TIPS TO START YOUR NEW SKETCHBOOK! | Sketching, Brainstorming, and Making a Great First Page!

I got a new sketchbook (yay!), but i had some serious first page anxiety (boo.) here's how I tackled that problem and set myself up to draw my best first page!
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[@drawingwiffwaffles]

Am I the only one with a Phobia of the First Page?!

[@ileanaa3670]

DrawingWiffWaffles i love having new sketch book , but the first page :0!!

[@kaylad.7676]

What's funny to me is that I recently got my first sketchbook, and my page one is a drawing of my OC. Nothing huge just my OC and it kinda describes me, cause I love creating OC's. I didn't even really experience First Page Phobia, but as I grow to become a better artists I'm positive I will. xD

[@beeisverycool]

Not only u senpai *edit* : omg another ❤️?!

[@ainsleychavez5240]

DrawingWiffWaffles. Not even close

[@boopbop6533]

DrawingWiffWaffles me too

[@aznSeddie]

"Sometimes, our first pages are just as messed up as our Mondays." - An ancient artist proverb

[@AC-wy8tj]

Lol

[@lati222]

Scho---I MEAN HELL

[@benjacoolen]

It’s Monday today xd

[@princ3ssMusicifiy]

I’m literally about to put this quote in my new sketchbook on the second page since I already have an Okay first page doodle lol.

[@nicovincent3971]

I am the 1,000 subscriber please sub to my KZbin channel every body

[@snake.sketches]

I have the anxiety of the first page on all the pages

[@iwakuralain1459]

Same

[@isaacmoffit5426]

Me also.

[@mishahenry8033]

LOL very relatable.

[@eimxiuerniuewancw3376]

You know, you can call it a fear of the blank page™ Or art block I've had it for a month now Send help

[@eloise4419]

Same.😣

[@jessiej4393]

*Dusts the first page* *wipes the first page* *makes sure its super clean* *draws stickman* I can't be the only one right?

[@upsidedowncrxwn9265]

You are not alone (;´༎ຶД༎ຶ`)

[@jinbeeee6077]

lol same

[@tristalopes1188]

@@upsidedowncrxwn9265 Nope not me i dont draw stickman :)

[@slayyy5828]

Jessie J i do this but like- inside of drawing a stickman i just mess the page up-

[@brooket012]

Jessie J Lol I do that

[@drenchedlettuce9121]

How to overcome the fear of the first page: flip to the 2nd.

[@ang_qq]

Haha I do that I just write my name and phone number you can call if my sketchbook goes missing.

[@abandonedaccount_901]

@@ang_qq I don't even remember my phone number

[@1nt3r3st_6]

ILLUMINATI CONFIRMED

[@Mimi-ek1mo]

I can't do that then it annoys me

[@hadeannaeyt9767]

I just draw some fan art on the first page and save the main sketchbook for my characters. Then I do the same for the last page

[@ashmitanandy]

"I'm not entirely sure where all the body parts go." I shed a tear in solidarity. (T^T)

[@elenakaterinam]

🤣

[@s0539a]

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[@aurora_xx6736]

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[@s0539a]

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[@annarieck5804]

The worst is that I'm a perfectionist and when a drawing isn't up to par I rip it out. My sketchbook is balding 😢😭

[@wow-ri1kx]

Me too lol

[@alizashah1412]

i have a sketchbook from last year that has 10 pages left after i ripped all the other ones 😭

[@rayinchrist1]

Aliza Shah awe that sucks, you should keep practicing. Especially keeping the ones you don’t like, because the day you become an amazing artist, you’ll be able to laugh back at your old drawings 😂 💕

[@wow-ri1kx]

@cool _ breeze that is something I would do lol-

[@rollingirll]

i am a perfectionist too sometimes but don’t ever rip them out! so you can look back at them in the future :)

[@kowkior]

*when you think you’re a good artist but then see this..*

[@yararivera4331]

Oof, I feel like I'm not special watching her videos. SHE draw so good I don't want to draw anywmore

[@l4rkm3ss]

Wonderful speech! Amen!👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽thank you, that was very incurriging(can’t spell😂)

[@renpawlowski942]

Me too

[@elise4354]

Please don’t feel like this!! She’s had so so so so so much practice and everyone is different! Don’t compare yourself, make yourself better for you 💕

[@averyruth744]

@@yararivera4331 be confident!

