The Importance of Sketchbooks

[@sakthivelannaamalai3794]

"The worst sketchbook is an unused one" now this is a quote that I'll remember for the rest of my life...

[@amarisjoseph]

Love tht he said tht unused sketchbook book is worst kind

[@TooLittleInfo]

We have a similar saying in photography, because a lot of people ask what's the best camera to buy. We always say, the best camera is the one you have with you. Meaning, it doesn't matter if you buy the most expensive gear, the most state of the art bodies and lenses etc etc. If it's too much much for you to handle, if you're not committed to lugging it around, if you're too scared of damaging it, if you're not committed to learning to use it, if it's going to feel like a PITA to haul it out, it's useless. So, for a very large number of people, the best camera for them is their smartphone.

[@prapanthebachelorette6803]

Thanks for your perspective

[@alisikdyora7338]

Oh yesss. Cause "a sketchbook ist a place to f*ck up" 🤗

[@li-sm6nf]

I'll tell this to all of the "shetchbooks" I have and never used... they are... here and untouched.

[@sweeetjuicetv]

i think a big portion of the “filled sketchbook” problem can really be boiled down to: people dont want sketchbooks, they want *art* books. instagram has contributed to this of course but yeah sketchbooks dont have to be filled with finished polished art, theyre where you practice and iterate and learn and build your techniques

[@niooshaes232]

exactly!!

[@MelodyxXxx]

Mhm lol plus, we all know how to use a sketchbook

[@reinhartt179]

Hence the word, "Sketch". :))

[@uhhwhateverdude9463]

Right. Sketchbooks are the training grounds for learning and mastering the techniques and experimenting ideas. It’s like a Dojo or gym for your hands! 💪

[@starlight8115]

SO true! Ther'es this one channel I love watching, DrawingWiffWaffles. I love the art she makes, and I love seeing every piece she makes for her sketchbooks, but that's the thing. Everything she makes feels like a fully fleshed out piece of art, while I can barely do the lineart and a bit of color after working on something for 5+ hours, and it still has several errors, shaky lineart and is poorly colored. Most of my drawings are never completed or are just little sketches and doodles. It took a lot of time for me to realiza, but tht's fine! Because I'm still learning. She's way more advanced at drawing than me, not to mention that that's probably just her sketchbook for youtube, but she may have a separate one for practicing, because artists always make mistakes and try to learn and improve further (btw, absolutely no hate to her nor anything, I would actually recommend her channel, she's pretty fun, and this is just the way social media works. You have to make everything perfect)

[@ilondeliest6085]

The thought "Sketchbook is a journal" was really impressive for me. I always want to turn new sketchbooks into "artbooks", with all pieces finished and tied together, but always end up with shabby sketches and such. But in the end i like to flip through previous sketchbooks because they reflect my life back then. Maybe it's just the way it should be Anyways, thank you so much for uploading! Love your art, voice and overall aesthetic. Your videos seem to be journals too :3

[@люблюсмаженихкацапськихнемовля]

I feel the same. Sometimes I want to make a sketchbook perfect and it seems to me that some works do not fit into it, but turning the pages some time after my sketchbook already finished I realized that they only add a certain color and reflect your emotions and feelings for some period of time

[@g-alicenine]

I have the same thing! There's such a mixture of things in most of those books, and they have so much more personality imo, can really surprise you page to page. It tells a story.

[@felix_christopher]

Think you're onto something there, mate. Used to date a girl and she had these journals for each year of her life. Mostly groceries, random diary entries, ideas just jotted down during a phone call. But there were illustrations as well. Copy text for book-ideas she came up with, illustrations for those. And some pages full blown art pieces, ink and watercolor and all. And it blew me away, it was the most emotional and instantly relatable journal that I'd ever seen in person.

[@X3RNEA5]

I also like to flip around my old sketchbooks and seeing how life was back in the days It's like a time capsule!

[@Animangagirl27]

"The worst sketchbook is an unused one" is the mentality that I finally picked up a few years back. My sketchbook became an almost-everything book for doodles, practice, notes, agendas, and even for brief thoughts that come to mind. I flipped through mine earlier today and saw how much more personality it had and I'm glad I use it the way I do today.

