5 Essential Courses to Start Your Sketchbook Habit

Take your sketching and creativity to another level with these experts

The sketchbook is the perfect tool to develop as a creative. Regardless of your experience, it is a medium to develop in almost any creative discipline. Establishing the habit of always having your sketchbook with you will help you create surprising and innovative projects.

Start to fill one up right now with ideas, sketches, watercolors, and anything else that might occur to you with the help of these five experts.

The Art of Sketching: Transform Your Doodles into Art, a course by Mattias Adolfsson

The famous Swedish illustrator Mattias Adolfsson will show you how to find your drawing style by practicing exercises in your sketchbook. Find a creative routine where your scribbles become works of art. Develop your creativity through real objects and the stimulation of your imagination.

Botanical Watercolor Sketchbook, a course by Paulina Maciel

Designer, illustrator, and founder of the creative studio Canela, Paulina invites you to discover the natural world through illustration with watercolor, ink, and graphite. Strengthen your sense of perception as you create your own naturalist’s notebook.

Watercolor Portrait Sketchbook, a course by Carlos Rodríguez Casado

Illustrator Carlos Rodríguez will show you his method for combining watercolor and drawing that will allow you to create spontaneous portraits anywhere in your sketchbook. Discover the keys to capturing the essence of a person, basic facial proportions, how to apply color, and how to draw naturally.

Sketchbook Creation: Find Your Own Language, a course by Santiago Guevara

Santiago Guevara is an artist and designer who will inspire you to experiment and explore the possibilities of everyday drawing. Learn the tools, materials, strategies, and techniques to create your sketchbook. Make your own collection of notebooks, follow these exercises, and expose yourself to playful and diverse styles.

Illustration Gym: Find Your Style, a course by Santiago Solís Montes de Oca

Meet Santiago, designer, illustrator and founder of Mano de Papel studio, and explore with him different ways to illustrate and exercise your imagination. Learn new techniques to find your own style through practical exercises. Fill your sketchbook with portraits, animals, reinterpretations of famous works, and much more.

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