Sketchbook Circle 2 – Book 3

By the time I reached the third book in the sketchbook circle I was feeling pretty comfortable in freely sketching and making mistakes. I no longer felt so hung-up on trying to fit the ‘theme’ of the sketchbook and knew that I would be able to take the previous work to a new level. Much of the previous work in the sketchbook was centered around natural objects such as plants and birds. I love drawing these things, so I was eager to dive in!

The paper in this sketchbook was a little frustrating as I felt it limited me once again to using mostly dry mediums. I found I struggled with this quite a bit, as I love using inks and paints. I’m really happy with the body of work I ended up producing, though, in my 10 pages. I feel they reflect the previous additions pretty clearly, but they take the sketchbook in a new direction. Some of the work is inspiring me for future illustrations too!

I love participating in the sketchbook circle as a side project to the rest of my uni work. It’s a great opportunity to try something else, or something completely new. Seeing other student’s work is also really refreshing and often inspiring.