[@meatball.9710]

Another good reason to use a physical sketch book is that its really easy to look back at your old work. Occasionally I'll see my old sketch book and just flip through it. Just like you said, its like a journal that shows your journey. Its also a bit of a confidence boost. I remember drawing some of those sketches and think they were terrible, but looking back they arent half bad.

[@Amanita._.Verosa._.]

This advice helped me so much and I just want to say thank you kind soul ❤️

[@carol2742]

Ok I’m a 67 year old female and laughed out loud at “don’t do it, your an adult”. And I just loved this whole thing. Thank you!

[@hellodelightfulrando]

That bit about them temptation of digital to make “perfect” sketches is so real. I love my tablet, I never pull it down so all I have to do is boot up my laptop and turn it on but I unless I’m doing timed gesture drawings I end up spending too much refining sketches instead of just drawing and letting go. I have an easier time doing that with my sketchbook. I can just whip it out, get the idea out of my head and know that if I end up liking it I can always tweak it digitally later, the sketch can look as wonky as it wants to be at least I got the idea on to paper in stead of getting so hung out up the details that I end up noodling for hours on a concept I might not even like in the end

[@StrawberryCakeStudiosYT]

Wow, this comment is so accurate.

[@clarrybarry1664]

"the worst sketchbook is an unused one" kind of reminds me of another quote ive seen before: "the only thing you cant fix is a blank page." i like the notion that the worst thing you can do is nothing. it brings the motivation to create without caring for the product entirely, just the experience and the progress in making itself. great video man!

[@nixon4731]

The most important thing is to stop romanticizing your sketchbook. Get it out of your head that you're going to show it to someone. If I'm getting too precious, I fill a page or two with rubbish that I know I wouldn't want to show anyone. Keep it secret. Keep it safe.

[@nathanmirandadasilva1192]

Sketchbooks, just like being an artist in general, gives me a sense of journey. When I look at all the pages I've drawn in my sketchbooks, I remember so many things, I feel so many things, which really makes me realize that my Art is bigger than me. This feeling only appears in sketchbooks, as they are like small windows to different moments of my journey, digital art doesn't make me feel that way...

[@Malaima]

exaaaaactly!!!!!!!!

[@2ArtistsEXPlain]

Great topic and thoughts. I've made a deal with myself that I must 'ruin' every sketch book I buy-- haven't actually ruined one yet, but giving myself the permission to mess up really changed my perspective.

[@wishi960]

a nice video as always. although i must disagree a little on buying a small sketchbook. when i started a decade ago i used A5 and later switched to A4 and i feel like that boosted my overall confidence in drawing a lot and i wonder where i would be now if i had just started bigger. of course everyone should do as they feel most comfortable :) i also have a small pocket sketchbook for travelling.

[@ChromaMoma]

Interesting!

[@hina._.2747]

Oh I see mine went opposite, I started big but now I use a5 and it's the best size for me, a4 doesn't feel good to me. Always fun to see how we all have different experience and opinion about things, hope u are doing great with art

[@coins_png]

@@hina._.2747 i did exactly the same as you. i drew on A4 then A5 because it felt better at the time. but after a year and a half I went back to A4 again. and not only was I better, but I also enjoyed it a lot. so I recommend to not lock yourself onto one paper size. small size will teach you to make the most out of your lines. and once you get good at it and take that skill to the bigger paper you'll have a blast drawing on it again.

[@h0zi3r]

same here, i used to have small sketchbooks and then grew a fear of drawing “too big” when using them, but also depends on what im drawing :)

[@LeosNestingDolls]

I guess everyone has different preferences! My sketchbook of choice is A3 as it gives me plenty of space to explore my ideas and reference other sketches on the same page, plus it's a nice stable drawing surface

[@RakanMag]

Damn that was spot on, I have exactly 5 empty sketchbooks sitting on my desk right now. Then again i had 7 the beginning of this year so I’m assuming i might be able to fill all of them by the end of this year. Anyway great content as always Kenn! You keep inspiring throughout the years!

[@mad_hatt]

Dang! I go through like one maybe two a year!

[@admd8765]

Were you able to?

