Malacandrax Sketchbook V.8 + V.9 (Patreon)

Double feature because I was so slow getting it together (or, so fast making them. a bit of both!)

These are technically sketchbooks numbers 32 and 33, since I started counting in 2012!

I'm really fond of my sketchbooks, but I do often feel weighed down by the pressure of social media to have a cohesive and polished sketchbook! Part of the reason I share these is to push back a bit against that, despite it being kind of daunting to share the messy stuff I think it's nice to show behind the scenes.

Everyone uses their sketchbook differently and mine can be quite separated from my digital work, I often use it to learn new things- because I find it fulfilling to work on something I'm less skilled at and see that fast improvement. I kinda feel like I'm at a plateau, I can slowly get better at my main thing (people, comics) but it's exciting to try and level up my other skills (landscapes, animals, certain styles, a new medium) and I feel like...a more rounded artist, if that makes sense!

Volume 8 is from the 19th September 2025 to  28th January 2026 and has lots of fountain pen studies and sketches, gouache character paintings, autumn and winter plein air landscapes, and goblins!

Volume 9 is from the 31st January to the 28th Aug 2026, and has loads of alcohol marker drawings of my characters, plein air drawings and paintings, and drawings of my cat.

See pdf attachments below!

Here are the previous volumes: V0 | V1 | V2 | V3 | V4 | V5 | V6 | V7

And I'll be posting a regular sketchbook update soon, with the cover of my new one and the usual diary, so stay tuned <3