I Filled a Sketchbook Page & So Can You! // crows & watercolour

[@JelArts]

How are you today? I have 20% off everything on my shop for the next week! I also added my first ever sticky note designs, check them out! shopjelarts.com/🎉

[@jir0839]

Everything in your shop is cute! I was curios what kind of watercolor pencils and watercolor markers is your favorite to use on your sketches?🧐

[@BunNessa_Art]

My current sketchbook is this one too! I don't know how I feel about it though, I feel like it's huge even though it's not and that's kind of throwing me off a bit 🙃. My last sb was the ohuhu one and I really enjoyed the paper in it. I might use the rendr one next or get a handbook one (the 5 x 8 ) 🤔

[@managodess]

I feel that view on sketchbooks so much. Like the idea of, no I can only use one sketchbook at a time and when it's done I can start a new one, but not before. And that would extend to pieces also. Less for digital, but for traditional art I'd have this feeling of, I cannot start a new piece until I've finished my current project. It left me feeling like I lost a lot of ideas, tbh. This year is the first where I'm just letting myself draw whenever, whatever and in whichever sketchbook or paper samples I have. And it's interesting, I've found that I've been creating way more, because I just, capture ideas as I get them and finish them as I feel motivated. So I might have, 3 paintings and 2 marker drawings in the works right now alongside multiple digital pieces, but I feel less pressure for each individual piece and more, freedom to just create.

[@themightierpencil]

This was the perfect video to sketch along to.

[@meuikii]

Love your use of color in this! I’m getting a head start on my holiday painting gifts for my family :3

[@JelArts]

Sounds fun! I gotta sort out what I'm doing for Christmas gifts this year oops

[@grace_valley_studio]

Loved the sweet little crow drawings! I was working on an acrylic painting of an atlas moth while watching.🧡

[@RimmoKenro]

I got myself a small square sketchbook a week ago for a purpose of it being more of a trash one, but so far I'm really enjoying working in it! I've been struggling with enjoying art for the past couple of years, hopefully keeping this sketchbook will help me regain confidence in myself. It's got thick enough paper so it makes me draw a bit more thoughtfully and not just scribble, and the small size helps to fill out pages quickly.

[@JelArts]

Oooh that's a great point about small sketchbooks, they take way less time to fill so it can help with motivation for sure! Sometimes big blank sketchbooks can be intimidating.

[@robopiper9462]

I haven't sketched in a while and decided to make time before my shift So im so happy that i was able to sketch with ya!

[@canidcourier]

I used to feel the same about small sketchbooks until I bought a small 12x12 sketchbook to use as a scrappy 'sh*tbook'. I use it when I'm overwhelmed / tired / have bad MH; sometimes I draw one page and then stop (but feel good that I did something) and other days it helps get me over the activation energy and I happily draw more in it or move onto my bigger sketchbook (that lately feels overwhelming to start on first). I'd recommend a small sketchbook to anyone struggling to start drawing most days due to overwhelm. Plus in a sketchbook so small, it's nearly impossible to make 'spreads', a lot of my stress has been the pressure to make cohesive spreads all the time.

[@Gossamer24]

This was very soothing to draw along with, and the crow especially was very cute! I was doing my Hourly Comics Day drawings to this in my * checks it really quickly * Pentalic hardcover sketchbook, apparently.

[@tharzanne]

The timing of this video could not be more perfect! I've been sketching ravens all week to prepare for making my brother's christmas gift!

[@JelArts]

Ravens & Crows 💙🖤

[@himesamaroso]

the albino crows are so lovely, was roughing out a painting of silent princess flowers in my moleskine 4.5"x7" - ive found i prefer smaller sketchbooks to get ideas out quickly and medium sized for more detailed pieces or if i need the space

[@VitasArtworks]

I really enjoy Hahnemühle, Etchr und Koval sketchbooks 🥰🥰🥰🥰 your spread looks so nice, thanks for sharing

[@kelpcakes651]

Hello! I discovered you recently and your art inspired me to start drawing animals as well as humans, and I really like it! Your videos also give me motivation to draw. :D

[@JelArts]

Welcome to my channel! I'm glad you found me!

[@augusaurus]

Love your art so much!! You've gotten so far!

[@CreativaArtly]

Almost thru with my Nina cosford sketchbook. So ready to be back in an Illo. So so ready. So so ready.

[@nyxxasketch6230]

Your videos have inspired me to go back and sketch in a traditional sketchbook again. So much of my art is digital now (which is great because I've learned a lot about color), but I have missed having a sketchbook of just doodles that help me explore and just do whatever. Love sketching along with your videos!

