Turn Junk Mail Into a Sketching Goldmine Instead of immediately tossing catalogs and flyers, I decided to reuse them as subjects for my sketchbook.
A Real Sketchbook Isn't Always Pretty It's a weird, wild, sometimes ugly, likely embarrassing jumble of ideas clamoring for expression.
Use Timed Sketches to Silence Your Inner Critic Limiting yourself to quick, one or two minute sketches can help quiet that nagging voice.
Make Creative Time Sacred and Don't Feel Bad About It If drawing, sketching, and creating is important to you, you have to carve out your own time to make it happen.
Improve Your Drawings with Stock Photo References Using free stock photos is a great, and enjoyable way, to practice sketching.