The Sketchbook Project

[amberdreams]

Apparently this is my third sketchbook from the Sketchbook Project and it will be the only one I've managed to send back (assuming I don't forget to take it to the post office tomorrow...). The first one I don't even remember at all and have no idea where it might be. The second I have and it's got about three pages filled. This one I dismantled and reflled with some slightly better paper and a few pages of watercolour paper, and I have at least filled most of it.

And here it is in all it's messy glory...

Including blanks (sigh)

An attempt at paper cutting

Inspired by alby_mangroves (who is awesome)

Playing with my gouache set and liked the result

random doodling in pen and ink

more random ink doodling and sea creature in coloured pencils

Trying stuff with ink and then watercolour that didn't really work

Something I actually like! Even though it was completely out of my head, no references and no idea where it was going

Followed by something I really DON'T like

two completely unrelated pages next to each other - the bird is in ball point pen, the seascape is gouache

This page was coloured inks with black ink over the top.

Another two page spread of unrelated art - a piece I did just playing with watercolour and ink doodling, and a fuzy watercolour panda.

Comments

[sillie]

Ooh, how fun. I love how different all the pieces are. Great work!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I think people are expected to do something much more coherent than this, but at least some random stranger flicking through might find at least one thing they like! 😂

[fufaraw]

I love all these--but I'm apparently having a '60s sort of day and so I LOVE the ants and mushrooms. The shading on the ink tree-and raven is lovely, and the watercolor panda and elsewhere are really lovely, too. A very broad variety of things and styles. I like it all! Now, don't forget to post it!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you! I get the feeling I was supposed to do something much less random than I did, but never mind. It is what it is. I'm off to the post office in a minute! 😁

[kirathehyrulian.livejournal.com]

Aw your hello monster is so cute.♥
Moose and squirrel🙌
Your pretty fire bending lady🔥
I remember that paper cutting!
Lol, is that creature eating the caterpillar or drooling on it? Aw, it kind of makes me think of dragon!sam and dean♥
👀 is your sea creature related to your spn cinema work?
There's the angsty handsome devil!👿
Hiatus beard!Jared 🙌
I like the stormy lighthouse. It just feels very valid to me for some reason.
The sunset is beautiful as always
👀 I bet if you made the watercolor foliage into a pattern or design people would buy it.
Lol, Relaxing panda is valid.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

It's funny, because my brain obviously remembered Dragon!Dean when I was drawing the mushroom dog creature - I drew it and then thought - 'huh, done it again!'
Thanks for the pattern idea, I hadn't thought of that! I did four of those with the same colours and sent them as postcards to people. It would be an interesting challenge to try and create a repeating pattern, I'm not sure I'm attentive enough...

Thanks for commenting on each of them!

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

WOW!! There's so much beauty and talent here, I don't know where to start! I love the different styles, from the ink-work to the pencils and watercolours. I'm a sucker for lighthouses so the seascape is my favourite. Thanks for sharing xxx

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Ah I didn't know you were a lighthouse fan!
Thanks me dear.

[jj1564.livejournal.com]

One of my happiest memories was sitting just looking at Godrevy Lighthouse in Cornwall while the rest of my family went for a walk!

[harrigan.livejournal.com]

I don't know what gouache is, but I really like it!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

It's an opaque kind of waterbased paint. I used to use it all the time when I was at school but I don't think I ever actually learned how to use it properly LOL. Never too late to learn, huh?!

[tsuki-no-bara.livejournal.com]

i love how different these all are! and of course there's a two moose. :D i love the doodly pen and ink ones, and the paper cut is fantastic. also the alby-inspired one, that's gorgeous. and the lighthouse has such great drama. crashing waves! clouds! i love it.

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

I confess, the crashing waves on the lighthouse one were because I lost my temper with it and went a bit mad. It didn't do my poor paint brush much good, but I ended up liking how it turned out!

[hugemind.livejournal.com]

These are awesome and there are so many different styles and techniques! <3

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Thank you! Let's be kind and say I was goign for variety over consistency. LOL!

[finchandsparrow.livejournal.com]

I LOVE THIS, I LOVE THIS. Your ink doodling is INSPIRED and I am in love with it. <33333 Beautiful stuff on all pages and with all mediums. I think I especially love the moose and squirrel, and the demon-thing, which is GORGEOUS.

A sister of mine bought me a Sketchbook Project sketchbook for Christmas at my request. I was thinking about filling it with writings and observations paired with doodles and/or some other sorts of art, but with 2020 being 2020 (and me being me), I virtually forgot about it. :( Maybe I'll still fill it up!

[amberdreams.livejournal.com]

Oh you should do it! You can send them back at any time - the deadline is only for their physical tour, and I don't even know if they are having those this year. You could even do a Covid diary...

And thank you for your lovely comment! I got excited about your sketchbook and forgot to say it.. LOL