[@Ana36377]

I love the crows! They look so gentle and friendly-shaped (I could be biased though since crows are my favourite animals). The thing about sketchbooks - I’m kinda like you in a way where I tell myself to use this one sketchbook before I start another but that’s mainly because I had a bad habit of not finishing my sketchbooks when I was younger. Also, I was experimenting in my sketchbook - painted a couple of my OCs traditionally (these guys I almost always draw digital and I wanted to see what they would look like in gouache), experimented with colours and mark making on a yak with watercolours and fountain pen (my new favourite art supply is fountain pen and ink!) and did a very quick watercolour landscape in limited colours. Oh, and also painted a bird - as a little comfort treat (birds are my comfort subject).

[@JelArts]

Birds are THE comfort subject haha. Both birds and frogs for me!

[@lenilecker_vegan4dogs]

Love the color theme you chose. Sketches are really beautiful.

[@theplickly9098]

Currently have a tiny Moleskin pocket sketch book and I totally agree that it’s hard to draw in but at the same time I think it makes it more of a challenge for me to figure out how to best use minimal space which makes it fun and exciting :)

[@jatoyb]

obsessed w/ the ferret drawing, currently drawing cats myself, and i mostly do digital art :)

[@KetchupCanvas]

I did some random pattern doodles while watching this! I use a blank page notebook with a rabbit on it that I got at my local bookstore as a sketchbook right now. I'm not picky about quality so any paper is fine by me 😊

[@Mmalusd]

Love the spread! And the use of colors for the diferent crows is very smart and visually interesting. I think the difference is values helps a lot with referencing the real life colors. I got to a point where I actually don't like using premade sketchbooks. I like the freedom of just buying new paper or saving some scraps and putting them together with some binder rings. Also, I much prefer drawing in an horizontal format and sketchbooks binded like that are rarer and more expensive for some reason. A friend got tired of that and made me some nice cardboard and fabric covers 😆 But I feel it doesn't limit me so much, I can bend it and try new stuff all the time, I can add stuff I made away from home to the collection. I think it even helps with this anxiety of starting a new sketchbook because I can't ever be precious with it, and I just add new blank sheets, it's never completely empty.

[@JasmineZellmer]

Your sketchbook spreads are always so inspiring! I love this!

[@PenzyArtStudio]

Currently Drawing Dragons from Wings of Fire while watching this. I must say, your videos manage to break art block like a sledgehammer. :D

[@papershipwreckart]

same with the small sketchbooks lol I don't know what to do with them! And i even prefer working in multiple sketchbooks at once. There's just something about it being small and looking so self contained that they need to be for specific projects or something 😂😅

[@-Cloudyeclipse-]

You have no idea how much you inspire me! Especially when I was younger ❤❤❤

[@amandastewart7459]

I just found your channel and I adore your art style so much. Seeing you paint and draw is a huge inspiration and has helped me do some similar spreads in my sketchbook. I've had the same sketchbook since 2020 and I only have like 8 pages to go so I'm trying really hard to finish it before the new year. A 2023 favorite art supplies would be very interesting!

[@jo6386]

Love your art 💚

[@JelArts]

Thank you so much!

[@ashleykevresian9234]

Hello! I am a new viewer and I love your color ideas,they remind me of cool and calm sometimes,others and satisfying to look at!Especially when you make it on your vids,this made me want to use water color more!I hope you do a more AMAZING job with making animals with water colors! -Viewer

[@CadenceKnock]

Id love to see an art supply video!!

[@Mooshroom1004]

Just for some inspiration if u want u can look up leptopoma snail.ITS SOOO CUTE!!!!!!!!

[@liesbethartlife]

Beautiful sketches as always ! Looking forward to the day that the foxes enveloppe arrives :) question, if i buy patches from your store, do you ship them in an enveloppe or in a box?

[@annaklimesova5972]

I always sketch along with your videos It feels like a fun friendly artist date

[@kekskobold]

I love the crows, I hope they will be part of next month patreon :D

[@pai009]

Well I don't have a sketch book going at the moment, gotta get Christmas presents done, and I wasn't drawing while I was watching this. What I was actually doing was crocheting a bunny rattle for one of my cousin's sons, It could go to 1 of 2 not sure witch yet. So I wasn't drawing, but I was still doing something crafty. I do sometimes draw while I watch these though. 😋

[@JelArts]

Ooo crochet is so fun!

[@ChantelleArts]

gorgeous crows ❤❤

[@JelArts]

Thank you!

