Description
Book SynopsisExpressive Sketchbooks shares a host of creative ideas and prompts, tools and techniques, methods for working around obstacles and barriers, and tons of visual inspiration to help you grow in your sketchbooking practice. An expressive sketchbook is a place for you to
explore,
express, and
enjoy your own innate creativity on your own terms. It is a safe playground for the imagination—a place to mess about, play, and experiment—and to
gain confidence in your abilities as you develop your skills.
Expressive Sketchbooks offers
techniques and
creative exercises that incorporate
mark making,
watercolor, mixed media,
collage,
words and text, and more. It unpacks some of the obstacles and barriers that you may face along the way and offers wisdom and encouragement to help you decide why and how to start your sketchbook and how to develop and expand your artistic practice.
This book is
packed with ideas and exercises, including:
- Exploratory drawing exercises
- How to utilize color in your sketchbook
- How to create dynamic and varied sketchbook pages
- How to find inspiration in nature and in your everyday life
- Ways to mix media and art supplies
- Ways to kickstart your creativity
- How to find and develop a process that feels personal to you
Through this book, you'll
find out what lights you up, what makes you curious and fascinated, and what makes you expansive. Discover how to magnify your creativity and enliven your art skills by using an expressive sketchbook as your daily companion.
Trade Review"An especially useful, thoroughly art student friendly, and unreservedly recommended addition to personal, professional, art school, community libraries." * Midwest Book Review *
Table of ContentsCONTENTS
INTRODUCTION: What Is an Expressive Sketchbook?
CHAPTER 1: MAGIC AND MOTIVATION
CHAPTER 2: GETTING GOING
CHAPTER 3: TECHNIQUES FOR EXPLORING AND EXPERIMENTING
CHAPTER 4: GROWING YOUR IDEAS
CHAPTER 5: PRACTICE AND PROGRESS
Acknowledgments
About the Author