[@RakanMag]

​@@admd8765 I finished the 5th one sometime in July this year. basically I don't randomly sketch like I used to, but rather for a purpose, either for learning or a project. This made my pace much slower on finishing sketchbooks.

[@MatrixEvolution17]

this video was perfect for someone like me who has 10 empty sketchbooks because I'm too scared to ruin them

[@lusibeth]

I struggled using my sketchbooks because theyre so pretty. So I binded my own sketchbook from leftover newsprint. Since i made it and spent time on making it, it feels worse not using it... proud to say Ive been using it almost daily.

[@tinfoilstar]

I feel like it would be great to keep a sketchbook even if your primary interest wasn't drawing & art.. famous victorian writers or scientists always seemed to keep lovely little sketchbooks which are often on display in museums. you could keep one for gardening, baking, films you watched, books you read, sketches from journeys you went on, and it would be such a gorgeous thing to keep for your future self to look thru

[@junelondon1703]

This was very inspiring! I love the point that the goal shoudn´t be to fill but to USE the scetchbook. 🤓

[@ChromaMoma]

I'm so glad!

[@me_malene]

I use a sketchbook from flying tiger, it's ok :) I like it alot! its like 30dkk (about 5 usdollars), but I need it cheap bc I go through one sketchbook in like 1-2 months soooooo.

[@NkuhanaTheUndone]

i'm currently in denmark and oh boi you are a life save. I never thought about looking for sketchbooks at flying tiger

[@me_malene]

@@NkuhanaTheUndone

[@tofutofii3097]

Apparently it's cheapest to actually make them yourself that's what my art school said, just look up bookbinding tutorials/simple ones

[@me_malene]

@@tofutofii3097 I have been thinking about doing tha alot, but then I'd have to make them with least 40 a5 pages each month ,xD But it could be fun to do it sometimes anyway

[@shampoob0ttle]

Yesss, Im in sweden, its the best! So cheap, like 3-4 dollars in here!

[@xtraroyce]

“sketchbooks are journals” well heck, I like that perspective. it’s helping view using it as a casual thing and not something that needs to be perfect ❤

[@LorenDraws]

I’m so happy you talked about the filling vs using, bc I hate videos saying how to fill… Makes me feel unmotivated and their tips make me feel like it’s a one time exercise I can do

[@kapeecoffee]

I don't have sketchbooks I have notebooks

[@miiyui]

I agree with the expensive vs cheaper sketchbooks. I had a few expensive sketchbooks and was so afraid of making mistakes that I ended up not using them. Then I bought a cheap sketchbook from an art store so the paper quality was still nice and it felt so freeing to just draw without worrying. I think I finished it in a week and went back to buy more.

[@MatsuroPalette]

i just love the sound and feeling it gives everytime i start drawing on paper imagine having a relationship with your sketchbook (me)

[@tylerrodriquez4184]

You truly are a wizard in both the way you lay ink on a page and every engaging and interesting frame you find to tell your stories. As a beginner in art, your work is some of my earliest inspiration when art gets away from me. Thanks for reminding me to make a memory on a blank page.

[@sielsounds]

You have the best sense of humor. Combined with these gold nuggets of creative wisdom... instant fan

[@melcco]

i remember the days when i would imagine myself, relaxing outside on the curb of a sidewalk and just sketching on a sketchbook. Yeah, when i actually tried that it was a horrible experience. Wind was blowing everywhere, The pages wouldn’t stop moving, ants started to crawl on me (I hate bugs.), it started to get dark super quick, and people walked by me wondering what i was doing. So from then on I just never sketched outside the comfort of my home. Though I want to try drawing outside again one day. My favorite kind of paper to work with is large bristol paper. Yeah, it’s not convenient because of the size, but the smoothness is just… 😚. So whenever i try to buy a more smaller sketchbook, the roughness of the paper always annoys the hell out of me. It’s just not the same.

[@snowyyyyyyyyyyyyy]

ooh dunno about ur price range but i got a leuchturm sketchbook that’s too weirdly smooth for me. it’s not as thick as bristol (it’s like, half the thickness) but it is smooth

[@MollyM2]

try bringing a friend, or pretend you're talking on the phone. I HATE when people walk up and look at what I'm doing, and I find it happens a lot less if I'm already sitting with/talking to another person. Also, binder clips are a life saver for plein air/urban sketching. Live your most romanticized life! Good luck!

