The Sketchbook Challenge

Posted on 25 March 2017 by Sue Bleiweiss

Have you ever bought a new sketchbook, opened to the first page, and thought, Now what do I do Sue Bleiweiss and the talented minds behind The Sketchbook Challenge are here to help Imagine a supportive community of artists sharing the innermost pages of their sketchbooks and offering you tips and techniques for overcoming creative blocks That s what The Sketchbook Challenge is all about, and the popular blog of the same name has already inspired thousands Inside this book, you ll find Themes that will motivate you to start your sketchbook and, important, keep at it Tutorials spotlighting such mixed media techniques as thread sketching, painted papers for collage, digital printing, and much Strategies to get off the sketchbook page and start creating inspired art whether you re into painting, collage, fiber art, or beyond In depth profiles of artists who have taken the Sketchbook Challenge and used it as a launching pad for their own meaningful artwork Read The Sketchbook Challenge by Sue Bleiweiss – kino-fada.fr It s very pretty, but I didn t find it particularly inspiring.I participate in The Sketchbook Challenge online, so was interested to read this book The book is divided into themes or topics A couple of artists interpret that theme in their sketchbook, and then create a final project I found that I liked the sketchbook pages sections much better than the ...This book was too advanced for me, it was definitely gearedfor art students I rated it I liked it instead of giving it a lower rating because I think it would be a fine book for people who areschooled in the fine arts than I.This one didn t do much for me Pretty much a collection of people s sketchbooks based around themes.The content was muchabout the processes and techniques that you can use in art Since the word sketchbook was in the title, I figured there would beemphasis on sketching It wasn t exactly what I was looking for so I wasn t a fan, but I think this might be another person s cup of tea.Didn t include that many ideas techniques I thought were interesting.Definitely worth the hour or so it took to page through I put together a list of ideas, discovered a couple new products I want to try out and made a few reminder sketches, which is all I really could have asked for from a book advertising inspiration.I will probably check out the Sketchbook Challe...I just wrote a nice, long review for this and it vanished Oh well In a nutshell, I learned about silk fusion in this book, which is a cool technique and I found out about a few new artists but other than that,...A good book if you want a selection of topics and some inspired projects to aid your creative process Overall a very good book and supports the website However the majority of artists who are featured in the book participate in the Challenge online are mostly textile artis...I Loved this book This book was perfect for me I had somewhat writers block if you will my sketch book This book has wonderful ideas and can help with the block Wonderful photos and wonderful designing of the book A very fast read, but you will want to re read parts of the ...

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25 March 2017

Sue Bleiweiss