[@susquii7196]

Personally, Ill draw a detailed sketch at the first page, then at the last page I'll redraw the first page. Its a great way to see how much ive improved throughout the sketchbook! It's alot of fun too ^^

[@drawingwiffwaffles]

That's an awesome idea

[@sonusmori5172]

That seems interesting, I just started on my sketchbook, I'll be taking this idea for it

[@littlestars4683]

Good ideas!!

[@skippythpp5480]

Oh ma GAH, that's so genious!

[@hirokomitsuu]

So many artists are such Einsteins these days

[@DoodleDate]

First pages can be super scary but this was such a cozy and encouraging video! Thanks, Waffles!

[@elisemarie775]

Doodle Date I love your channel!

[@clip8425]

I love how all the artist KZbin Chanel's watch each others Chanel's. It's so amazing and I love them all!!

[@tofana0]

Love ur channels

[@monts707]

Doodle Date when is your next video also GENUINELY like your channel you peeps are great

[@epicrabid1857]

Doodle Date cameo, Like tv.

[@dissociatinggrapefruit2154]

I have the shakiest frickin hand I swear. My sketching is always fine, and look moderately ok, but as soon as I do line art, my hand goes 'ooh I have to draw straight lines? Hell no! Wiggle wiggle' I have sort of learned to fix it as best as I can... Anyway, thanks for the tips!

[@katermelon]

I get the struggle but my lines aren't not straight lines they just have weird small lines coming out every corner because I do the sketchy motion with lineart and I can't help it.

[@inessa5923]

NINETEENTH sketchbook????? Homegirl has been grinding hard lol

[@cassie1168]

INESSA she’s on her 22nd one present day ;)

[@wyyvern635]

Ur profile pic matches that reaction 😂

[@watermelon8303]

@@wyyvern635 i know tho

[@genzsushi]

Now 23

[@summerelle_8547]

INESSA only 19? my friend has 68 i have around 40

[@ro14p8]

"I paid to much for it. I'm gonna use every last inch of it." Hahaha if this ain't me I don't know what is.

[@spikemoonandsaturncatp6458]

Ro14p I wouldn't know either

[@yueyume9619]

I’ve had a sketchbook since the Christmas before last and I haven’t been able to touch it because the first page is just so intimidating. This gives me a little courage :)

[@drawingwiffwaffles]

You can do it!

[@BiteSizedCrafter]

inhalingsunrise try drawing non Pokémon characters as Pokémon.

[@RegallyAyana]

its not the first page you need to worry about , its the last page.by the time you get to the end youve already forgotten about the first page but that last page lingers

[@BiteSizedCrafter]

Regally Ayana I never have that issue.. I still haven't finished one sketch book. Still on the sane in since high school..

[@igarcia3856]

Did you already do it?

[@eliseheartless4636]

Me when I draw a whole portrait, that actually looks really good: *I‘m a Master at my work, nobody can defeat me...*

[@dana-mp5ti]

Random Dogface, hell yeah! confidence babe!

[@hanashaker683]

I personally like to start off my sketchbook with my name as graffiti. It gives it this pop of color and it makes me feel free to sketch on the rest of the pages.

[@anniecats101]

Hana Shaker Ooooh, I like that a lot.

[@bastardratking8212]

This was surprising really helpful!

[@ahvhv]

Yeet, I'm gonna try it!

[@eloise4419]

yessss

[@jutrhgfd]

I really want to do that on my cover!! Thanks for the idea

[@ellespoonies]

i start every sketchbook by doing swatches on the back of the last page to warm up and so the sketchbook feels a little less new and fresh and too precious to ruin. it breaks it in a little. and sometimes i just work backwards through my sketchbooks until i reach a day where i have the PERFECT idea where im super inspired and im ready to tackle that first page.

[@alexanderclark4761]

So do I! I just thought i was weird

[@jinbeeee6077]

im the opposite i swatch on the first page then draw on the next page and so on.

[@andreajason8936]

Woahhhh that's actually really helpful thanks!

[@rosphere4332]

Imma try doing that thanks a bunch

[@justinnguyen1215]

I made u have 91 likes. I ruined perfection mwahahahahhahahahahahhahahahah

[@bluerazzle3848]

I actually put more effort into the last page then the first. It is like a way to show off how much you've learned or got better at in each sketchbook. Am I the only one that does this?