[@aronhelios1734]

Sketch in a cafè or something like that. You get a setup with a table like at home, but you get to sketch outside world, people etc... which really helps developing your skills.

[@mikah9607]

Could you cut Bristol sheets to a more portable size and bind them into a diy sketchbook? I’ve done it before with loose papers I had, it worked quite well! 🥰

[@ziziscorsese9475]

Get back on that horse and get out there.

[@yrezu]

I was finally able to make use of the sketchbooks I've bought years ago but never used by categorizing them- the small one to sketch and make notes outside, the big one which I call 'ugly sketchbook' to do gestures, figure drawings and experiments and the 'nice sketchbook' which is just the most expensive one where I'll draw on when I feel like taking my time to draw something really nice. Thinking I have a 'good' and 'bad' sketchbook really helped me get over the fear and pressure to make something good and just- DRAW! If I don't like a certain page or drawing, instead of throwing the page out, I just paint over them with some acrylics/gouache when Im feeling really good and confident that I can paint something beautiful out of something I thought was already ruined. This change of perspective was a game changer for me with my experience in using sketchbooks.

[@TJtheBee]

Definitely doing the studying and ideation right now. My goal is storytelling with art, and I’m done my studio drawing classes for uni, so it’s time to self-direct.

[@jonlizsam]

I love your little “ throw away drawings” as well as the informal review of your sketchbooks. What rendering skill and imagination you possess. I have about 20 sketchbooks, pen, doodles, pastel, watercolor and now mixed media. These range over 30 years, but only recently I began dating them, at the insistence of a family member. Your video made me smile. Thank you and have a great day!

[@kuwoke8614]

One of my favorite youtube artists that I've come across in a long time. Your videos truly do feel special and I find myself feeling extremely motivated to draw after watching them

[@dhara8449]

i love "the worst sketchbook is an unused one". i need to remember that. also your voice is so soothing I could fall asleep to it lol

[@keldricharts]

I have colleagues that moved on from traditional to digital. They have all this fancy tablets, and cool digital works. But never once seen them pull it out and sketch on it. A few months later all of them have stopped using their tablets, while I kept telling them that the beauty of a sketchpad is the feel of it. Its light, accessible, and best of all, cheap! I even went as far as to making my own sketchpads out of oslo paper, cutting them in half, punch 3 holes into it and finish with a ring bind. Ive been carrying my sketchpad for years and all the time, I pull it out and just go crazy. Never have I ever seen any of my fellow artists do this, so I hope this video inspires them to reconsider such option.

[@katerehurek]

"Artists are fussy creatures" is so true, I have never heard something like this and I love it. Love the vid! xoxo

[@TheArtCorner74]

I agree with this 110%, I've gone through so many sketchbooks over the years and at first, I did go for the mindset that I need only good drawings in my sketchbooks, I would try and put a good drawing on each page all the time and then move to another one but later I began drawing random stuff that weren't polishes or anything but I just drew because sketchbooks became a sort of happy place for me, a place where only my imagination and creations existed and were only limited by my limits, then years later I find and go through my old drawings and I can't help but feel so warm inside looking at my old little drawings and seeing how far I came, it really feels like a journey through that happy place.

[@irenesaurus]

Oh, yes!! I've just checked your channel an hour ago, and now a new video!!! Thank you for your content!!!

[@ChromaMoma]

Hope you enjoyed it!

[@casluvs]

Ever since I trained myself to solely use my sketchbooks for practice, and canvases only for finished pieces, it started becoming a lot more fun. I used to have the mindset that I needed to make every spread in every sketchbook polished and something that I liked, and I’m a perfectionist, so that was basically never. If it didn’t work out the way I wanted to and it didn’t turn out as neat and as polished as I planned in my head, then I’d either rip out the page or throw the book away altogether, start a new one, and the cycle would repeat itself. This mindset was so toxic for me and I noticed I was basically never motivated to create art altogether because of it, which really sucked, as I knew I had a passion for it. It always felt like a task to even doodle because I constantly pressured myself into making it perfect. I’m so glad I got out of that.

