My new mini-course on Teachable is now available here
Three very simple sketchbooks to make, plus lots of ideas and techniques on preparing and filling the pages with paint, collage, and simple mark-making.
My preference is always for making my own sketchbook rather than simply buying one. I often think bought sketchbooks have more pages than I can comfortably fill, and they also tend to get too full once you start sticking extra papers or stitched samples in them. If you make your own book, you can limit the number of pages from the beginning so that it’s not completely bursting at the seams when you’ve filled it.
The first book, the basic concertina/accordion fold book, is very simple – some might think simplistic, or a bit too simple – but I think it’s one of the most versatile fun little things you can create.
The zine-fold book – also very simple – is equally versatile, and offers lots of possibilities for some quick explorations.
The third book in this little mini-course is a single signature stitched book with a wrap-around cover with integral pockets.
You get to see lots of pages from my own sketchbooks, and you get some collage paper to print and download, plus some tag templates and some poetry lines to cut up and re-assemble.
Special Early Bird price of £25.00, which will rise to £30.00 from 1st April. You don’t need to enter a code; just buy before the end of March for the lower price. It’s all pre-recorded, so you can start any time, download the lessons, watch as many times as you want for as long as you want. No time limits, no deadlines, just learn at your own pace.
It’s primarily aimed at beginners, but I’d like to think there’s something for most mixed media enthusiasts here.
This is the first in a series of short mixed media courses. Up next (and still working on it – for which read, ‘haven’t really started it yet’) will be paint your own collage papers plus mark-making tools and techniques for mixed media sketchbooks. That title might need some work, but I’m having lots of fun here this week. I hope you are too.
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Just purchased and sure to love it as much as I have your other courses. I love a sketchbook and love expanding my usage of it! I have not ventured in to making my own sketchbooks as yet & am looking forward to doing so. (There’s a lot of random and too large bits of watercolor paper in my world.)
Very excited!
As to the concertina book: to quote the Sound of Music, starting at the very beginning is a very good place to start. 🙂
And very glad you’re having fun. That’s the point, is it not? 🙂 Thank you for creating things that help me get back there to pure fun and joy.
I did try to comment.. I said that having fun seems a good start when you’re aiming at making things!
always a bonus 🙂 sorry if there’s a comments gremlin here 🤷🏻♀️ WordPress is a law unto itself sometimes
I have signed in and paid for the sketchbook course–it doesn’t show up on teachable. What do I do?
thank you, Janet. You should see it in the My Products tab at the top of the page.