Editor’s note: The following post is part 3 of a series from Drawing magazine’s Material World column (Summer 2016) and features an article by Sherry Camhy on a timeless friend of the artist: the sketchbook.
Today you’ll learn how to make your own sketchbook and have a chance to win a gorgeous set of colored pencils from Blick Art Materials. Simply comment on this post below and tell us your favorite color! You’ll automatically be entered – it’s that simple.
Happy drawing and good luck,
Cherie
Material World: Getting the Most out of Drawing Media (Part 3)
by Sherry Camhy, abridged from an earlier article
Demonstration: Miniature Sketchbooks from Scratch
Step 1. Sketchbooks by Emily and Arielle Ragals, 2016
- Fold an 81⁄2″ x 11″ sheet of paper in half three times so that it is divided into eight sections of equal size. Crease firmly.
Step 2
2. Unfold the sheet to half-size. Make a cut from the folded side to the center crease.
Step 3
3. Gently pull the newly cut segment apart and stand the paper up on the cut ends. Push the folds together to make a star shape.
Step 4
4. Press the folds together, resulting in a six-page “book” with a front and back cover.
Step 5
5. To make a 12-page book, cut to separate the folded edges of each page. Fix the “binding” with staples or by making holes along the folded edge and sewing pages together.
Step 6
6. You now have a miniature 12-page book ready for sketching. You can create larger books using this process by beginning with a larger sheet of similar proportions.
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