Making a sketchbook

Guest Post by Richard Sheppard in Cloverdale, California After searching many years for the perfect sketchbook, I finally gave up on the commercial brands and decided to make my own. For weeks I stayed up all night tearing paper, threading needles, poking holes in mat boards, and utilizing all kinds of gadgets, until finally I […]

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Learn how to make your own sketchbooks with this bookbinding tutorial.

Sometimes I see something and think ” I like this, I could buy it or I could make it myself”. This happened just last weekend when I popped into my local art supply shop to pick up some…

I love sketchbooks and DIY projects. In this tutorial I will show you how to make your own DIY Sketchbook.

About this item 【Premium & Tough Material】--Extremely strong toughness and durability of this sketching paper pad allows for erasing without damaging paper surface, so it can stand up to multiple drawings without warping or penetrating. This spiral sketchbook can be used for sketching, painting and writing. Ideal for all dry media including pencil, pen, pastels, charcoal, sketching sticks, gel pen and so on. NOT applicable to markers and Watercolor pen. Sketchbook for drawing has a smooth…

Learn how to make your own DIY sketchbook. You can also turn this into a DIY watercolor sketchbook depending on your paper choice.

Making a sketchbook can be as easy or as ornate as you want it to be. I am going to show two easy books in this tutorial. If you have any problems or questions, please use the contact form at the bottom of the page to contact me. These are some of the tools I use to make my books. You don't need to buy anything special. Most of these things can be found in your house. Upper right and going clockwise: Thin and thick cloth covered elastic (you can use pony tail cloth covered elastics). Bee's…

How to make a simple concertina sketchbook from a single sheet of paper.