[@ivanabastardo7969]

I actually do both sometimes XD like, I’d draw something nice on the first page, and on the last page I’d attempt to redraw it, to see my progress (:

[@isabelsanta4404]

No, I do the same thing but I also add in OCs and events that my sketchbook for me through

[@lilbitofeverythin6894]

Iva Bee thats so smart!

[@sacha5985]

Haha same, the cover is kinda my first page, but I actually just put flowers on there, only now that I’ve ACTUALLY finished a whole sketchbook, do I see that the last page is almost more important :)

[@leemartin2722]

Lol i just sketched bnha characters on my most recent one XD

[@tajeemcmuffin]

I am just about to start new sketchbook and i never really drew something like welcoming page or so... i will give it a try this time!

[@isabrookbanks4118]

"We have our ups, and we have our downs. Sometimes our page ones are just as messed up as our Monday's, but that doesn't mean our last page and our Fridays aren't going to be great." - Rin June 2018 Best Inspirational Artist quote EVER!!!!! Love You Rin/Waffles!!!!

[@Yestlbeexact]

😪so inspired

[@raydashietwitwi3955]

I can't tell you HOW MANY first pages I've ripped out MY GOSH

[@zeidi_3124]

Raydashie Twi Twi I'm always like "hhhhhhuuuxhhxh another page ruined" then I try to comfort myself by saying things like "it's not so bad" but then I still rip it out. Then the cycle repeats

[@raydashietwitwi3955]

Zeidi _ I feel your pain

[@raydashietwitwi3955]

Zeidi _ and sometimes I'm so proud of the first page when I'm done with it but when I come back to it a day later I'm like *WHHHHHHHHHY*

[@ellespoonies]

i usually try to cover up my bad pages instead of ripping them out, i usually put sticky notes over the ugly bits or put another paper over it, or even draw right over it with a darker tool. since i sketch in colored pencil I can often push them into the background by sketching over it with an ink pen or even just erasing it all lightly and then sketching in a darker pencil. it's also a good page to paint on with acrylic or gouache, or to paste pictures you want to keep on like a collage or scrapbook! (im just really precious with my sketchbooks tho, i always feel bad damaging books of any kind so i would feel bad ripping out my pages even though they're literally perforated lol)

[@raydashietwitwi3955]

Elle Marie hm maybe I should start doing that instead of violating the poor sketch book XD

[@Geseekah]

Ya know, this is funny 'cause, I just started a new sketchbook and drew on the first page (it's not finished yet. It's only a sketch right now). I drew my favorite characters from cartoons and movies, and I said "Welcome to my Sketchbook". I think it was the very first sketchbook tour, that I watched of you, that inspired me to do a welcome page each time. And I've been doing it ever since! Love your channel!!! ~Pandi

[@alice-bj3or]

Same

[@sherrilogan5400]

Same gal!

[@dinaalkhoury7838]

Pandi ia what my friend calls herself on her YouTUBE channel

[@hellothere_24]

So how's that sketchbook of yours? full of character sketches? That's what I'm aiming for too when I get mine soon.

[@notneiljosten9487]

I just skip the first page till I feel inspired so I don't regret my life choices, smh

[@milliegrimson71]

Haha same

[@artofjessirenee2617]

"We've gotta work within our limitations. It's what makes us artists." That line really stood out to me, wow! Love it! This video is fantastic and super helpful!

[@aldoink]

"We've got to work within our limitations" - so true. I like to skip the first page and inner cover until the end, so I can make something representative of the whole book once it's complete

[@dream5592]

Aldo Ink what I do is make my first page then when I come to the end I remake the first page or make something to the best of my ability 🙂 I used to draw the inner cover as my first page then when I was completely done with the sketchbook I made the first page the last so you can see them side by side. 🙃 I don’t do that anymore because I got a different kind of sketchbook that doesn’t have a cover but yeah... that’s how I used to and do do it🙃

[@Lavenderismyfavourite]

Dream thats a really cool way to do that!!

[@user-vu1qj3vi6e]

same 😄

[@its_.jj._1242]

Same, and sometimes I skip the second page too. Just in case I mess up on the first page.

