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Grand Poohbah
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I’ve never finished a sketchbook. My goal for 2024 is to finish a 9”x6” (22.86cm x 15.24cm) 236 page sketchbook I made. I’m copying drawing tutorials I find on Pinterest.
So far, I’ve filled 11 pages. I need to fill about 20 pages a month in order to accomplish my goal. I just want to see if I can even finish a sketchbook and what will happen if I do. |
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#2
What a good goal!! So good...
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when I do my charcoal, lead or color pencil sketching's, I choose loose, unbound materials. that way I am not constantly tearing out of a sketchbook when I want to frame something or throw the page away or store it in a protective case. I have also found sketch books takes a huge chunk of my finances. a ream of loose leaf (unbound) sketching paper cost a heck of a lot less than buying bound sketch pads with less and smaller paper. sometimes I purchase my art paper by the roll if I'm working on something that needs unlimited sketching space. |
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Grand Poohbah
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#5
I filled 6 pages in February and so far no pages for March. I want to experiment with scheduling time to draw and see if that helps. Ideally, I’d like to do a little every day, but it may be more realistic to just draw on the weekends.
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Grand Poohbah
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#6
Knock wood/cross fingers, but I am excited to report modest success with this strategy: I’ve sketched every day for 35 days straight, filling 28 pages! At this rate, I will accomplish my goal with several weeks to spare. I’m absolutely thrilled since I’ve been trying/failing to build a daily drawing practice off and on for literal decades.
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Grand Poohbah
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#7
Today’s stats:
I’ve drawn 71 days straight, filling 52 pages. At this rate, I will fill this 236 page sketchbook by January 6th, 2025. |
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Grand Poohbah
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Today’s stats:
I’ve drawn 91 days straight, filling 67 pages. At this rate, I will finish this 236 page sketchbook by October 4th, 2024. Wow. |
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Just some quick stats I’ve been meaning to update:
I have drawn every day since March 16, 2024–218 days straight. I’ve been making smaller drawings, so I’m currently only on page 136 (of 236). That’s around a half page a day. At this rate, I will finish my sketchbook in 200 more days, or May 8th of 2025… |
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