Sketchbooks, Sketching, and Creative Journals

My recommendations when it comes to selecting a sketchbook that's right for you from all the types available.

When you're sketching a scene, is there a right way to be going about it and a wrong way, or is it a matter of finding a way that works for you?

An explanation of what is meant by a thumbnail sketch.

Take a look at this selection of sketches from my sketchbook following a trip to Venice, Italy. Venice is beautiful city, full of opportunities for sketching.

Why am I showing these pages from my sketchbook here? Because a sketchbook is something that causes great stress to many people, that they're "doing it right", though there is no such thing, just what's right for you.

Help take the mystery out of what goes into a sketchbook by sharing some example pages from your own.See submissions

Join me on a sketchbook safari in the Okavango Delta, a unique wilderness area in Botswana in Southern Africa, led by the wildlife artist Katie Lee.

With all the demands that life makes, the time available for painting and sketching can get less and less. These ideas should help you find a little time daily.

These French Cat sketches are from a sketchbook of JAMWrite, who explains where the idea originated from.

Can't think of what to sketch? Here are some ideas for getting you sketching from About.com's Drawing/Sketching Guide.

Looking for a good sketchbook? Here's a list of recommendations from About.com's Drawing/Sketching Guide.

Take a look at this collection of sketchbooks from the Archives of American Art for a glimpse into various artists' thinking.

Browse through some sketchbooks of the artist Edvard Munch (best known for his painting "The Scream") which are now in the Munch Museum in Oslo.