Starting and finishing a sketch with Nishant Jain https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e8hbG1FBDqU Since today's daily page is all about drawing people in your sketchbook, I wanted to share an artist I've really been getting into lately. Nishant Jain, who calls himself the Sneaky Artist, fills little pocket sketchbooks with crowds, train carriages and cafe scenes, mostly with just a Lamy fountain pen. His drawings are so simple and so full of life. In this video he chats with Maria Coryell-Martin from Art Toolkit about how he got started, then draws along live from a couple of photos. Make a cup of something warm and settle in, it's a lovely one for a Sunday. - - - - - 🖋️ 𝗔 𝗳𝗲𝘄 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗹𝗹 𝗹𝗼𝘃𝗲 ✏️ He started out making comics with stick figures because he "really didn't know how to draw." He never planned to be an artist, he calls himself one "just out of curiosity." 📖 He draws with a pen he can't erase, on purpose. When a drawing doesn't turn out the way he pictured, "the solution is to turn the page and make another drawing." 💛 "The joy you get from drawing is totally separate from whether it was a good drawing or not." 〰️ He draws people with long, flowing lines, and says "long lines are your handwriting." Whether your line wobbles or bends a little, "nobody else would draw it like you." 🔑 And on giving yourself a go at all: "permission is the golden word." 🚶 If you ever fancy sketching people out and about, he says "crowded places are a gift," because everyone is far too busy with their own day to notice what you're doing. - - - - - 👀 Keep watching for the last drawing, the busy commuter train. He picks one person to start from and gives them the most attention, then lets everyone around them become just a few simple lines. Such a freeing idea for today's daily page. You don't have to give every person the same care, and a handful of lines can be enough to say someone was there.

𝗜'𝘃𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗰𝘂𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗸. This is a new set of digital papers I've been making for the Printable Vault . Robins, wrens, a sleepy little hedgehog, a dormouse tucked up for winter, and more berries than any hedgerow could hold. 🍂 I couldn't help myself. I wrapped across the double spread of my new sketchbook, and the thing that always happens happened again. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗲𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗻. It already had something lovely in it, so all I had to do was add to it. A few words, a little doodle, a scrap of something. 👉 𝗡𝗼 𝗯𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗮𝘁 𝗺𝗲. (Those little cut-out birds? They're a sneak peek of the tags I'm making next. Shhh. 🤫) - - - - - - - - - - 🗓️ 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝘂𝗹𝗹 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗶𝘂𝗺 𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗿. 🎁 I really want you all to try them, so when the set lands I'll be picking one of the six papers to share free with everyone for the first 48 hours.♥️ - - - - - - - - - - 💬 While you wait, tell me: what would you put on a page like this first? A poem, a sketch, a journal entry? And if you've ever stuck something into your sketchbook, a ticket, a leaf, a scrap of wrapping paper, share a photo in the comments. I'd love to see it.

Happy Friday, lovely members! ☕ It's 3-ish o'clock on a Friday afternoon here in the UK, the week is winding down, and I think that deserves a little pause before the weekend kicks in. ❤️ 😍 So let's do something lovely together and share our wins. ✨ - - - - Your wins can be anything at all. Art-related, not art-related, or just life in general. Big or small, they all count here, and sometimes the tiny ones are the ones that matter most. 💛 And if this week has been a tough one, that's okay too. ❤️ Getting through it is a win in my book. - - - - I'd love to hear how your week has been and what you're feeling good about. Tell me a little about it in the comments, and if you have a photo to go with it, whether that's a sketchbook page or a moment from your week, pop it in too. 📸 💬 So tell me, what have your wins been this week?

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𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗗𝗿𝗮𝘄𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗧𝗼𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱𝘀 𝗬𝗼𝘂 ✨ 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁. 👉 Head to the classroom here for more info: 👉 Watch the short video ❤️ Then share what you can below 👇 The whole image, a tiny piece of it, or just type "done" if you're not ready to share ❤️. ❤️ All count. -------------------------- @Dario Persechino @Robin Calvino @Meryl Battersby @Brenda Kennedy Rupp @PattySue Powell @Audra Brahma @Heather Oliveira @Linda Lee @Renee Shupe @Mary Beth Lewis @Patrick Y @Dorothee Skiba @Christina Janz @Malin Tvedt @Carole Thomas-Zabele @Bettina Larsen @Jennifer Alday @Abbie Rose @Eva Twombly @Cassandra Austin @Annie Gibson @Sandrine Foungui @Michelle Lawrence @Laura Alfano @Chloe Smith @Brittanierose Porter @Kathy Hale @Michelle Bruce @Amy Strait @Rosanne Baskin @Tammy Powers @Kimberly Pens @Anna Loimaranta