Ohhh you are so right! I love that!!! Thanks! 💕
I love your encouragement. Knowing there is this amazing artist (you) in th world who doesn't make these Louvre quality piecs of art, but still does it, enjoys it, is relaxed, and still produces beautiful pieces of art, encourages me to relax and not being so frightened. Thank you so much. I'm saving your videos!!!!
Thank you so much! ☺️ I’m very happy my content is serving you; and yes, have fun! ❤️
I love your videos and it’s also a great bonus to see your pages enlarged and hanging on the wall! Looking forward to more videos.
Thanks so much! 😊 I’m so happy you like them ❤️ more coming of course!
I love all of these ideas along with the others I saw in another one of your videos. I’m going to play in my sketchbook tomorrow as a treat to myself for Mother’s Day.
Also, I wanted to say that you seemed to had been listening in on my thoughts when I am making art. I’m not a content creator, but I can ruin my fun with my self-talk at times. 😩 Thank you for your transparency about that. It’s really helpful for me to know that “real” artists have self-doubts and over-think, etc., and that just because I’m having those thoughts doesn’t mean they are true! I don’t know if that makes sense, but hopefully you get what I mean…
And it reminds me that I enjoy it so much more when I focus in “process” rather than “product” (which is in essence what you bought yourself back to also). 😉
Hi!!! Thank you so much! I hope you enjoyed your Mother’s Day treat! It is definitely a treat to take time to spend creating without self judgement! And yes! I have to remind myself of what the reason to start was and what the objective is! ❤️ so happy to have you here!
Love your sketch book ideas!
Yay, thank you so much! 🥰
I loved all the pages……. I really did. To be honest, I could see the mandala as a fabric design. A silky blouse/dress ….. FAB. Have you ever thought about fabric? You could have your own line🥰, I would definitely buy a few yards for a cool summer dress.
Thank you so much! ☺️ that is a lovely idea! ❤️❤️❤️
Loved your narration while watching this. I just found you and I picked up watercolor simply because I wanted to jump
In when my daughter played with her crayola watercolor set…so I did. It helps me clear my mind. But as an adult i expect too much from a person who isn’t an artist. So your chat with yourself, gave me ideas of what to say to my overactive mind when i am disappointed in what i was working on. ❤
Thank you so much Cassandra! I’m the happiest about this content inspiring you to jump in and get your artistic mind in check 😊 so happy to have you here! ❤️
I have used the Nero art to de stress. Will have to try it with circles! Tyfs💖
Please do try! Their fun 🥰
Watched a couple of your sketch videos, and they are so much fun. You have a new subscriber.😊👍
Thank you! And thanks for subbing! So happy to have you here! ❤️
Love your sketchbook ideas. My daughter (8 years old) and I had never heard of neurographic art before and we love it. She tells me how calm she feels while we draw together.
Oh that’s so great! I’m so happy she’s enjoying it! Thank you 😊
So relaxing..your sketches and your voice! Thank you ❤
So happy you enjoyed it! 😊
Hey! I've only recently discovered your channel, but I just love the sketchbook videos I've watched so far. You introduced me to neurographica, with which I'm now obsessed, and you make everything seem approachable. Lovely work!
Welcome!!! So happy you are enjoying my content 🥰 I’m obsessed with neurographica too because it calms me like magic, glad to share it’s appeal ❤️
I love your ideas❤❤❤❤
Thank you! 🥰
Love your videos! Having fun and exploring is great. I find these sketchbook ideas so relaxing. Thank you!
Glad you like them! ❤️ thank you!
Great job on the video! I enjoyed these ideas as much as your previous sketchbook ideas video. Keep 'em coming 😊
Thank you so much! the next one will come even sooner than I anticipated! 😊
So lovely! Thank you for sharing!
Thanks for watching!😊❤️🙌🏻
I like the title Blank sketchbook because I have gathered up so many sketchbooks! Some days I look at the blank pages and draw a blank! I have thought about painting a background first , then going from there.
That's a great idea! When this used to happen to me on canvas I painted the sides first; and sometimes jus by getting to move the brush and some paint my creativity would arrive 😊 so yeah paint backgrounds and you can work on top of those later! I’m doing just that right now for an upcoming video ❤️
You have amazing ideas and abilities. I'm glad I found your channel.
Thank you so much and welcome!!! ❤️😊🥰
Thank you my friend ❤
You are so welcome!😊
I am in the UK and I love my Canson sketch books. They look exactly like the hardcover one in this video, but are 300gsm 100% Saunders Waterford Cotton paper. Apart from a couple of beautiful handmade sketchbooks from Etsy, which are very off white (and pricey), these Canson ones are the only 100% cotton 300gsm paper, which are brighter, and don't need a bank heist to pay for them! Thanks for this video, it was fun to watch.
And I don't get them from Amazon!
Yess! I thought the price was super reasonable too! I have to admit I get my hard cover ones locally at around €5 🫣
In my sketchbooks I write: “progress not perfection” to remind myself that drawing is more about the journey and less about the end result. I draw to relax and it’s hard to do that if I’m stressing over perfection.
So true… it’s a great reminder I should have something similar up in the studio somewhere 😊
I’ve heard something similar which I use as an artistic mantra, process over product
Just discovered your channel today, and love, love, love! New art supplies arriving tomorrow & can't wait to create some of your sketchbook ideas! Thank you for sharing! ❤️
Welcome!! So happy to have you here!!! I hope you are enjoying your new art supplies!!! 🙌🏻❤️
You are a great artist, I have enjoyed your videos very much. They've given me so much inspiration so I want to thank you ❤
Thank you so much! ❤️ I’m so happy the ideas have been of service to you 🥰
Love these types of videos of yours! I've been super inspired by the nature-y ideas you've shown (leaves, flowers, etc.).
Thank you so much! I’m so happy you like them and little spoiler: I’m working on a very floral video 😊🌼
Great ideas...i understand your anxiety just lastnight i was in my sketchbook doodling then all of a sudden i was getting aggravated bc they weren't coming out perfect then i had to reel myself back in and remind its for fun! Took deep breathes refrained from ripping the picture out so i could forget i did it and kept moving a wound up with something im really excited and happy about! I love your last picture with the neurographical art i think i may try that later to destress from today thank you for some great ideas this week😊
Hi!!! 🥰I’m so glad you also have the tools to manage this anxiety… which to me also appears to me in the shape of my artistic tantrums 🫣
I’m so happy these inspired you and that you are going to use the neurographical art to relax… there’s really no going wrong with it! 😊 have fun ❤️
These were fun! I think my favorite was that last one. 😍
Yay! Thank you my friend! 🥰
Beautiful and flowing designs! I just ordered the paints today to try out your examples to get back into painting with waterolors. Thank you for the inspiration!!
Thank you so much! 🥰 I’m so happy it has inspired you to try it out, hope you have loads of fun! ❤️