I haven’t managed to do a lot of sketching lately but to stick with my new resolution of keeping my blog up to date, I’m going to share everything here. I feel as if it’s been a ‘lean week’ – this is a term I’ve used on a number of occasions in the past (such...
CONTINUE READINGA number of people have been wanting a review of the StablO Nomadic Easel so today I’ll share a few personal comments. The StablO is a beautiful lightweight wooden support board for your palette, water and other sketching tools which slides into the top of your sketchbook. To check out the features (including a video) please...
CONTINUE READINGJust a quick teacup sketch today… one of the easiest patterns in my collection? Well, it’s definitely one that I enjoy sketching and I was in the mood for a little pink! What makes a particular teacup easy to sketch? It’s not how fancy the pattern is, but rather whether the divisions are clear and...
CONTINUE READINGThere is no doubt that fountain pens has been the hottest topic inside the Sketchbook Design forum. So I thought it was time to ask the all important question here on the blog and to give you an update on what pens I’m using regularly at the moment. If you are new to fountain pens...
CONTINUE READINGJust a quick article to share a page I did yesterday in preparation for the Sketchbook Design livestream that night. The inspiration for the spread was my niece’s question on a recent Skype call “When is Aunty Liz coming to visit again?” While I was sketching, I was thinking about some of the fun day...
CONTINUE READINGNow that Lesson 4 of Sketchbook Design has gone live, I want to share all sketches from my little self- filming outing a few weeks ago. I shared some progress photos previously, but here are the finished pages. I had a number of insights into my process during this sketching session. For many years I’ve...
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