[@lionelheisler4887]

Love the message in this video :) Sketchbooks absolutely are visual journals, and the best habit I ever picked up as an artist is dating every single page or doodle

[@KT-et4jd]

I'm just jealous as someone who's drawing skill is literately kindergarden level and always hate my drawing lol. I can feel how fulfilling you feel in using your sketchbooks from this video that would encourage me to probably try doodle something in a random sketchbook.

[@cliffdariff74]

Please save all ur kindergarten style drawings... you'll appreciate them very soon.

[@small_and_dangerous2068]

One of my favorite ways to use my sketchbook and make pages feel “complete” is to do tiny doodles around my big drawing. I also enjoy using it as a pseudo scrap book! If I just got back from a fun concert I’ll tape the ticket on the page I’m working on. If I have a cute sticker set I’ll slap a few stickers on a page with a drawing that has a matching aesthetic. If I have a cute Polaroid I’ll stick it in there. Even things like candy wrappers or small magazine clippings! It’s fun to experiment with your pages!

[@AndreasWilfer]

Well done video yet again. I love this video/story format that you have going. Thank you for the video and inspiration.

[@ChromaMoma]

My pleasure!

[@suecarlos5659]

I love the fact that when flicking through my sketchbook, when I get to a drawing I’m particularly proud of I can usually flick back through the book to see where I was practicing a particular technique or subject. Having a book filled with perfect drawings is nice for some people but I like to see my progress. I feel that having a mix of good pages with ‘Oh dear’ pages give me more an appreciation for how I’ve improved.

[@kabocha9051]

Such a good video, as always! I've got back my favorite sketchbook (well, in fact it's a new one, but I was unable to buy it for a good amount of time) and it's just felt so good to draw on it, even though it's just some random doodles and me trying to understand watercolor markers. I really love the idea of the sketchbook being a journal more than one of those beautiful sketchbook you can see on youtube with perfect drawings ; I personaly love doing thumbnails on it or find solutions to my digital problem by solving them the traditional way. :)

[@McBernes]

I learned how to make case bound books so I could make my own sketchbooks. I really like sketching on cheap newsprint so I bought some bulk newsprint for the book block, some of those ":super value" packs of canvases for the cover (I cut the canvas off the frames), heavy cardstock and cotton string, elmers glue and settled down for a lot of measuring cutting sewing and gluing. I still buy sketch books but the ones I make are the ones that feel better to use.

[@weeeeeeee9240]

How did this got uploaded the day after i started a new sketchbook :0

[@ChromaMoma]

I'm watching you

[@SerenaLewis]

"The worst sketchbook is an unused one". YES! I needed to hear that. Thanks!

[@iyedsalhi9743]

Allways remember that Ur first sketch book is gonna be one of many other to yet come so don't stress about making it perfect and eventually even Ur doodles would be amazing art pieces ^^

[@tahereh9271]

Man I missed your videos so much

[@ChromaMoma]

Me too

[@SketchedbySte]

Man I love everything about this video. Who knew a video about sketchbooks could be so motivating! Great humour too! Off to buy some cheap smaller sketchbooks to carry round so that I have no excuse..

[@MichaelBrown101]

Man, I have truly been missing your videos. It’s nice to see you back. Oddly enough, I just finished re watching all of your videos yesterday.

[@ChromaMoma]

Wow, thanks!

[@MichaelBrown101]

@@ChromaMoma yeah of course!

[@MF-xb5bk]

It helps my mental health. It’s easy to doodle when you are bored and just sitting or whatever instead of being on my phone. I just started sketching and it’s so relaxing for me.

[@otterwench]

when i lived in Nara in the late 1980's i knew an artist named Moma. You even resemble him a bit. I am enjoying your channel a great deal, especially the moments of humor.

[@melissaamyx2196]

This is by far the BEST "sketchbook" video I've seen! So many things you said hit home to me, I have to get over feeling I have to make a perfect picture. Instead I need to just go for it and play!!!

[@ChromaMoma]

I'm so glad!

[@piza_man]

HIII KENN!