[@GremlinDoll]

are u spying on me? literally i bought a new sketchbook yesterday and today i was planning to strarted but didnt know... until this video appeared. thank you sweetie

[@Jackie_Tracks]

My fave tip is "if the first page freaks you out dont start on the first page" sometimes jumping to a random point in the middle eases that fear and once you're more comfortable then you can use page one

[@dazaisbakugoswaifu8688]

I just got a new sketchbook THANK YOU FOR EXISTING ♡♡

[@sdfksdjbfuvygvyisdvcgvucgyvgy]

I WAS LITERALLY TRYING TO PLAN THE FIRST PAGE WHEN I SAW THE NOTIFICATION

[@AC-wy8tj]

Lol

[@Piquetures]

I’ve yet to ever even complete a sketchbook 😭 gotta use these ideas to fill one up

[@yusefnatt5876]

my advice? draw everything! you have this idea that u don't think will turn out good? draw it anyways! draw the good, the bad, the ugly, the dirty, whatever! just fill it to the brim with all your ideas, because you'll look back one day and think, "wow i'm really glad i drew that." or you won't! worst case, you learn how NOT to draw something. you don't like how that shoe turned out? turn the page, dedicate the back to learning how to draw a super awesome shoe!! just draw, man. just do it. i believe in you.

[@princessusagiharmony606]

Monthly Art challenges they help fill a sketchbook

[@mermaid_picaro]

Piquetures by Nomi same

[@mivical]

same im not good at keeping up with hobbies because i get burnt out really easily

[@madisonkendrick2340]

Piquetures by Nomi me too like I have lots of sketchbooks that I have used some and not finished lol

[@OnezumiDaisuke]

I don't think I've ever finished a sketchbook. I just have several active ones all at the same time. They wind up getting linked to my moods, so I reach for different books depending on how I feel. One of my favorites is an old algebra book that I like to use sharpies in. No first page anxiety if it's already printed on.

[@suwuzy4060]

Ok, like you, need to be, my therapist. You are so inspiring and you really bring out that burning urge to draw in me.Your art is so good, I sure do hope your channel becomes one of the most successful ones, because you really deserve with all your hard work and empathy. -Your friendly local garbage can

[@patch2565]

DrawingWithSushi Garbage cans are useful atleast your not the trash :)

[@chillylion6858]

Patch dang that some facts

[@anam8851]

I'm getting a new sketchbook tomorrow and just, THANK YOU. OHMYGOD. This is going to help me tremendously. Thank you TvT;

[@kiraanderson5590]

I always skip the first page in a new sketchbook. Maybe now I’ll have a little more confidence :))

[@drawingwiffwaffles]

Yes! Fill that sucker!

[@hi-bk6sy]

Same!

[@sabersquid2523]

Kira Anderson me too, actually, I skip the first 3 pages... o_o

[@managodess]

This is such a nice video! I've actually never managed to fill a sketchbook so far in 11 years of focusing on art (lots of loose sheets or starting sketchbooks and getting new ones), but I'm 14 pages away from filling my first one and plan on getting a mixed media one after that and making it a proper one c: This'll really help me make it just what I want it to be

[@myro5815]

:)

[@inker_monkey]

@@myro5815 :) every 2 years, someone should add a smiley face here!

[@arzumazel2105]

*Got a new sketchbook to draw* *opens the first page* *OH GOD IM NOT READY*

[@Micsma]

Gosh golly dagnabit. I'll always appreciate your artwork, Wafflelord.

[@drawingwiffwaffles]

Oh you

[@angelinamcclay8205]

MrChunky22 you spoke my entire life.

[@gamingcentral7480]

MrChunky22 me too s

[@mei-xi9vz]

woah watch your language

[@tristalopes1188]

@@mei-xi9vz Why he dident swear or anything

[@eleanorcollins8407]

When the ink doesn't flow right, but only you notice...

[@raydashietwitwi3955]

I'mArtsingRN so relatable

[@nightlinkd]

Yasss i do that all the time!

[@bfrancis1205]

Dear Drawing Wiff Waffles, you are officially my idle

[@diamondandcristal7661]

What I like to do in my first page is to draw my OC on half the page and when I finish my sketch book I draw it again on the other side of the first page and that way I can see how I improved during that time face to face

[@tiniestworm5612]

Also, nice nails! Purple ftw!

[@tiniestworm5612]

😙

[@tea8752]

Yes thank you! I actually got a brand new sketch book the other day and I've been terrified to start it!

[@drawingwiffwaffles]

You can do it!!!

[@pxelaeb7635]

if i got a new sketchbook i skip the first page so no pressure😂😂😂. then if i have an idea i draw it in the first page

[@animegirl510]

PXEL Aeb I DO THE EXACT SAME THING!!

