Crafts: Drawing
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How To Add A Dutch Door Cover Page To Your Sketchbook
In case anyone thought that filling a sketchbook was about page after page of blank canvases that are all the same, guess again, there are so many ways one can customize the pages of a sketchbook or journal by adding cutouts! Imagine that? I recently turned a page into a frame for the artwork underneath it, and one can do this in so many ways, with craft punches or simply using a craft knife and ruler, or, yes, quite simply scissors! Another way to customize a sketchbook or journal, and especially a bullet journal, is to work with the idea of the dutch door, namely cutting a page, or pages,…
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How To Draw A Camelia And Keep On Drawing Them And Drawing Them……
Want to draw something really quite simple and totally relaxing? Give this camelia (if that is what it is?) flower sketch a try, and if you are like me, you will not be able to stop drawing this flower! I first saw this fun flower on a greeting card that I shared in the features on craft schooling sunday, here, and since it was unlike the other flowers I’d drawn in my sketchbook, I thought I’d give it a try. And then I added a bunch of little leaves and branches, and voila, a whole page in my large sketchbook came to life! And then I drew more and more…
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A Peek In My Sketchbook: Simple Geometric Doodles
Simple geometric doodles that might also be called, in some cases, origami doodles, are so sweet, and perfect to practice in your sketchbook. Once you’ve mastered a simple doodle, such as a geometric pineapple, you can use it in so many ways. I’m picturing geometric pineapple placecards, gift tags, notes to kids in lunch bags, you name it! A folded paper airplane doodle is also really fun and useful, and while the origami crane doodle is a bit more difficult, that too can be used time and time again. So delve into geometric doodles, and enjoy, Ah yes, they’d be perfect for wrapping paper or decorating plain gift boxes as…
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How To Draw A Floral Border
Drawing with black fine line pens on white paper is just so very satisfying, I can’t explain it really, but you’ll know what I mean if you give it a try! And add the relaxing task of drawing flowers and botanicals to the mix, and I could just keep on going for hours, which is a good thing if you are trying to make progress in your new sketchbook! Not to mention that the sketchbook I’m working in now is literally twice the size of the old one, which means more space to fill, but also more freedom to draw much larger. If you take a look at the date…
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How To Draw A Floral Monogram
Hot summer days are a perfect time to take out the sketchbook and work on drawing skills or lettering skills or collage or anything that feels right! Floral monograms are a perfect exercise with amazing results even for those whose skills are undeveloped. So pick a letter, get out some reference for drawing simple flowers and leaves, and get started, Or first practice drawing flowers and leaves, and then give your botanical monogram a try, you decide! Either way the key is to start, so lets get started, shall we?
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Sketchbook Quote With Art Supply Doodles
Inspiring quotes can be a great way to boost mental energy and just the little push you might be needing at any given moment, especially when it comes to negative thinking regarding your art or craft practice! I saw this quote last week and just couldn’t resist using it to practice my lettering skills, though truthfully I’d love to hang it on my wall as well. Practicing lettering and drawing together with giving one’s self a little pep talk is a great combination, so use this quote, or find some more yourself and start creating inspiring and artful quotes to add that extra something to your day. If you don’t…
