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The way you create and what you’re interested in can evolve as you use your sketchbook in your art process. Sketchbooks are an amazing place for exploration and figuring out who you are as an artist and what you are most excited about creating, and that is so valuable to understanding what path you want to take. In this video I will take you through how I fill my sketchbooks and use them in my art journey. Thank you so much for watching!
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TIMESTAMPS:
0:00 Intro
0:32 Purpose: Why do you want to use a sketchbook?
2:14 Determine your Goal and Write it Down!
3:06 Keep Inspirations Close
3:21 Build a Habit
6:33 Reflect on your Progress
7:27 Be more Specific with you Goal + Habit Frequency
9:56 Evolution of your Art
11:00 What to do after you finish your sketchbook?
12:20 Thank you for watching!
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Date of upload: Feb 23, 2024 ^^
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Top Comments of this video!! :3
One of the best things that's helped me finish my sketchbooks is to not leave any gaps or empty pages. I used to do this before or roughly sketch things out and found it so difficult to go back and finish off those pieces ❤❤
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something that helps me a lot is the fact that sometimes things have gotten too familiar for me, or just arent working for me and changing it usually helps! for example, i have a very large sketchbook and i realised it was making it feel too intimidating or inconvenient to draw regularly, and as soon as i bought a smaller sketchbook my artblock pretty much melted away and im having so much fun drawing more comfortably!!
its also good to switch up materials every so often, using pencil so much all the time really burnt me out and now that im learning gouache (thank you shay) ive been excited to paint pretty much every day recently
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OMG 60+ sketchbooks?? That's amazing, I've only been able to fill out 14 and you have motivated me to continue working on more :)) I'd love to see a video of you going through your art progress over the years!
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It feels really good to hear from an artist that you admire say the same things you have thought of in your creative journey. I noticed that taking things with calm, setting small goals and just enjoying sketching has made me discover new things about myself as an artist, I even realized that the ocs and stories I was developing wasn’t really something I truly enjoyed, so back to the drawing board! I used to think I wanted to be a character designer, but I feel much happier when I quickly sketch scenes or other characters, I think I might be into storyboarding. Anyways, I love your videos, they give me hope and inspire me to be a better artist ❤
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Shay, this video was a breath of fresh air! So many artists here on youtube talk about their habits and what they have found useful, but that's it. You are the first I've seen to point out that EVERYONE IS DIFFERENT and that there is no one-size-fits-all way to be a successful artist. Everyone has to find their own way in what makes them happy to create even if that means a "common practice" isn't meant for them. It was also wonderful to hear some suggestions on how to do it differently in the same video. It seems many people thing they're failing because they can't do it the way their favourite artists do when that's just plain not the case. To borrow an analogy from Alpay Effe, it's like a recipe for pancakes. The single recipe isn't going to work for everyone as everyone has different tastes. You're not going to call yourself a failed chef by a single recipe not working for you, so why are you a failed artist if the common way is not for you?
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I'm an older artist, will be turning 30 this year, and have drawn basically all my life, but have also been struggling with trying to make my art not look amateurish and am always trying to develop myself into a better artist. All your videos, including all these sketchbook tours and tips have helped me tremendously, and i have learned to learn more from the younger generation of artists rather than be jealous of them, so thank you. ( Y'all are getting better and better at art tho, ngl! )
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As of right now I am using 2 sketchbooks. One is my main sketchbook where I'm focusing a lot on anatomy and faces. And my other one is this teeny tiny sketchbook I got from Walmart for like 5 bucks that helps me get my creative juices flowing. There's just a bunch of random and OKAY drawings in there but it really helps me and my artist block, and I have zero pressure trying to finish it because there's not really a goal in it, it's really freeing. I highly recommend artist keeping another little sketchbook on the side :)
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I've never really struggled with finishing a sketch book. Normally it takes me half of a year to finish one. The short amount of time that I finished one had to be three months while the longest its taken me to finish a sketch book is still going (its a sketch book for a comic that has been taken me 4 years now and I haven't finished drawing chapter 2 lol) I usually draw every day unless it's the summer time I don't really draw then. But during the winter or school season that's when I'm drawing like crazy. Even though I don't struggle with finishing sketch books these tips are very helpful for even like projects. Thank you for the tips Shay! Your an amazing artist/teacher an I'm very grateful that I found your channel last year. I can't wait for more of your tips, tricks and most importantly your amazing personality and art. I hope you have a fabulous week.
