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FOR THE LOVE OF SKETCHING

Reunite with your inner artist, one doodle, scribble, and sketch at a time.

This space is designed to coax your inner artist out of hiding, no matter where you are on your creative journey. 

Whatever your skill level, with me as your sketchbook mentor, we’ll dust off those empty sketchbooks together and start filling them one doodle, scribble, and sketch at a time. Who knows what hidden talents you might uncover along the way? 

So, let's make a start. Get ready to unleash your creativity and reclaim time for you.

I am on a mission to get everyone sketching and creating art

I aim to remove any fear of the blank page and make sketching both fun and relaxing. Together I believe we can fill thousands, even maybe millions of sketchbooks!

Re-ignite your creativity and learn new skills with these fun and practical online courses.
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Inspire Sketching Membership

  • Starting at £30/mo or £300/yr

The Inspire Sketching Membership

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Inspire is a monthly membership and inclusive online community for all levels (especially beginners and improvers) providing monthly sketchbook tutorials and more. It will help you to build a consistent sketching practice, no matter how busy life gets.
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Available Sketching Courses

Find time for personal growth and mindfulness by exploring your creativity

  • £200 or 3 monthly payments of £75

Sketchbook Bootcamp

  • Course
  • 97 Lessons

Fire up your sketching skills, kickstart your creativity, build your creative confidence, and discover what really floats your sketchbook boat. This intensive 6-week online course is designed to encourage your inner artist to reach its full potential. Whether you’re new to sketching, or a seasoned pro, you'll discover new techniques, explore ways to get unstuck, and uncover unique places to seek inspiration.
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  • £75 or 3 monthly payments of £30

Tiny Moments

  • Course
  • 45 Lessons

Tiny Moments is an online course designed to help busy women reclaim creative “me-time” through mindful sketching. Using grids and thumbnail sketches, you'll explore small, everyday moments with a playful, low-pressure approach. Through short, guided exercises and creative prompts using a variety of materials, this course encourages observation, self-expression, and creativity—even in the shortest windows of time.
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  • £10

10 Day Exploring Pencils Challenge

  • Course
  • 14 Lessons

If you’re struggling with finding time to sketch or feeling a little frustrated with your pencil sketching, then join this special 10 Day Sketchbook Challenge with Susan to dive deep into how to use pencils in a variety of different ways. The perfect way to boost your confidence using pencils and have a little fun with your sketching along the way.
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  • Free

Sketching for Me-Time

  • Course
  • 9 Lessons

Discover the power of creativity and mindfulness in just 5 minutes a day with this 5-day sketching course. 'Sketching for Me-Time' guides you through simple, daily exercises designed to help you reconnect with yourself, reduce stress, and nurture personal growth. No prior experience is needed—just an open mind and a willingness to make time for yourself!
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Looking for more continued support with your sketching?

Find out more about my monthly sketching membership and inclusive community for aspiring artists like YOU. Includes monthly sketching tutorials, warm-ups, book reviews and creative mindset advice.

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  • Starting at £30/mo or £300/yr

The Inspire Sketching Membership

  • Community
  • 13 products

Inspire is a monthly membership and inclusive online community for all levels (especially beginners and improvers) providing monthly sketchbook tutorials and more. It will help you to build a consistent sketching practice, no matter how busy life gets.
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  • £200 or 3 monthly payments of £75

Teach Your Craft

  • Course
  • 110 Lessons

This course creation masterclass is an online intensive programme for those people serious about launching an online course in a creative subject. Learn with me, Susan Yeates over a 6-week period as I take you through my step-by-step process of creating and launching a profitable online course or monthly membership from your practical creative skills.
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Want to build a daily sketching habit?

Download this PDF ebook to get started today

FREE EBOOK: How to Build a Daily Sketching Habit

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This practical 16-page ebook has been written just for you - especially if you want to get sketching more regularly, are getting back into making art after a break or have lost your creative mojo. Packed with mindset advice, practical tips and exercises to assist you with falling in love with your sketchbooks again. Dust off those sketchbooks, download the guide and let's get sketching!
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Here’s what current students say

Julie Gray

“I have thoroughly enjoyed this course. The videos gave clear explanations of the processes used and ideas for projects to complete. Thank you Susan for another great course.”

Nicola Jane

“The masterclass is full of amazing tips and knowledge with really well structured modules starting with the tools and basics, leading up to the advanced techniques. Perfect! Five star rating from me.“

Sharon Adams

“This course has really expanded my knowledge of color. I have lots of tutorials to repeat and to fall back on when needed. Thank you, Susan. You are an inspiring instructor!”

Hi there, I’m Susan

Sketchbook mentor, art shop raider and pencil hoarder

When I’m not teaching, running my pottery cafe in Woking, writing books about sketching, or talking about all things creative, I’m busy being a mama to my very strong-willed daughter, dancing, practicing yoga, sewing my own clothes or tending to my plant babies. 

So, believe me when I say I get it - life’s full-on busy! It’s why my own creativity has fluctuated over the years. And it’s what inspired me to create this space for you. So that amid life's beautiful, messy chaos, your sketchbook practice remains as easy, accessible, and constant as possible. 

Let’s keep it simple. Let’s just sketch for the love of sketching, shall we? 

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