[@samantharankinstinamisan5583]

I'm swatching my new Neocolor 2s while I'm watching your new video. I've got 3 sketchbooks right now, each for something different. My Paul Rubens is for learning. Strathmore mixed media 400 for my illustration commission & Stlillman & Birn Nova grey for my doodlewash November challenge.

[@JelArts]

I love neocolours! It's cool to hear all the different sketchbooks you use and what you use them for!

[@Lemu_with_a_shirt]

I always have the same brand and size sketchbook as my main. I know I really like it for most things,but it just isn't always what I want. So I have big sketchbooks, black paper ones, and ones with paper for specific media. Never yet finished one of my side books,on my 9th main now. I do like having stuff in one book as well, but I have to create sidepaths or I know myself, I'll be demotivated or something. (Plus my main sketchbook is a 12×12CM square of not great paper, not ideal for most things.

[@Peed_Duck-tk5hv]

Omg youre almost at 500k im so happy for you😆 Been Here since so many years🥰

[@DaCATisME]

Can we get a tutorial on how you sketch animals? They're so cute 🥺 the foxes from that other video were just beautiful too!!

[@prix_Ilustração]

I miss sketching, want to back to my sketchbooks..but my work is full week so on Sundays I draw a color pencil piece for Instagram/KZbin video... But I will go back to sketching 😅

[@ann-kathrinspeckmann9685]

This is a great video. Thank you

[@joshuawilkins6311]

Cool!

[@mimi_h]

While I like the idea of just keeping one sketchbook so the progression is linear, I usually keep 2 at a time - one cheap small one to do quick doodles, and one large one to practice and do multimedia work one! Both offer a certain degree of freedom, since the I can work faster and looser on the small cheap one, and learn more witht the bigger one.

[@JelArts]

I think that's a great way to do things. I used to do something similar when I sketched more in art school! Having a sketchbook for learning helped me so much.

[@karou3205]

I'm doing an interesting exercise where i use an image (this time a portrait) and sketch it really QUICK in my cheap sketchbook (like 2-min sketch, just lines) with all my different pencils (mechanical 0.5mm, basic HB pencil, rainbow pencil, thicker 3B pencil...) to see which one feels the best. It helps me make a choice of which materials i will bring around, and also using up pencils quicker (it's satisfying to me xD), Does anyone else struggle finding the right materials for them ?

[@JelArts]

Oh that's interesting! Experimenting is definitely helpful for that. I think my personal favourite lead to sketch with is 2B-4B, usually 2b since I have it on hand.

[@iiHaveASillySmile]

I love your videos so much! You always inspire me to paint! Also, please do the art supply video! I love watching those! (:

[@TheArtOfJerry]

I'm feather phobia 😅. I deleted chicken, duck, bird 🐔 🐦. I like sparrow.

[@tajtay]

I have been using the strathmore 500 mixed media sketchbook and drawing fruit. This is my first time using this sketchbook I like it but not as much as etchr

[@JelArts]

Oh I think I've used that one! It's pretty nice. Etchr is also great

[@tajtay]

@@JelArts I actually got the etchr after seeing it your review video!

[@fuzzydragons]

never have enough cheeky birbs

[@P-A-W_Editz]

Hey can you do gray hounds? There my fav

[@crocs_n_socs]

Title: "And so can you!" Me: "wanna bet?💀" Anyways I love your channel sm and your art is so good❤❤

[@joshuawilkins6311]

I bet 5 beans you can!

[@xTheBlueBunnehx]

If you wanted to upload one or more of these sketches, how do you scan and edit them in such a way that they don't lose their quality? I'm primarily a digital artist but lately I've found myself really stumped and I'd like to try sketching more to open up that inspiration. I just worry that if I then wanted to transfer my favourite pictures to an online space, or edit them on procreate to make prints etc. that I wouldn't know what I was doing and would end up ruining the quality or readability of the picture somehow. Do you have any tips for this?

[@K.ART_vlog]

nice ❤

[@jascherry]

Does squarespace let you upload videos like animations on your page to be part of like a portfolio?

[@parallel2465]

I cannot for the life of me finish a sketchbook page. My problem is staying motivated to actually draw every day, I get so burnt out on commissions that I forget I'm working towards trying to make original works and sell prints 😅 I'm running in loops around myself

[@Eli-tm9ri]

I was drawing a mini tree frog breathing fire while watching this 😂😂

[@BabyEdgy]

can you show reference photos

[@ScarlettVincent]

I love your videos so much 🩷