[@hi-bk6sy]

Ikr! Starting a new sketchbook is so nerve racking lmao

[@minerva4711]

i really like drawing one of my ocs on the first page of my sketchbooks, that way i can draw something im used to and so i can see how much better they look when i redraw them with an entire sketchbook's worth of progress behind me

[@Anna-zu6kc]

i just finished the first page of my first ever sketchbook (an illo as well) and i am SO excited i’ve been drawing for a while but i’ve been too stupid to think abt getting a sketchbook but now i have one and i’m literally in love

[@w0rmgirl]

Same except it's my 4th sketchbook 💀

[@tabithawhite7241]

I am not scared to start a notebook I just draw whatever. This is an awesome video though

[@iloveseaslugs]

Tabitha White same

[@diggbick]

You two are lucky. I sometimes get so scared I can't start a new sketchbook!

[@tabithawhite7241]

LittleKittenKZbinr All I do is just draw the first thing that comes to mind and I don't know how it is going to go but it is actually fun. The last sketchbook I started I drew a person. Then fire... And set the person on fire

[@Starsof23]

Teach me your ways... 😩

[@tabithawhite7241]

Ambri Miller Its literally just not being scared and doing whatever comes to mind

[@strawberridraws8937]

Be sure to tell us how the Sketchbook works, I have been looking for the same things! Very helpful, I almost always just not put anything on that first page... love you waffles

[@cloroxbleach8232]

7:45 Realizing that i have the exact same pencil😶😶 WE HAVE SOMETHING IN COMMON Welp besides drawing

[@tobi4046]

I love her and it’s so comforting watching her 5 years ago

[@fionathefeline2022]

I love how the background of your page one blends into that yellow first page almost perfectly! :) Great ideas for a first page, I like the welcome message idea!

[@ellefoxart4128]

I can tell this is a video I'll end up watching A LOT!!!!!!

[@drawingwiffwaffles]

I watched it 8 times, editing and all, so seems fair. Hahaha

[@alexb.230]

I don't really know why, but I feel like laughing soo much about what is on my mind, tought its more likely a thing to cry on.😂😅 As for me, it's not about the fear of the first page of a sketchbook (let that aside, I have a fear of blank pages bigger than A5😅), mine can't even be called a sketchbook! A sketchbook is called a sketchbook for obvious reasons.😑 You have to sketch in it, doodle, draw, paint, try out new things, develop. It's not 'art' what you have to make in it, it's 'sketching', having fun! Making 'art' is about preciseness, perfectionism, and that 'everything has to be on point' sindrome!😐 Sketching is fun and all.😃 If it would be about 'art', it would been called artbook instead of sketchbook. But then, as I said, can't even be called sketchbook! I'm just rarely working in it, and when I do, I spent couples of hours or even days on one piece.😕😧 It's never good enough, never perfect enough! I know, I know, now you say "Just chill, don't be that uptight! Work with timelimit or stuff like that. Try to draw different poses, clothing, places and all. Try to learn new things and develop your style!" Hah, nice to say, and I already know all these. But how should I, when I don't even have an own style? If you look at those idk, maybe 4-5 drawings in my sketchbook, you would say that it's all made by different people. Not just that they don't have a unique style, they have nothing in common!😂 My type of drawing is that 'copy-art' one, when I see something and I get inspirated like drawing the whole thing down as much as possibly similar. Now that I think about it, I can't even draw. What I do is not called drawing but highkey perfectionism. Nothing else. And people still praise me that I'm such an amazing artist! 😧 If I have no reference or just nothing else, there is literaly no way for me to draw for example a proper body. (Again, lets leave it aside that I can't really even with reference) Sketching and 'arting' are two very different things, but, ya know, theycan be each other. But not like I sit down and try to make art by sketching, no. More like that a sketch is art in itself. Because it reflects ourselves, our style, attitude, personality, talent and all. Jeeez, this is soo messy! Idk what to do, I'm totaly hopeless.. Ps. Sorry for all this whinny, long spetch, but I had to let it out.

