Monday, December 6, 2010

Welcome to the Sketchbook Challenge!

So you want to start keeping a sketchbook but every time you sit down with a book in front of you and pencil in hand you freeze up and just can't seem to get started.  Wouldn't it be helpful to be able to get a glimpse inside another artists sketchbook to see how they use theirs?  Well you're in luck because help is on the way!

The Sketchbook Challenge is a new project launching on 1/1/2011. Follow along with us as we fill our sketchbooks based on a monthly theme that will be announced on the first of each month.

You'll be sketching alongside:


Each month we'll announce a new theme on our blog and throughout the month we'll be showing you images from our sketchbooks and talking about the intention and inspiration behind them.  Along the way we'll be sharing tips, techniques and tutorials.  We hope that by giving you a peek inside our sketchbooks and showing you how different they all are that we'll inspire you to start keeping a sketchbook of your own.  And of course if you do, we'll want to see some photos of your book too so we've designed a blog badge for you to put on your own blog to show your participation in the project.  You can download the badge here.

We encourage you to post photos of your sketchbook pages on your blog and then post a link in the comment section of the Sketchbook Challenge blog so that others can look at your pages too!

And that's not all! Thanks to the generosity of some terrific sponsors we'll be doing some givewaways and special shopping offers too!

So pick up your blog badge here, go grab a sketchbook, some pencils, pens, markers or paints and get ready to sketch with us!

13 comments:

elle said...

This is gonna be so great, Judi!

Penny said...

I seem to have added the logo, to my boots and sketchbook blog, sounds like a fun time.

Jeannie said...

I have had the moleskin, paints, pens, etc. for months. Hopefully, this will be the kick in the pants to put some color on the blank page. Thanks to all of you.

Eva said...

What a great project! I feel sorry that such projects(+internet) did not exist 15 years ago when I put lots of things into my sketchbook!
(Might be posting some in the future)

Sharne Gregory said...

What a great idea. I hope to join in.

Nina Lise@Mrs Moen said...

This sounds like an interesting challenge, Judi. Up till now my sketchbooks have been more like ragged notebooks with a little of this and that so I could do with an upgrade.

Terry Jarrard-Dimond said...

Great idea! Pencils ready.....

Sharne Gregory said...

I have given it a mention on my blog.

Margaret Garrood said...

This sounds a great idea! I need inspiration so this will be great.

Herm said...

Have the supplies ready but I don't have a blog, can I join anyway?

Jan said...

This sounds like a fun challenge. I shall have to give it a try. Thanks for the info, Judi.

Dylana Suarez said...

Super lovely blog!

xoxo,

colormenana.blogspot.com

Gina said...

This is exciting! I have my badge posted and am sharpening my pencils ...and collecting my brushes, fabrics, papers, whatever, whatever will work. Hope you're having a wonderful holiday season!