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1 Easy Sketchbook Exercise | Increase Creativity (Patreon)

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2024-08-20 20:26:31

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2026-10

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You want to paint something but don't want to invest a lot into it or you're bored. This simple exercise can help get your creativity flowing. Approach this as a fun exercise. Pick a shape, pick a color scheme, and paint. Then use pens, markers, or colored pencils to create patterns. Paid members will receive their bonus content related to this video tomorrow morning.

🎨Decide on a shape, I picked a butterfly but any shape will work.

🎨Trace it all over your sketchbook paper, you can even make them different sizes

🎨Pick a simple color scheme. I used analogous but you can use complementary, split complementary, monochromatic, diad, triad, or tetrad. You choose.

🎨Use wet-in-wet to paint each butterfly shape, vary the colors and patterns you add to each one.

🎨Optional: Paint the background

🎨Use watercolor brush pens, black fine liners, white posca pens, white gel pens, colored ink, or wax-based colored pencils to add details and patterns to the butterflies

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1 Easy Sketchbook Exercise to Increase Creativity

We all have that day when we want to paint something but don't want to really put a lot of effort into it. Maybe you're bored and want an exercise to calm your mind and get your creative juices flowing. This is a good exercise for satisfying that desire to create something but not get too stressed about it and for calming your mind. If you'd like to get bonus content related to my YouTube videos, then consider becoming part of my Patreon Family: https://www.patreon.com/artwithviv/membership MY FAVORITE SUPPLIES: Winsor and Newton Cotman Sketcher Box: https://amzn.to/3XalMot Tombow Watercolor Dual Tip Brush Pens: https://amzn.to/4duL46v Sketchbook: https://amzn.to/3YTqMzc Black Fine Liners: https://amzn.to/4fTltWv Posca Pens: https://amzn.to/3XazXtG VIDEO EQUIPMENT: Nikon z30 Vlogging Camera: https://amzn.to/3lOFg23 Canon M50 Mark II: https://amzn.to/3vgjBC5 SD Card SanDisk 256 GB: https://amzn.to/3ESYjxp External Hard Drive, Lacie Rugged 4TB: https://amzn.to/3XtHuSl Mic, Blue Yeti: https://amzn.to/36JRlOC Lighting: Newer CB60 LED Video Light: https://amzn.to/3k8TmXK Diffuser: Newer 34-inch Lantern Softbox:https://amzn.to/3xRKduE Camera Stand: Manfrotto 196B-2 143BKT 2-Section Single Articulated Arm with Camera Bracket (Black): https://amzn.to/3J6TSD9 MUSIC: Epidemic Sound https://share.epidemicsound.com/2m7mlx Fine Print: Some links may be affiliate links and I may get a small commission if you purchase using the links. At no additional cost to you.