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Draw With A Friend

Draw With A Friend

Koosje Koene
Drawing Tips

This week's Draw Tip Tuesday video looks a bit different than usual and I think you'll like it.

Today I am meeting my friend Sabine Wisman, who is a creative creature and very inspiring. She'll give us a valuable Draw Tip!

Small Sketchbook, Big Leaps

Small Sketchbook, Big Leaps

Koosje Koene
Drawing Tips

In today's video on YouTube, I am sharing my experience with using a smaller sketchbook, even though I'm more of a big sketchbook fan. At first, it felt a bit weird, but then I started to enjoy the challenges it threw my way. It's a switch from my habit of drawing in a big sketchbook - which I started doing to learn to be bolder in my art.
And you know what? I've grown to like the little sketchbook's practical perks.

Stop Making Excuses

Stop Making Excuses

Koosje Koene
Drawing Tips

Do you ever find yourself overwhelmed, as if time is slipping through your fingers? With many of tasks and perhaps more than one priority, you're rushing from one thing to the next, with the result that you don't spend even a moment with your sketchbook.
Prioritizing drawing is important. You need your drawing time, to stay sane!

One Subject Three Times

One Subject Three Times

Koosje Koene
Drawing Tips

In today's video from the archive, I'll show you how to pick a subject and draw it from three different angles. You might think: "the same subject over and over again? Boring."

Not if you change your angle drastically. Everything changes and it's actually quite exciting. 

Drawing Greens - and Bingo!

Drawing Greens - and Bingo!

Koosje Koene
Drawing Tips

In today's video, I'm showing you the many ways of capturing greens in your sketchbook. How do you capture greens in your sketchbook? Maybe you don't even need to use the color green. What?!
Grab your opportunity to draw greens today and cross of the first prompt for Drawing Bingo!

Sketchbook Tour - my August 2023 sketchbook

Sketchbook Tour - my August 2023 sketchbook

Koosje Koene
Drawing Tips

In today's video, I'll flip through my new sketchbook, filled with urban sketches, workshop demos, personal moments, and art tool experiments. My sketchbook is my happy place, and I hope this tour inspires you to draw daily, just like I do. When you draw each day, you take the "pressure" off, knowing there's always the next page, the next day. Learning to be less precious about your pages is important. We often impose a rule on ourselves that every drawing must be exceptional - even perfect! Yet, we draw because we just love the process, don't we?

Featured Sketchbook: Hahnemühle Nostalgie Sketchbook, Size A4 (21cm x 29.7cm or 8.3'' x 11.7'').

Block Out A Bright Color First

Block Out A Bright Color First

Koosje Koene
Drawing Tips

Today, I'll show you how to kickstart drawing a scene,  without getting overwhelmed.

Start by boldly blocking out your main shape with a fun color. It's all about enjoying the process, so grab your chunky tools and let loose. I'm using a Pink Posca Marker as my base and a black Caran d'Ache Neocolor 1 wax crayon for that textured vibe, no need for precision here!

Let's dive in and have some creative fun!

How To Overcome A Creative Block

How To Overcome A Creative Block

Koosje Koene
Drawing Tips

The struggle between the desire to draw and the internal resistance is relentless. Doubts and insecurities block creativity, making it hard to even just start. But remember, creativity thrives in vulnerability, imperfections are stepping stones, not stumbling blocks. Embrace the joy of creating without judgment, even for just five minutes. Embrace the wonkiness!

Sketchbook Tour

Sketchbook Tour

Koosje Koene
Drawing Tips

Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Drawing brings pure joy, and I do it daily. It's not about perfection, but growth and exploration. In today's sketchbook flipthrough, discover urban sketches and creative experiments. I'll share how using certain tools expanded my art. Let's draw together and find happiness in the process!

Drawing Urban Greens

Drawing Urban Greens

Koosje Koene
Drawing Tips

Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday! In today's video, I'll be drawing an urban scene in a green-filled park, taking a step-by-step approach to keep it relaxed. Join me in capturing the beauty of nature wherever you are, whether on location or at home. Let's get creative and enjoy the process!

Using Sticks and Twigs for Expressive Ink Drawings! Part 2

Using Sticks and Twigs for Expressive Ink Drawings! Part 2

Koosje Koene
Drawing Tips

Let's revisit last week's exercise and explore the possibilities of using sticks and twigs again. Remember, anything made of wood that can be dipped in ink can be your drawing tool!
In this video, I will demonstrate the same techniques from last week while incorporating the lessons learned. Let's use expressive lines, mark making, and black ink, look for contrast, texture, and liveliness. I am adding people in my drawing to bring in some storytelling aspect of my drawing.

Drawing with Organic Materials: Sticks, Twigs, and Ink

Drawing with Organic Materials: Sticks, Twigs, and Ink

Koosje Koene
Drawing Tips

In today's Draw Tip Tuesday video, join me for the first part of a two-part series on drawing with organic materials. Learn how to create exciting drawings using sticks, twigs, and ink. We explore all kinds of wooden tools found in the forest. Wooden skewers, stirring sticks, disposable wooden forks and knives, and bamboo dip pens are very suitable too. If it's made of wood and you can dip it in ink, you can draw with it!

How To Draw Greens Without Using Color

How To Draw Greens Without Using Color

Koosje Koene
Drawing Tips

Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
And welcome to my back yard. 
I have always lived in the city, and now moved to the edge of a smaller town, with the forest close by, and a back yard to step into any time I want. And although I love urban sketching, I love being surrounded by greens! So that's a reason in itself to draw greens in my sketchbook. Which, basically would still be an urban sketch. To draw greens, what if I didn't use color? Can I still capture greens? Let’s find out with two simple tools: a pen and a pencil.

Sketchbook Tour

Sketchbook Tour

Koosje Koene
Drawing Tips

When drawing every day, just like in life, some days are good, some days are not so great... and so are the drawings. My sketchbook is like my visual diary, reflecting my feelings, emotions and experiences of everyday life.

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