Part 1 – Emclemmie OCA Sketchbooks

Exercise 1.3: How personal do you want your sketchbook to be?

To hide, or not to hide I am happy to share, I often “hand over” my sketchbook to my family members or they pick up and look, I used to feel exposed but I’ve learnt over last six months it helps people understand me. I keep a sketchbook with my daughter and she has startedContinue reading “Exercise 1.3: How personal do you want your sketchbook to be?”

Exercise 1.2 Making mistakes

Working Fast and cutting work up. I needed to quickly create four A4 images for this exercise, front, left, right and what is behind me. Firstly when I was reading this exercise I had doodled things (I’m not sure if that is “cheating” but it was in the mood of this whole part “everyday” thingsContinue reading “Exercise 1.2 Making mistakes”

Exercise 1.1 What is your relationship with your sketchbook?

My sketchbook is an extension of me! My sketchbooks are me is the short answer. In terms of material things, sketchbooks would very likely be the thing I would save first in a fire or take to a desert island. Sketchbooks are like my visual diary, my thoughts, and my inspiration, I see something thatContinue reading “Exercise 1.1 What is your relationship with your sketchbook?”

Research Task 1:1 – Artists’ sketchbooks

It would be hard for me to even name just one or even a couple as I honestly love many many artist/illustrators/animators sketchbooks and I think this shows in my own sketchbook with mix match of styles! I’m excited to explore even more artists sketchbooks, I enjoy watching sketchbook tours on youtube, it is oneContinue reading “Research Task 1:1 – Artists’ sketchbooks”

Research Task 1:0 Emma’s Sketchbook

I have to be honest, I couldn’t hear what you had to say, however I did really enjoy looking though your sketchbook. I really liked how you seem to explore a subject fully. It got me thinking about my own sketchbooks, which are a much “messier” and can jump about as I do pretty muchContinue reading “Research Task 1:0 Emma’s Sketchbook”

Exercise 1.0 – What sort of sketchbook should I use?

Over the years I’ve used many many sketchbooks, notebooks and it was only when started using my “everyday” sketchbook I pretty much put the rest away! Since April 2019 I keep a personal sketchbook on me, this is used for everything (BUT notes and colour swashes) I don’t like to write in my sketchbooks (IContinue reading “Exercise 1.0 – What sort of sketchbook should I use?”