[@mymelody3242]

One of the things I love doing when I'm making studies I I like to pretend I'm making an art book for beginners. I really makes you think and helps you remember thing so much better. I highly recommend!!

[@lorienalvar7012]

I clicked on this video assuming its another sketchbook ideas video. This is probably the only video ive seen emphasizing that there is no "bad sketchbook" unless it's unused while explaining what's so special about keeping and using one, what kind of sketchbook to use, and encouraging the audience to use their sketchbooks as a visual journal (instead of thinking abt it as a perfectly rendered and "filled" art book)

[@madeforfun101]

That Toothless in your pencil jar is sooooooo CUTE!!!

[@SuperFcsmith]

Lots of great info here CM. My sketchbook is a 2000 page regular book (The Urantia Book), about the universe. I’ve been drawing in it for over thirty years. I’m over 2/3 through and keeping my fingers crossed it will outlast me at 72.

[@daekros]

Thank you for putting so much work into your videos- the timestamps, and the on-topic filmography (all wonderfully shot as well), the to-the-point scripting. It's brilliant, and I hope it's bringing you just as much joy to make, as it is for me to watch. The effort you've put in is very much appreciated.

[@theebobrossofmakeup4926]

I really liked this video. I started watching your channel during the pandemic and I was a new art student coming from a very unorganized Artistic background. Watching your videos helped me to create a routine with sketching in my previously unused sketchbooks. I've been happily using sketchbooks so much since then that I now have a little library of my work that I love to look back on. Thanks for sharing your ideas and art with us!

[@mad_hatt]

This makes me very proud of my messy sketchbooks now! From the video to all these comments I came to realize how neat it is I get to look back and watch my own art process and experimentation over the years! The process may not be aesthetic, but it is beautiful

[@hummusslurp_8335]

One way I like to use empty sketchbook pages is to make a sort of collage out of drawings I've already done on loose sheets of paper, often class doodles. I often add scraps of colored paper and stickers, if there's an empty space I'll add a new drawing, it's really fun, especially if all the drawings are of similar things.

[@anuradhasingh0001]

All the tips were great, not only for sketchbooks but also for notebooks (yeah, i use unruled books for sketching). I also loved the idea of using smaller sketchbooks, since it will be handy and also you can "ACTUALLY" see your sketchbook getting filled. But for anyone who had large sketchbooks and had planned to throw away, i would recommend to divide and use it so that you will have pages where you will see your artwork, instead of page's whites.

[@ChromaMoma]

Thanks for sharing!!

[@rileslovesyall]

"It's special in the way that you are special" aw I love that

[@OgieSifter]

I have to go back to this every now and then, im going through a personal Renaissance of sorts to make the most of this period I'm collecting a playlist for my personal coriculums. My guy is fundemntal and crucial for everything technical videos dont cover

[@st.toussaint4632]

I draw in mine everyday, and I completely agree that just having it makes opening it up and drawing a lot easier.

[@amazonjelledsushi]

So happy i stumbled upon this video right at this very moment where i just bought a pocket size sketchbook, and brainstorming what to do with it. Lol. Ang yes, i also have an A5 sketchbook, slumbering in my drawer.... waiting to be summoned. 😅 Thanks for knocking me off to my overthinking state, that the only goal is to draw on the sketchbook, and not to fill up all the space and be perfect. 🤗😄😘

[@karawolfgang34]

This is exactly the kind of wholesome I needed right now

[@Atlasartist]

I have a shelf full of my 70 sketchbooks I have saved from elementary school all filled to the brim with the most random shi that I congered at the time, I found I love it because it’s something I can doodle in, no one needs to see it, I can even write random stuff, it’s mine, and I can mess up as much as I care, it even has doodles from friends and memories in each sketch and line, it’s awsome

[@5imphony]

I bought an A4 sketchbook a few days ago, my first one actually. I had small sketchblocks before and I found out that having more space on the page makes me a lot more comfortable to draw. I feel more free with my pen motions. Something I, and I hear others struggle with, is drawing way too small (mostly because I accidentaly focus on details rather than the figure) but the bigger work sheet has helped me a lot :)

[@lavuntecolquitt]

This video hit TOO HARD! Felt ALL of this. I get a feel for my mindset on each sketch and I just create and brainstorm. Sometimes its lil , others it's a WHOLE piece. Gotta luv and have fun with it

[@Falney]

my favorite use of sketch books is to collect them, half use them then I can open a "random" page to show that it has in fact been used, then fill a shelf with them to make it look like I am a more experienced artist than I actually am

[@rsuman]

I loved to see work in progress especially the invention of the sky: the clouds, the air. The contrast between the inks in some drawings is remarkable 💙

[@swisdom9117]

The last part of this video gave me chills...wow.

