As a warm up exercise I often close my eyes and let the pen go wild on the page. Then I try to find something among the scribbles. These guys emerged this morning

🎥 This one just dropped into my YouTube suggestions and I had to share it What Happens When You Stop Trying to Draw Properly? With illustrator Shoo Rayner It's just really lovely. He takes his sketchbook for a walk along the canal and talks about embracing the flaws, and how sketching isn't supposed to be perfect. It's there to help you look at what's around you and maybe jog your memory later. He draws the same swan over and over, puts a dog next to a slice of cake, and draws a coffee cup from two angles at once, and he's completely happy with all of it. He's basically giving you permission for things not to be perfect, and to just enjoy it. 🦢 Well worth 5 minutes of your time. ☕ 💬 Once you've watched it, tell me what stayed with you. Has it changed how you think about your own sketchbook?

𝗦𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 ✨ 𝗧𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘄𝗲'𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿. 👉 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. ------- ------- ------- @Joseph Zairo @Martii Gudim @Kelly Dummettt @Vitina Porrett @Iris Van der Pol @Zoe Dawes @Richard Winn @S C @Amy Storch @Karla Hampton @Vesta Masion @Kate Korinkova @Mette Nielsen @Juana Abregú @Hanna Bandana @Martha Murdaca @Christopher Kelf @Lyn Hunter @Karen Newing @Maxine Taylor @Kim Vollmerhausen @Emelie Karin Larsdotter Backman @Rachel McMullin @Jemma Richmond-Murray @April Garcia @Wayne H Hilliard @Flip Cook @Deborah Indorf @John Estock @Art Maker @Steph Steph @Christine Vella @Sharon Waite