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September 18, 2018
Draw Tip Tuesday: Watercolor: Mixing gray
In this week’s Draw Tip Tuesday, Koosje Koene, co-founder of Sketchbook Skool, shows you how to make the color gray with your watercolor set three different ways. One thing we’re learning about in our new kourse, Watercolor Rules! and how to break them, is the benefits of working with a limited color palette. See how you can still mix together a …
Read more »September 17, 2018
Behind The Scenes: The making of - Watercolor Rules! and how to break them
Our newest kourse, Watercolor Rules! and how to break them, starts on September 17th! The kourse features over 100 videos, step-by-step demonstrations of principles and techniques, how-to’s about picking paints, mixing colors, and using every type of paper, brush and accessory. It also features amazing teachers, and Koosje combined some of her …
Read more »September 13, 2018
art for all Podcast 11: Austin Kleon
This week Danny Gregory interviewed best-selling author Austin Kleon on the creative process. Austin is one of our favorite writers and thinkers about the creative process. He is a poet, a collage artist, a blogger, an author, a diarist, and a writer who draws. Mentioned in this episode: -Our new kourse, Watercolor Rules! and how to break them …
Read more »September 11, 2018
Draw Tip Tuesday: Watercolor: Making swatches
In this week’s Draw Tip Tuesday, Koosje Koene, co-founder of Sketchbook Skool, helps you break in a new sketchbook and watercolor palette with watercolor swatches! That first page of your sketchbook and brand new watercolor palette might feel intimidating. Make a page of watercolor swatches! It’s a great way to get to know your tools, and it …
Read more »September 4, 2018
Draw Tip Tuesday: Watercolor: the waterbrush
In this week’s Draw Tip Tuesday, Koosje Koene, co-founder of Sketchbook Skool, talks about how to use a water brush. Are you looking for a new tool for watercoloring on the go? This tool is very handy for on-location painting. It’s small and compact and makes watercoloring easy without taking up a lot of space in your bag. Don’t miss out on our …
Read more »August 30, 2018
A Drawing A Day September 2018 Drawing Word Prompt List
Here are your September prompts for A Drawing A Day, hand lettered by Anna Denise Floor! Whether you’ve done a drawing every day, or picked up prompts that inspire you here and there, see if you can recommit to trying every prompt this month! You might surprise yourself. Be sure to share your daily drawings on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and …
Read more »August 28, 2018
Draw Tip Tuesday: Watercolor splattering
In this week’s Draw Tip Tuesday, Koosje Koene, co-founder of Sketchbook Skool, gives tips for creating a watercolor wash. Don’t miss out on our newest kourse, Watercolor Rules! and how to break them. Sign up here!
Read more »August 27, 2018
Watch This: Artsy Turning Points
The “Artsy Turning Points” film series about artists who happen upon a turning point in their artistic career is definitely worth a watch. This first film is about Kristine Mays who took a leap of faith and submitted a piece of work for an award, and won! Open yourself up to find the “artsy turning points” in your own life, even if they seem …
Read more »August 22, 2018
New Kourse News Watercolor Rules! and how to break them
Intimidated by watercolor? Don’t be! Our in-depth new kourse, Watercolor Rules! — and how to break them will teach you all the basics and then take you way beyond. We’ve assembled the best watercolor artists we could find to take you step-by-step through the techniques, tools and tips they use in their sketchbooks. In nearly 100 video lessons, …
Read more »August 21, 2018
Draw Tip Tuesday: How to choose a sketchbook
In this week’s Draw Tip Tuesday, Koosje Koene, co-founder of Sketchbook Skool, talks about how she chooses sketchbooks and gives you some tips for choosing your own. Hear some of Koosje’s favorites in this video, and why she likes them. Do you have a favorite sketchbook? Do you choose a different type of sketchbook depending on what you’re using …
Read more »August 20, 2018
Inspiration: Take a risk.
Being creative usually involves a risk or two. When you try something new, whether it’s a new medium, a new idea, (or a new Zine format!), you’re stepping out of your comfortable shoes, the tried and true, and into unfamiliar terrain. “Here be dragons” medieval cartographers used to write on the unexplored parts of their maps. Proceed with …
Read more »August 19, 2018
art for all Call yourself an artist
Did you know we had a podcast?! In episode 06 of our weekly Sketchbook Skool podcast, art for all, Danny explores the problem of coming out of the art supply closet to let the world know that you call yourself an “artist.” It’s a big step for a lot of us and Danny admits he’s not super-comfortable with the label himself. In this episode, he talks …
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