[@leoncantsing]

I absolutely recommend making your own sketchbooks. It's easier than I seems, and you can be more specific with the paper you want to use. Also, it feels so good to draw in something that you made 😺 Oh and one Tip: if you want a flat resting sketchbook, use Coptic binding! This is the easiest type of binding tho

[@ti-mani4648]

0:50 ! one of my favorite paintings of all time ! you keep surprising me with each video

[@ChromaMoma]

Mine too :)

[@Zuuppa]

What is it called and who painted it?

[@xchrysantha]

I really loved this video. It was a great technical explanation of the value of sketchbooks, but there was also a very compassionate tone to the whole thing. I've had a sketchbook I've been working on for like three years now, and I date each page. Going through its pages definitely tells me a story of where I was in life - a succession of 7 pages drawn in one day told me I was inspired and motivated to create. An expanse of months without drawing told me I had been discouraged and too ill or too disconnected to create. Also I get my sketchbooks at Walmart for like $5 lol so relieving myself of the pressure to not fuck it up has been a HUGE help in allowing me to draw whatever. But anyway just wanted to say I really appreciated this video. =)

[@LordVedro]

thank you for video i always struggle with filling sketchbook by some anatomical drawing or doodling because of that "oh its would be sad if i mess up my sketchbook with such nonsense and i need to fill it with COOL ART" and all my artist friends show theirs sketches and i was like wow a masterpiece i should make it masterpice too so almost all of my sketchbooks was empty and i draw on a bunch of office paper :') i feel such a relief when i embrace the idea that sketchbook is not somekind of gallery and i shouldn't compare myself like that with other artists

[@sigurdbigset]

The way you say “sketchbook” is adorable

[@cferracini]

Easily one of the best videos about sketbooks. Great job! Also "maybe it would be easier but I'm broke" same! I'm actually tired of people recomending an iPad like it's cheap paper!

[@chaoticunrealowl6375]

My first sketchbook was given to me as a birthday gift from my friends. They knew I loved to draw and I wanted to pursue something serious with it. It's a special book to me. I basically use sketchbooks to practice and try new things. It doesn't have to be pretty. Thanks for the video!

[@YasWitch7]

The final thoughts just got me, I’m finishing a sketchbook I use since 2018 and now I have other view about it all, thank ya

[@photoluke1499]

I've been trying to get into sketching for a while and always struggled using A4 notebooks because of how big they are and how big the canvas is. I tried A5 which was better but still felt big for my needs. Eventually I settled on an a6 notebook and I love it! I can take it anywhere, keep it next to my bed or on my desk while I'm working and at anytime I get an idea I sketch, I'm surprised that something as simple as the size of your notebook can make a big difference

[@Dreamwitness]

Thank you for your perspective. A journal. I really like that!

[@Toolgirl64209]

I have a sketchbook, one I’ve had for a while. It’s beaten, dusty, tarnished, and the paper has remnants of old sketches I erased to make new ones. Some pages have correction tape on them due to vandalism, and the paper is already low-quality. It’s my baby and I love it.

[@bruh-ch3hb]

Im watching your video for the first time and I am grateful that yt recommended me your channel......I love your personality !!!

[@nanvaughn2258]

I love this video and your advice. I'm new to painting but love drawing, so my sketchbooks are filled with plenty of "bad" paintings, and some decent drawings. When I find myself getting so precious or critical about my sketchbook, to the point I don't want to paint or draw, I have a strategy that helps. I will create a drawing on a separate paper, cut it out and glue it over the bad work. This helps me keep going.