[@cookiemuncher30000]

*“IM A DIAMOND IN THE ROUGH, A SHINY PEICE OF COAL”* idk I’m a Hamilton fan I had to

[@lilymilner7995]

OMG my mom just got me my first sketch book and I am scared of adding sketches in it so I am happy that you uploaded a new video

[@lupevinado3087]

You’re such a sweet beautiful human being 💖

[@crystalrose5945]

Me: Buys Sketch book* Also me: Open the sketch book... Also Also me: Think* Also Also Also me: Think a little more... Also Also Also Also me: Think A LITTLE BIT more... Also Also Also Also Also me: After thinking like for an hour* draws a picture Also Also Also Also Also Also me: Don't like the drawing...erase it Also Also Also Also Also Also Also me: Draw another picture....don't like it erase it Also Also Also Also Also Also Also Also me: After drawing like 10 pictures realize that the page is dirty.... Also Also Also Also Also Also Also Also Also me: Rip it... Do the same process with like 18 pages Also Also Also Also Also Also Also Also Also Also me: Buy another sketch book....do the same with it and all the others sketch books... That's what my life is like I NEVER finish my sketch book

[@artbylema5058]

you should try to just go for it or do something really random that represents your personality or your likings. Also try drawing something you are comfortable with drawing. then, instead of just giving up you know that you will progress overtime and get better. I'm the same way but I just try not to erase as much so that it doesn't look too dirty. hope this helps!

[@crystalrose5945]

@@artbylema5058 thanks so much!

[@crystalrose5945]

@Luna Lovegood Oh thank you so much!

[@cybiedoodle]

Maybe instead of worrying,tape the page secure in the sketch book so you don't rip it out and just doodle something with ballpoint pen.or coloured pencil for more opacity variety.if you don't like it just flip it over and use the back page. edit:I'm really late qwq

[@kattriella1331]

Don't ever just erase a picture unless you suddenly realize how to fix it. You can always come back and work on it later. Just flip to next page and keep going. Hold on to those early drawings and when you reach the end of the sketchbook, flip back to that first page and see how much you've learned. I fun way to track your progress is to try redrawing the first drawing in your sketchbook on the last page to see how you've improved.

[@ultimasaurusyt5284]

Others: Welcome to my Sketch book! Me: Welcome to my Sketchbook! Proceed if you dare..

[@mckenzieatkinanderson4312]

Ooh that gives me a good idea 😂 Make it really ominous, like a haunted house or something! 😂

[@michmend1771]

Thank you waffles! First pages are really stressful for me becasue I'm afraid that once people see it then the will judge me based on that page. So thank you soooooooooo much for helping me and I hope you have a fantastic day!

[@mitsubakinnie6101]

Just got a six hundred page sketchbook and was so scared to make the first page!

[@shelbydecker8447]

Mia Sears Lucky!! I just got a 30 page Canson XL watercolor sketchpad. I want that giant one from Amazon so bad but it's $40

[@drawingwiffwaffles]

Holy cow, that's a huge sketchbook

[@mitsubakinnie6101]

DrawingWiffWaffles It’s CRAZY huge

[@d.keerthana1046]

Mia Sears holy moly 600?!??!!!

[@babykata4154]

That's HUGE for a sketchbook. Me, personally, I've read bigger books, but HOLY COW that's going to be impossible to fill.

[@krissijimenez1770]

Can’t sketch the first page? Start on the second page.

[@rollingirll]

Krissi Jimenez i always do that and i end up leaving my first page :D

[@clowningmywaytomcdonalds6679]

And then when u have made a bunch of progress go and do the first page lol

[@clowningmywaytomcdonalds6679]

uni weasley lol same

[@maureneofarrell7475]

You’ve really inspired me! Whenever I’m feeling stuck you always re- motivate my creativity and sometimes I get something good out of the final drawing. I just want to say thanks and I can only aspire to be as good as you are in the future! ❤️😁☺️

[@temples4ever782]

Hey Waffles!!! I'm pretty young and I just got my first ever sketchbook. I'm just terrified that I won't progress and won't get better over time, because I don't always have time to sit down and draw. I'm filled with all sorts of anxiety about what people will think if they catch a glimpse into my inner arty me. I'm not a very outgoing arty gal, but I'm outgoing and love meeting new people, but for some reason I can never get over my phobia of people seeing my art and judging me by it. I'm starting high school in August and that freaks me out even more, because I know that I'll be doodling during classes and that people will look over my shoulder at my drawings. I have so much anxiety about it and I was wondering if you had any tips. btw I love your vids and WAFFLES!!! #Waffles4life I also haven't found my art style yet and I'm not very good at drawing humans. Any tips for that too? (p.s. sorry if it seems like I'm rambling)

[@mlv4h]

Temples4ever wellllllllll try to watch different artists' videos and sort of combine their art styles or something.Btw im only 9 and in fifth grade so my advice doesn't always work.ok thanks for reading

[@liamparker6689]

Just draw whatever and follow tutorials and you will get better

[@malihazaryab7522]

Templates4ever I have a tip for you , you could watch tutorials by draw so cute or any other artist. No one can make you think that . Besides you can do anything you want I'm 9 and my drawing is so bad But I still show it to my friends they all laugh and giggle I feel happy for them sometimes I draw something from "draw so cute" and give to my friends they become really happy so do I.The thing is you practice and trying 1 day you will become an artist a famous artist Moral : keep trying

[@pipermarshall4611]

Watch some art vids! Those always help me!

