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mewDoubled β How to Keep Sketchbooks
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So... I tried to do some kind of tutorial or some kind of tips and techniques thingy on the purposes of different kinds of sketchbooks (that i at least have) and ways to make the pages inside of them more interesting;; LOL.... some people on tumblr asked if i could do a tutorial on something, but i kind of want to wait until my art is better so that i can actually do an actual drawing or coloring tutorial.. but for now i feel more safe with mini tips and tricks LOL.A lot of these pictures were taken from my sketchbook that will accompany my portfolio that will be sent to calarts, scad, and sva,: mewdoubled.tumblr.com/post/547β¦
if you have any tips/advice you would like to give back to me i will be very grateful 8'D
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You... Β are... wonderfull... being for taking effort and compile all that expertise!
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I've found this a very helpful tutorial, time and time again! Thank you so much for making it!
Hey, PteraDragon , I think you might find this useful too, since you're going into art school and all.
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Oooh thank you this is extremely helpful!!
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{{Thank you, for this! I recently got one of the nicer sketchbooks to start working on for my college portfolio, but I've been too scared to even make a mark in it! I wanted to make it look good and professional, and this gave me a lot of ideas and helpful hints!Β
By the way, congrats on being accepted to CalArts! That's my dream school to go to, actually c: }}
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Honestly, I've gotten a "professional" sketchbook that sucked so bad, I starts to write it in. Seriously. I would barely touch a line in graphite, it would smudge half the paper (I'm only being a little dramatic). I've gotten some "less professional one" (second column) as gifts, and they worked the best.
Just because you spend more on something doesn't mean it's necessarily better.
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I mean, like I said this is just my personal way of doing my own things, I'm just giving ideas for anyone who doesn't know where to start, but what works best for you works best for you.
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duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude O_O amazing!
I was doing it wrong all the time xD This is full of useful advices 
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This is extremely helpful. I'm not planning on going into art school, but I want my sketchbooks to look a little more professional, especially when I get older.
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I'm proud to say I have one of each of these
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But then do absolutely nothing in them
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well, lets see, I really don't care about where an how I put my drawings, just as long I can find 'em. anyone who talks shit about em, I flip the bird. I get really lazy at coloring and don't really care unless im interested (or bored out of my fucking mind). so, since I don't really care I guessΒ am do whtever the fuck you want....YES!
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amazing! I never thought of coloring in the negative space in my sketchbook before so it'll be something to try. thanks!
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For me my sketchbook has the outside appearance of 'Legit Shit', but I use it for 'Fun One/ Do whatever'.
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I'm to hesitant to colour my traditional drawingsΒ do to the fear of messing it upΒ o w o;;;;; (unless it's aΒ mechanical pencil or a black pen.)Β
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ugh now i gotta go buy new sketchbooks- all of mine are messy as hell oTLLL
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on the bright side, FINALLY someone did a tutorial on how to keep sketchbooks because for the life of me I had no idea where to begin~
Thank you so much for this! These tips are very useful! <3
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OMG now I can finally stop drawing really cool hands in the middle of a blank page! YUSSSSSSS! Β
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Some really helpful tips here. I find the whole decorating your page or filling negative space helpful. Your examples you shown are superb. I will work harder presenting my work, even if it's as lame as a stick man.
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wow this is actually really informational! Thanks a ton for taking the time to do this. How would you organize a portfolio for something like an art college? Just maybe show them your legit sketch book? Do you have any idea about colleges? I'm a junior this year and My consulors aren't much help in this area.
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For organizing things in a sketchbook, just show that you're well rounded and can draw pretty much anything but in a way it still resembles who you are. I would like to go to Calarts, Scad, or Sva and I know calarts for sure needs a sketchbook. However, a sketchbook is just a portion of your actual portfolio
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omg this was the best motivational sketchbook thing that could have come for my eyes to admireΒ Β Β Β I haven't put much work into my sketchbooks but it's bout' time Ah DID!!
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Thank you very, very much, I've never been very motivatedΒ by having to draw in a sketch book, but thanks to you it looks like it could be very interesting ovo this is one of the most useful and helpful "tutorial" I've ever found \o/
So again, thank you o3o
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So great to read! and thanks for taking the time to do this! very nice c:
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I do whatever the fuck I want on the Legit Shit.
YOU CAN'T STOP MEEEEEEEE--*freewheels into the distance*
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What can you use to do the block colours???
Your sketchbooks are amazing
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you can use markers or colored pencils... any coloring medium really xD and thankss
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Ooookay XD Thanks! And you're welcome ~ Love your artwork as well ")
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i do keep a sketch book, its one of the nice books like the first colum, but i do whatever it want in it at the moment like a ,mix of colum 2-3. but its still realy nice to look at and forsure will help me in the future.
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The "Do whatever the @$#% you want" panel is funny as hell XD
Thanks for these tips
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Love this! I love how you not only present one kind of sketchbook that's okay to keep, but 3 different ways you think work. And also, the way you presented your information was clear, concise, and organized. Thanks for this!
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Thank you a lot, this is really useful.
I am sorry I have no tips or advice to give back, as I am only an amateur..
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Wow this is actually so cool. I burn through a lot of sketchbooks, some of them nice, but I never really thought about presenting the pages in a nice way and just doodle everywhere. This is really awesome; might try it out *3 *
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Thank you so much, I have to start applying for college come January and the Art college I want to apply for asks for some sort of work book to go along with my final piece portfolio from the end of school. This will really help me putting it together! <3Β
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Wow, that's really interesting. There's a lot of things I didn't realize people do on here... Even in the expensive sketchbooks, I kind of just do what I want. Then again, I'm not really a character design student or anything. xD Anyway, I might try some of these techniques sometimes in a more expensive book. Thanks!
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Thank you so much for making this! I'm really fortunate to have found it! I want to try and apply for various art schools. My work isn't as good as many artists and I may not get in, but at least I have a greater mental range of tools to work with. I also know I need to buy some legit shit A-S-A-FUCKING-P.Β
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Argh Arghaaagr I draw on anything I can grab 8I ..aaaaand thats mostly those school notebooks... yeesh ..*stares at steno pad*...So i'm not allowed to do this:   sher-5.deviantart.com/art/Evul⦠ On Cheap shit?
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no, you can do anything you want on any kind of paper you want o 7 o there is no "not allowed to do this or that"
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wait, you actually fill a sketch book? I can't use one because I draw everywhere a little (most is junk|) and then leave it somewhere >.<
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(i know this is a month later but-)
i do the exact same thing omg lol
i have a lot of unfinished sketch books because I loose them >>;;;
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