[@KattCreations]

I wasn't ready for how funny and relatable this video is!!! 😂

[@GumBeatingTV]

Your personality and sense of humor is top notch, subscribed! ☺️

[@jhazell5180]

Hey Kenn, thanks for another great vid. Can relate to your 'unused' comment. Never thought of it being a journal before, so thanks! Another use for a sketchbook is to start up your fireplace.

[@jmjanzen]

Great video. I would add 1 piece of advice: as soon as you buy a sketchbook and you bring it home, "ruin" the first page. That is draw something that is purposefully bad or low effort. Even if it's a big "X" or a scribble or anything really. Just rip that band-aid off, and then you're suddenly free to use the rest of the pages without worrying about keeping up the quality, because hey, the first page is already "ruined" :p

[@ziziscorsese9475]

Well you sure have talent. How nice to have a row of ‘filled’ sketchbooks .

[@SirFerrickWanderer]

Hallo. I have two other ways of using a sketchbook. Firstly, i know a bunch of people who annotate their drawings, sometimes going as far as having a full page of writing for each page of drawing. It's real useful to try and put into words what you think works and what needs to be improved on, and having it right there with the drawings helps keep you honest about actually thinking through what needs to be improved on, it can be a real good way to know how you want to progress. And secondly, collage! I really like sticking references physically into sketchbooks for the textural difference it gives & the quick colour palettes it allows and also just for something different and interesting that makes you think about the relation between your art and what inspires it or what it references. 람다람 did a sketchbook tour on their channel a year ago and it was filled with collages and it's incredible? I love it, try it out.

[@Lu-dm7rn]

The part of avoiding buying expensive sketchbooks and being afraid to even draw on them are so real!! I have like 3 notebooks with total blank pages because of the fear of ruining them, so yeah, if vou are just starting get a simple and cheaper one and as you get confident with your drawings you can start to use the expensive sketchbooks you already have stored 😉👍 Anyways, every tip you pointed on the vídeo is simply needed, I'm just getting back into drawing and I'll def remember all of them as I do, I used to compare myself too much with others and that made me go in and out of drawing on the last years, but now I'll try tô make it for myself only. Thank you for this awesome vídeo!! 😊

[@etnataeterna2424]

I started buying "sketch"books with specific intentions. The small cheap ones for doodeling and note taking - i fill it with uni and work notes as well as thinking about some bigger pieces or practicing. And then there are the expensive, larger ones with like toned watercolour paper i turn into art books. they won't travel with me and fill only after years, but i stopped stressing myself out.

[@toxiz.3683]

i feel at ease as im drawing in a sketcbook, reserved and placed in a stock market just for me. i imagine my characters as myself, i create them as my own. how i'd want to look like, and how i would like to grow up as. i can make these characters in my head, designed for one purpose. to be inked onto a smooth, white sheet of paper. original like no other. sometimes i remove myself from these characters, and mix someone into my own style. like a family member, or a celebrity. days pass by, focused on one singular piece. i paint their skintones, and then their features. like a memorial of some kind. i create who, and what i want. its a talent i remember as a blessing.

[@AmIAnonymouss]

I have this 'sketch' book and its foor school and so weekly i have to prensent a creative double page and through this whole year im so happy to see how my techniques evolved and wich materials i used the most. I can also tell wich painting were rushed and wich ones i worked hard on. I really love sketchbooks

[@cwbmars2050]

This is the absolute best video on sketching and using a sketch book that I can imagine! Thankyou! Thankyou! Thankyou! I would have expected such wisdom from an old guy like me. For a young person to have such insight into drawing on paper, and to have the talent to transfer that wisdom to video and share it, is phenomenal. I am now motivated to start sketching again. Keep up the good work!!!

[@Westlearner]

I do all three, I doodle, I study things, and I ideate. I also draw so much I'm threw with a sketchbook in a month. I also take it wherever I go if I draw in it or not

[@catcalhoun9567]

I'm with you, sir. I like the feel of paper. Also, I spent most of my life in IT and I am kinda sick of looking at electronic screens (she said ironically on a social media site).

[@xenxru]

i just want to say that your sketchbook is SO COOL AND SO AWESOME and thank you for this video