[@Emma-wc4yr]

By keeping at it a little bit consistently you'll get better :) Look for references, and don't be afraid to try drawing new things even if they don't work out. Practice and keep going and you'll grow and get better at it! As for showing your art to others, it's perfectly fine to not show absolutely everyone your art if you don't want to, but some will really like it and encourage you to keep going, even if it's family, keep going, and keep drawing. The world needs more artists, even if it doesn't know it. Don't give up, you've got this!!!

[@astros_here]

I finsh and start sketchbooks soo often i have no anxiety anymore but thats just personally. I just sketch whatever i want to then add the start date and end data (usually i finsh my skechbooks in 10 days) also good video!! Keep up the good work also this is the earliest ill ever been!!

[@heatherwillis1990]

I almost never use my first page. I leave it blank. Forever. I have serious first page anxiety. i'm also a page jumper. I like things to feel really random in my sketchbook. Putting the same kind of drawings back to back feels boring to me. I also tape in a lot of outside work that I do on scratch papers or stray watercolor papers, and I tend to tape those into the pages I don't like so much, bc im a firm believer of never ripping out pages form my sketchbooks. they arnt taped in so much that you can't see what I originally put on the page, but I do like that if someone flips to that page they see something I really like first, then when they lift up, they see my garbage lol.

[@GemmaChadban]

This video is so sweet and motivating! Love you Rin! You always make me feel good no matter my level of art, you just make me remember how much I love drawing on random scraps of paper that no one will probably even see. Thanks! Your amazing!!

[@TheLpsQueen2001]

Yay! Im so excited. I never clicked something so fast♡♡♡ Thank you for becoming such an inspiration because i love your videos alot and seeing a notification popping up makes me happy. 😊💕

[@masksenpai5889]

I got a new sketchbook two weeks a go and I really love my first page I took my best drawings form the first one and made a collage. That really worked for me. So maybe filling it in a way you like with stickers or something else. Might work for others too it looks interesting and it gets me motivated to draw.

[@drawingwiffwaffles]

That's an excellent idea!

[@masksenpai5889]

DrawingWiffWaffles thank you for replying

[@pixxieestixx]

Can I just say that you’re so motivational and calming??? I love you so much!

[@ohfudgeart3523]

I always do swatches on my first page, even if I don’t have any new art supplies. I’ll swatch my favorite art supplies or something. It really helps me. Love the video, as always!

[@Sambo329]

I watch your KZbin channel almost everyday and it really convinces me I can draw as well as you. I love your art style so much and I’m hoping to be a successful artist one day. The things I really need to improve on is the hair, body shapes and head shapes. ❤️❤️❤️😊😊😊

[@RocketAdriftGames]

I've heard a lot about first-page phobia. I don't personally have it but I do get a bit of a creative block over what to put on the first page. This is great advice!

[@marceline_rots]

You're so inspirational to artists who feel like what they draw isn't good enough. Thank you!

[@Frogsickle42]

Great tips! It was so satisfying when you flipped the page and the marker didn’t bleed through. I am nuts for hardbound sketchbooks, I’ve been using strathmore but it looks like I’ll need to switch my brand!

[@isanag]

what i do is that i draw on my last page an “art progression” thing. i will draw the same thing, but from the first drawing, compared to the last drawing.

[@cuandotumedasunagalleta7169]

Hello! I hope you’re doing well!

