How to make a Sketchbook: Plein Air & Urban Sketching

Описание: How I make pocket-sized sketchbooks for walking & drawing on the move!

These books are great for capturing moments and memories to document your travels, or adventures outdoors - out in nature, or in the big city, wherever you are.

Once you’ve made one, they’re super fast and easy to make & use. I love that each book documents one place; you can quickly build up a library of all your adventures, each one logging a different place & experience.

I’d love to see the sketchbooks you make; tag me in photos of your books made out & about over on instagram at @orlastevens

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00:00 Intro
00:13 What the sketchbooks are great for
00:27 Materials
00:41 How to make the Sketchbook
02:23 Tips on drawing vistas
03:01 Re-folding the book

Minimum Materials:

Pencil:
Feel free to go as material heavy or minimal as you like! I’ve demonstrated this using a pencil, to make it as accessible as possible. You really don’t need fancy materials to draw.
These books can also look amazing using paints and mixed media - so feel free to go wild, if you have a stash of mediums to try out! I’ll make a mixed media sketchbook video in the future.

Paper:
I like to use cartridge paper, 180 GSM + - but use what you have!
I recommend using A4 paper like I have in this video to get started. A3 also works well, and will give you bigger sketchbook pages.