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Build a Daily Sketching Habit

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This online art course helps you to make sketching and drawing a regular habit. Susan will show you the techniques she uses herself to stay motivated, she will open up the pages of her own sketchbooks for exploration, and discuss some important concepts and themes essential to a regular art practice.
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Build a Daily Sketching Habit

Join Susan Yeates, an experienced author, artist and tutor for this unique online art course, aimed at anyone looking to build up a regular sketching practice.

Susan will show you the simple sketching and drawing techniques she uses herself, she will open up the pages of her own sketchbooks for exploration, talk about your creative mindset and discuss some important concepts essential to a regular art practice. 

Learn from an Amazon no.1 bestselling author, TedX speaker, host of the 30-day sketchbook challenge and all-round creative as she delves into some exciting ways to get sketching and stay motivated!

Who is this course for?

The class is aimed at anyone seriously looking to build up a daily sketching  or art practice.

This includes:

  • Beginners to drawing
  • People coming back to drawing after a break
  • People looking to re-kindle their creativity
  • Anyone moving in to art or design as a career
  • Professional artists looking to build a daily sketching practice
  • Anyone who loves opening up a sketchbook and drawing!
We accept students from all across the world, and as long as you have access to the internet, you can study whenever you want and wherever you want. We have no entry requirements and do not ask that you start at a particular time of the year – start when you want to!

About the Course

In this course I will help you to build up a daily habit of sketching and drawing using just a few simple tools and materials.

Don't just take my word for it!

This is what current students are saying

Christine Duncan, 2020

This is an amazing course! (I am an absolute beginner who has previously enjoyed your 30 day sketchbook challenge) 
Although I have marked these sections as complete, by no stretch of the imagination have I ‘completed’ anything! I am simply impatient to see what else you are going to share Susan! I will certainly revisit the previous posts regularly.

Jackie Browning, 2021

Thank you so much Susan. The course has been so helpful particularly in helping me to focus on how to develop my art practice. Setting goals and deciding how to achieve them is something I needed to do and now I feel I have.

Suzie Battersby, 2021

Thank you so much for a most enjoyable course, Susan and for sharing so much constructive guidance which has really helped me get stuck into a regular sketching habit! Creating goals and making charts for tracking my progress have been especially useful for me. The course followed on well from doing your January 30-day sketchbook challenge,.... I’m likely to opt to do another of your courses soon!...

Benefit of the Course

There are so many wonderful benefits to joining this online course. These include:

  • Build a solid daily sketching habit
  • Learn WHY you want to sketch regularly
  • Remove 'artists block' or 'drawing anxiety'
  • Improve your drawing through regular sketching
  • Enjoy drawing again if you have lost your passion
  • Fill those blank pages of your sketchbook!
  • Find some easy themes and topics to sketch regularly
  • Learn to relax and unwind through daily drawing
  • Meet other sketchers through our dedicated Facebook Group

A regular sketching habit…

A regular sketching habit is at the heart of all my creative activities – and I have a lot of those. I find that picking up a pencil, pen or paintbrush in short regular bursts keeps me in tune with my creativity and keeps me inspired for longer or larger projects that I undertake. After years of practice and experimentation I now carry out regular sketching in small portable sketchbooks. And this regular habit is what I intend to share with you throughout this course.

As we progress through the modules I will show you some of my own sketchbooks, talk you through some great tools and materials to use and discuss how important it is to select themes and topics that suit you. 

I will then go on to discuss mindset and approach to achieving daily sketching. This includes the use positive language, understanding exactly WHY you want to sketch this regularly and important concepts such as ‘there is no wrong’ and it’s all about ‘process not perfection’. There are two whole modules on mindset to really help you get sketching! 

I will then share and demonstrate a few short drawing exercises that you might find handy and of course help you to set your personal goals for your sketching.

You will need some basic sketching equipment such a pencil, ink pens, some paints, coloured pens, watercolour pencils and a small sketchbook.

What does the course cover?

This course covers the following topics:

- Understand WHY you want a daily sketching practice
- Learn the benefits of drawing regularly
- Take a step-by-step approach to implementing practices that will encourage regular sketching
- Decide WHAT to sketch!
- Break the barriers that prevent a regular sketching practice
- Work on your mindset towards creativity and sketching
- Learn some handy quick exercises for exploring in your sketchbook
- Decide on YOUR personal goals for sketching
- Take a look at my own sketchbooks to understand how I use sketching and drawing as part of my own art practice

Contents

Build a Daily Sketching Habit

Introduction
Preview
Who Am I?

Module 1: Why and What?

Why a Daily Practice?
What is a Sketch and What is a Habit?

Module 2: Tools and Materials

Tools and Materials Overview
Tools and Materials - The Basics
Tools and Materials - Other Materials

Module 3 - Example Sketchbooks

Cheap and Cheerful
A Small Mindful Doodle Sketchbook
Small Square Sketchbook
Small Hardback Sketchbooks
High Quality Paper Sketchbooks
Postcards and Paper
Slightly Bigger Format

Module 4 - Choosing Themes and Topics

Choosing Themes and Topics
Use Words: Brain Storm and Brain Dump!

Module 5: Mindset Part 1 - Approach

Positivity and the Use of Language
Preview
Smile and Breathe
Be Like a Toddler
There is No Wrong!
There is no Perfect Time and Place

Module 6: Mindset Part 2 - Things to Remember

Process not Perfection
Quantity NOT Quality
Every Day is Different
Keep it Fun!
You Are Human!

Module 7: Setting YOUR Goals

What are your goals?
Track Your Progress
Bite Size Pieces - Break It Down

Module 8: Example Exercises

Introduction to the Exercises
Fill a Shape with Pattern
Try Your Materials
Blind Contour Drawing
Continuous Line Drawing
Keep it Short and Sweet
Drawing the Everyday
Draw an Object Again and Again

Thank You and Well Done

Thank You and Well Done
Time to Get Inspired...

What customers are saying…

Sonia Jensen, 2021

Very helpful and thought provoking.

G. Callaghan, 2020

Thank you - I have found the course inspirational in the fact that it is getting me back into daily sketching and doodling which personally I find relaxing and it takes me to a happy place. 

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 Salsa, practicing yoga, or sewing my own (often lovely, occasionally terrible) clothes. 

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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Frequently asked questions

You’ve got questions. We’ve got answers.

How long do I have access to the course?

Forever! Once you've enrolled and paid, you'll have access to the course material for as long as you need. So devour it all in one weekend or take things slow. It's your choice!

What if I'm unhappy with my purchase?

Well, I would be sad. But if you're really unhappy with the course, just email me within 14 days to get a full refund.

I still have a question, how can I contact you?

I'd be happy to answer any questions you might have. Send me an email at hello@susanyeates.co.uk

What materials do I need to study the course?

To study this course you only need a handful of materials, including a sketchbook, a range of soft and hard pencils, fine liner pens, erasers, pencil sharpener etc. Some other materials such as paints and watercolour pencils may also be handy. The course will provide a full list of essential and optional items you can buy and provide explanations of how to use them. 

I've never done any drawing before - is this course suitable for me?

Absolutely! The course is perfectly suitable for beginners to drawing as it shows some really simple techniques that can be followed step-by-step. If you can hold a pencil, you can do this course!