Wednesday, March 13, 2019
7 of the Best Sketchbooks That Beginners and Professionals Love
mymodernmet.com: A sketchbook is the ultimate artist’s companion. Like a close friend, you’ll spend a lot of time with it and tell it your inner thoughts (through drawing, painting, and writing). Many artists will regularly fill their pads with a bevy of drawings. Some are so polished that their books feel like mobile art galleries. But, gorgeous spreads aren’t the point of keeping a sketchbook. These books are private places to record your doodles, ideations, and observations without the pressure of sharing them with the world.
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I have a habit of constantly buying notebooks of all sorts. The notion of blank pages inspires me to think of the endless opportunities I have with filling them. I usually opt for lined journals because I think in text and lists, but before I began CMU I purchased my first blank-page book. I found that the clean pages allowed me to think more broadly and less structured. I could not only write, but I could also sketch and draw. This may seem like a detail, but with something as personal as a notebook/sketchbook, one must place thought into what is important to them. Because it can be filled with inner thoughts and feelings, especially when it is used for personal creativity, it should be an item you cherish. I appreciate the diverse suggestions of this article, because everyone uses a sketchbook differently. Some people fill pages incredibly quick and don’t need the $20 moleskin, whereas some will take a few years to reach the last page and would opt for a hardcover.
A good sketch book is like a good friend. When you draw in one that isn’t the one you’ve grown to like it just feels off. I would definitely endorse the strathmore sketch pads, but I’m a fan of the smaller ones than the article supports, but I do occasionally find my self trapped for space on my 5x8 rather than 9x12 sketch pads. There’s something about having a sketch book, in my opinion, that isn’t too permanent and put together. The spiral bound, soft cover, numerous nice but not too nice pages gives the freedom to just sketch whatever and let your ideas flow, no pressure to make anything look nice. There is the trade off though with the soft cover. My sketchbooks get destroyed really often in my bags and I often sacrifice a page in the page and a page in the front to smudges and tears. This article is right, you really do have to decide what’s important to you to let your creative mind be free.
This article doesn't bring up much in information on how to choose a notebook for me. I personally have loved buying sketchbooks and notebooks since I was a child, and as a result own many different books for different occasions and purposes. They range in size and style of paper. What I really want to see is a comprehensive book, containing multiple types of paper for different mediums. I want to see this notebook sold in 4x8 as well as larger laptop sizes. Even right now, I am carrying three whole separate notebooks for different creative aspects all different sizes. One of the things I find the most annoying with books with different page “styles” (aka lined, gridded, plain. I have yet to see different paper weights in a single notebook) is I don’t know how much of what I want, and if this is something which is adjustable, it is often for a ring notebook which will of course inevitably get destroyed. I would like to see a notebook which you can buy filler pages affordably, for a hardcover book that has some sort of latch on it so it does not get ruined with other objects in my bag. I want paper options for watercolour, calligraphy, graphite, markers, and paint. We don’t need another brand selling a notebook we already own, or one which makes us pick between our mediums, We need a book which encourages the multimedia artists.
I have found myself much more invested and interested in what I create ideas and art in and on. I prefer dotted notebooks to that of blank or lined paper, as I like the guides without them being wildly intrusive. I also like smaller journals, as they weigh less and are easier to fit in a bag or carry with you when you do not have one. I also find that when I am forced to write smaller, I am also forced to write neater. This helps me keep my ideas in order when I go back to look at them, as well as further develop them. This has proven especially true when trying to develop ideas for upcoming projects, including both Rube Goldberg and Imaginarium. One important quality that I find in a notebook is making sure that the ink does not bleed through the paper, as that can be quite chaotic.
I have two sketchbooks for now, and they serve totally different purpose. One for the official visual records such as meeting memos, working schedules and question for the other person. The framing it provides works great when I try to record things in specific sequence. I would call it a sketchbook rather than a notebook, since I keep most of my notes by drawing them on the paper, also this habit helps me illustrate many 3d concept while working on technical design. In sum, it works as my little personal house front, as well helping me keep tracking the things going on. The other one is much personal and private, it contains my thoughts and hand sketches, such as passion projects and emotion diary. It is also much smaller, so I can keep it within the pockets with me anywhere. The outfit is also different for these two, I tend to keep the former one as professional as I can, while the other has all the stickers I like on it.
This article was honestly kind of disappointing. I’m always looking for cool and exciting new sketchbooks to buy, that will enhance my sketchbook experience, and I pretty much already own all of these ones. My main issue with sketchbooks is that I like to change my medium a lot but most sketchbooks and most of these are made specifically for one type of medium. The Pro Art notebook is one I have not tried and may be useful to me so I might look into it. Overall, I find that sketchbooks confine my art. I always feel like each sketch in a sketchbook needs to relate to the sketch before it, causing me to have way too many sketchbooks all categorized by genre. Since I have so many it’s hard to have the right one with me when an idea strikes, and I usually end of sketching on loose leaf paper instead, or on whatever I can get my hands on.
I love sketchbooks and being able to carry around something to doodle in and get my ideas down on. A problem I often run into is that I’ll buy a bunch of different sketchbooks and wind up barely using them because I get overwhelmed by the idea of putting marks in this book of clean white pages. Once I do get myself to start drawing in them, then I’ll get stuck with not wanting to ruin a certain aesthetic or style I have going on in one of them. That’s a big part of why my main medium is post-it notes: because it doesn’t feel like there are any strings attached. If I mess something up, or draw something I don’t like, I can just take the drawing off and go on like nothing happened. They’re also super convenient to carry around, come in many colors, and take to ink or makers pretty well. Out of all the sketchbooks presented in the article, I think the last one they list would be my most likely to buy since it’s so small and I really enjoy the look and feel of the hardcover ones.
I always have a sketchbook with me, whether I end up using it or not, but I always find myself struggling to decide whether I want more pages or thicker pages so I can paint as well. Right now, I’ve settled for more pages and my poor sketch book has turned into more of a notebook of ideas and sometimes little doodles because I don’t find time to really draw anymore. Since there are so many pages, it has lasted me a long time, but the covers are falling apart after being smooshed in my backpack and transferred from place to place constantly. So, I’m looking for a happy medium, more better quality pages and a hard cover. I was disappointed that this article only listed two spiral bound options because that’s my preference, I imagine those they listed are good quality for what they advertised, but I will have to continue my search elsewhere.
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