[@trashcanraccoon]

I've just finished a HND in illustration and I've been having a horrible time battling with feelings of not being good enough at art and kinda like impostor syndrome with myself as an artist and it's really made art feel like something I hate. Which is horrible because art use to give me so much happiness and comfort. And now when I need that comfort it's kinda tainted by those feelings of anxiety and feeling like I'm not good enough. But I've came back to watching your videos and it's made a huge difference. Your videos are so calming, I love listening to your voice, and your sketchbooks are comforting in the way that I can see that everything you draw brings you joy and you honestly want to draw what it is your drawing. In other words, I feel your passion for what you draw. Your videos are really making me want to draw whatever I want with no added anxiety and I really really thank you for that because what I've been going through is not a nice feeling. Keep being awesome x

[@mjbachman5814]

This was the first video I saw of yours! It completely motivated to start my first sketchbook and subscribe. Much love!

[@fennabeyondfitness]

I love your video's😍

[@drawingwiffwaffles]

Aw thank you!

[@fennabeyondfitness]

DrawingWiffWaffles you are yourself and thats great!💖 i also have a KZbin channel but.... thats not so great😍 as yours. Do you have tips for me?😊💖

[@rey5266]

I loved the idea of drawing my oc's! I have so many of them and I thought it would be really cool to use up the whole page and arrange them as if it were a class picture! thanks waffles!

[@aravaerskine2609]

"It didn't exist before you drew that". That sentence - I love it so much and it has helped me since I started drawing about a year ago!

[@skippythpp5480]

Thanks for the tips! I love your videos they're so satisfying and they make me wanna draw more, and try to enjoy the process more intead of just waiting for the result!🖤🖤🖤

[@bubblerose292]

I'm scared to even take off the front wrapping bc I might unintentionally ruin the whole book in some way lol but this video helps whenever I'm about to start a sketchbook

[@manzanillaetc]

I just finished my sketchbook + am about to buy a new one, perfect timing :D

[@_lavender_pebbles_]

oh says you when all of your sketches are literally perfect

[@geokai1210]

i always just do swatches on the first page, it’s helpful and anxiety-free :)

[@sprimki]

I just got a new sketchbook yesterday. Weird coincidence?

[@cuandotumedasunagalleta7169]

SkylaCatto I THINK NOT.

[@kitayx945]

Clara ArtFarts I don’t know why ur comment made me laugh it just did 😂

[@imtrash9077]

Your soo positive and thats one of the reasons Why i Love you❤️❤️

[@itsrey3212]

I love this channel. It's so pure and your voiceovers are always so cute. Bless. ❤

[@kyarak9079]

The syrup animation at the end is very calming and kind of satisfying

[@bones_pencils_illustration]

Amazing thx for the tips 😙😚 love you

[@xghostee]

its so weird hearing her talk about how shes trying the illo book for the first time when its her main brand she uses for sketchbooks now

[@TaylienTV]

Yes! The thumbnails are such a good idea! I’ve always had trouble with the first page....and every page after that lol but the lil thumbnails are perfect because it’s like a trial and I can see what works and what doesn’t before I ruin a page lol 💕 literal lifesaver!

[@jacob1096]

Omg wow! I have been watching the, apparantly most recommended videos for cool sketch book covers- and I came across this it really helped me with my first page idea

[@dalerichardson179]

I have 13 EMPTY note books in my desk for 2 years. This helped me a lot and inspired me. Thank you so much Waffles! Btw, When I lightly draw and then trace I sometimes fall it jellybeaning. Btw #2 you earned a new subscriber ;)

[@LolLol-hi9kd]

Every artist like me always misses the first page WE ELITE

[@ginasartcorner5686]

Wow....woooow! You have all my respect for having SO many sketchbooks, like damn...I am not even surprised anymore how good your thumbnails sketches and sketches are, after all that practice, you go girl!

[@drpinguino3]

Hey, I just wanted to thank you because you always inspire me to jump off my chair and grab my sketchbook, and precisely because of that I've lost my fear of drawing in it (I used to want to draw only things I knew were going to turn out great). So yeah, thanks for that! 💓

[@ArtsyMeg]

Wow I’m early that’s rare! Excited to watch the video

[@oak_corvum]

Screw it, I’m just drawing Alyssa and James from end of the f ing world.

[@maxraccoonpopper3408]

Omggg fangirl here

[@keef9439]

I'm starting my very first sketchbook (age 14) and I'm really excited but also nervous and I think this will really help. I'll take a picture of the first page and save it to share with the world someday. Keep doing what you do. You inspire many new artists like me everywhere to try new things.

[@Miacoollike]

Thanku so much for this inspiring and encouraging video. I've been an artist all my life but the heavy load of exams and college really took a toll on my creativity. I want to start practice drawing again and a journal gives me a lot of freedom to do so. much love