How I use my Sketchbook as a Painter and Maker, by Rowan Briggs Smith

In the series ‘How Artists Use Their Sketchbooks’, we are celebrating the different ways in which artists use their sketchbooks, spanning across a range of disciplines, to open up minds as to what a sketchbook is and can be, from the perspective of practising artists.

In this video, Rowan Briggs Smith, a fine art student at Ruskin School of Art, shares with us how she uses sketchbooks to practise her drawing and observation skills. She discusses how she carries her sketchbook everywhere she goes and what she does to stay connected to her sketchbook practice.

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How I use my Sketchbook as a Painter, by Rachel Thompson

How I use my Sketchbook as an Illustrator, by Alice Bowsher

How I use my Sketchbook as an Illustrator by Tobi Meuwissen

How I use my Sketchbook as a Mixed Media Artist by Morag Thomson Merriman

How I use my Sketchbook as a Painter by Joe Gamble

Which Artists: Tatyana Antoun

What We Like About This Resource….

“The research phase of a creative project can be presented in many different ways, and can even be an art form in itself. Here, Tatyana demonstrates how her sketchbooks became a medium through which she expressed her thoughts, refined her ideas and explored materials. We believe sketchbooks to be a powerful tool for children to take ownership of their ideas and travel on their own creative journey, without necessarily knowing the destination. Take a look at our sketchbook journey for more sketchbook inspiration” – Rachel, AccessArt.

How I Use Sketchbooks & Drawing

How I use my Sketchbook as a Painter and Maker, by Rowan Briggs Smith: Anatomy Sketchbooks

A “Wallpaper” Sketchbook – Enabling Drawing by Getting Rid of the White page

Sketchbook Exercise: Drawing Brushes with Charcoal

Filling a Sketchbook: Sketchbook Exercises

What is a Canvas?

Making drawings which compete with the background

Making a Charcoal Animation

Inspired by the animations of William Kentridge

Making Ruler Drawings

Using 2 grades of pencil and only straight lines

Drawing Brushes with Charcoal

Using varied marks to capture the qualities of brushes

Many thanks to Pink Pig International for the sketchbooks

Early Primary Sketchbook Exploration

Diary of a Sculptural Sketchbook

Sketchbooks and Performance

Displaying Sketchbooks

Jonathan Ford – Sculptor’s Sketchbooks

Jonathan Ford, sculptor, shares his sculptors sketchbooks.

“All drawings were part of the evolution of Meth V, a creature who now lives at the Jerwood Sculpture Park. Processes involved the collection of boxes & boxes of images from magazines, books and pamphlets. The images were then cut with scissors and drawn onto or transformed into part of Meth V. No scanning or computer involvement was used for these images.”