Using a Folded Sketchbook to Get Drawing!

By Sheila Ceccarelli

Teenagers, aged 11 to 14, at AccessArt’s Experimental Drawing Class, tuned into drawing by making an eight paneled, folded sketchbook and familiarising themselves with a few tried and tested drawing warm up exercises.

Folded sketchbook

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