Sketchbook Tour: Experiments and Discoveries
Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday!
Here’s a look inside my latest finished sketchbook.
This Strathmore Mixed Media journal is full of discoveries, experiments, and playful pages.
After completing a black-and-white-only sketchbook, I slowly returned to using color. Still, easing into it, I worked with a limited palette throughout, and played with materials I hadn’t used in a while, like water soluble crayons, pencils, and markers.
You’ll also see me return to black and white again, since that inspired me to create a Mini-Workshop about using value and contrast. My monthly Mini-Workshops are 90 minutes long, open to everyone, and come with a recording afterwards if you can’t make it live.
Some pages are simple experiments, others were drawn on location or while chatting with friends. I used a mix of tools and techniques to find out how to combine line, texture, and color. You’ll see how layering markers or diluting pencil marks with a water brush can add depth and atmosphere.
Sketchbook shown:
Strathmore Mixed media Journal
Materials used in this sketchbook:
Pentel pocket brush pen (with the waterproof ink cartridge that comes with
Sailor Fude fountain pen (55° nib) with Platinum Carbon Black ink
Sailor Fude fountain pen (55° nib) with Sailor black ink (watersoluble)
Derwent Inktense Water soluble pencils
Caran d'Ache Neocolor II Water soluble crayons
Tombow ABT Markers
Pentel Aquash Water brush
Daniel Smith Watercolors