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Actually, I'm bad at compliments, but I need to say that your style is SOOO TASTY , I LOVE IT SM🙏
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one of the best things that happened to me lately was implementing daily sketching into my routine! i only missed two days and i'm so proud of myself for using my sketchbook more... i used to draw once every two weeks, or i'd draw for a few days and then stop for months. and to be fair, drawing isn't my only hobby, but i do wish i could go back to my beginner days where i just drew for the fun of it lol. i find that daily sketching really works for me, so i hope this year i can finish this sketchbook without the pressure of doing anything too complicated or focusing too much on improving all the time :)
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This was a really good video and inspires me to draw today! I struggle with drawing in a sketchbook and then losing steam and being like "oh look! Another sketchbook!" 😂 I have this idea in my head that THIS will be the one that I'll do good work in, and then the art just doesn't turn out and I change books in the hopes that a fresh start will re-inspire and make me better somehow? So my solution was to keep two sketchbooks at a time: one, my mess book, for making a creative mess and exploring, and the other to do more specific work (lately I've been doing contour sketches based on Pinterest images) It's been helping a lot!
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One thing that really helps me is drawing on different pieces of paper and then gluing it into my actual sketchbook, might be unnecessary but it takes alot of the pressure away and my current sketchbook has been the easiest to finish. I also wanna try drawing on both sides of my pages in my next sketchbook (My current one is from the dollar tree so pages are too thin and the spiral bind is tiny) 3rd thing that helped me is covering it in stickers, also nothing necessary but it makes the outside of my sketchbook feel more personal for me. Last thing I've been trying out is adding color, got 100 acrylic markers for my birthday this year (Mom knew i wanted to experiment) and I also started using various colored pens, as someone who is usually just a pencil sketch type of person giving my art color makes my sketchbook feel worthwhile, whereas the grey throughout made it boring to look through. I have 6 pages left of my current sketchbook after 8 months and you can definitely see me improve just by flipping the pages.
(Sorry for all the yapping)
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Up until December, I’ve only ever had A4 sketchbooks, but I decided to buy a smaller one just for fun. I can now safely say that I am NEVER. GOING. BACK. (I only keep one A4 sketchbook for when I want to do elaborate illustrations that need strong paper)
Edit: forgot to mention, but great video as always :D
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I always LOVE your videos I would often draw while listening to them and after watching this video and drawing my oc I have a sketchbook (still on going) from 2022. and I left some pages not filled completely and other pages I'm not to pound of. I'm going back and filling/finishing some pages. and I'm learning a lot from your videos! and I'm taking my time with my current sketchbook I have another only for ideas!!!
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i had a big problem with sketchbooks because if i didn't like what i drew i would just rip up the paper so i was left with less and less pages
and for my new sketchbook i said like "no ripping up. collage, redraw with acrylic, DO NOT RIP" and its so nice to see how much pages is there to draw something new!!!
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Another inspiring video ! I love watching your videos during my morning routine- you never fail to motivate me 🎉 (time to draw)
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ive had sketchbooks since i was about 6 and i have always just used them for random drawing when i feel like it, this is a good new perspective especially now that im going to do art in college
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yknow what this is the best advice ive ever heard. gave me a light of hope for creating artworks in my sketchbook which would potentially and hopefully go into my portfolio. thank you so much, your help is really really appreciated and I hope with all my sincere heart that you meet your goals and will discover many things in the future :)
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I find bigger sketchbooks to be intimidating to work with, so I find myself gravitating towards smaller sketchbooks--and it's so fun! It's easier to develop a habit with a smaller space while also being able to finish it faster. I never thought of worldbuilding in a sketchbook, and I definitely think I'll be implementing more of that in the future ✨
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@sketchesofshay
2 months ago
you can use your sketchbook however you want! these are just some tips that can help jumpstart your own journey if you're feeling lost. wishing you all the best <3 edit: thank you all for 90k subscribers!! :'D
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