Draw Tip Tuesdays - Sketchbook Tour: My Very First Sketchbook!

Welcome to Draw Tip Tuesday! Upon your request, today I am sharing my very first(ish) sketchbook! Not from when I was a kid or teenager, but the sketchbook that eventually initiated my sketchbook practice, as it is now. Even though I don't love looking at these very first pages, I think it's valuable to show them, because it illustrates how artists develop, grow, change course, and find their style throughout the year and through their practice. In this sketchbook that I'm showing you, I was exploring the idea of illustrating children's books. I enjoyed developing characters at the time, and coming up with story lines. I did also sort of journal about my day, by drawing myself (as kind of a character or comic book figure) in the situation I was in that day, from imagination. If I hadn't discovered that the sketchbook itself could be my form of art (instead of a stage between ideas and actual projects outside the sketchbook), I don't know where I would be now, creatively. Anyway, I am so happy where I am now, because my sketchbook practice fits me, and is such an important part of my life. I wouldn't want to miss it and I wish for everybody to experience the daily joy of it! Interested to see more? I posted a second video on Patreon, which contains three more sketchbooks. It's available for Draw Tip Tuesday Friends and Draw Tip Tuesday Club Members. Patreon-only videos, posts, and inspiring content are the perks of joining me on Patreon. Check out my Patreon page, look at the three different tiers and see which would be a good fit for you: https://www.patreon.com/koosjekoene Sketchpad shown in this video: -Canson XL sketchpad A5, 90 grams .... BOOK Get a copy of my book "Life is better when you draw it": https://www.koosjekoene.com/book JOIN ME ON PATREON If you like my videos here on YouTube, then you can help me keep making them and offering them weekly for free. For just a few dollars a month you're making a huge difference. If you like my videos here on YouTube, then you can help me keep making them and offering them weekly for free. For just a few dollars a month you're making a huge difference. More importantly, you're doing yourself a favor, because I’ll keep you inspired and motivated with extra pieces of encouragement, sharing projects and processes, handing ideas, tips and tricks and much more on Patreon. https://www.patreon.com/koosjekoene Or buy me a coffee, I drink a lot of it, especially when editing videos! https://www.buymeacoffee.com/phkUNCsJY LIVE ONLINE If you like my Draw Tip Tuesday Videos, you'll probably also like my monthly live online sessions. I'd love to see you there! Join my upcoming online mini-workshop, or learn from me in person here: https://www.koosjekoene.com/workshops Copyrights Koosje Koene https://www.koosjekoene.com https://www.patreon.com/koosjekoene