The finished sketchbook project

Finally! I finished! And with literally only minutes to spare. Got my sketchbook to the post office on January 31st at 4:50 PM. Whew. But, I did it! One more thing crossed off my resolutions list.

My theme was monochromatic. I skirted this a little by using darker shades of a color. I used Prisma colors as well as some black and white ink drawings. Each spread focused on one color. Even though my theme was monochromatic, I did want a colorful book. I love color. For most pages, I wanted a single subject for every page filled with a pattern. 


I was so late on this book because I was so afraid to start it. I didn't want to mess it up. And guess what? I did. But, that's okay. It's just a sketchbook, not a masterpiece, so having some flubs is okay. I even have some pages in the book I absolutely despise. But, it's finished! And there are some pages I'm really proud of. My favorite is the page with the lined flowers (second photo).

The cover is my favorite part of the book. I drew the letters on the cover freehand and painted them in watercolors (on watercolor paper), cut, and glued them on. Then, I traced around them in black to make them pop.

A sneak peek at my Sketchbook Project

The Sketchbook Project is due January 31st. I'm not even halfway done. This is what I do. This is who I am. I'm a procrastinator. I save things for the last minute and then stress and get cranky. Pray for David.

Here's the doodles I've done so far. My theme is monochromatic. I wanted to draw mostly everything in macro and I wanted to play with pattern. Then, I will go back and add some color. One color for every spread. Aaaaaand I still have to design something great for the cover. But, I am determined to finish! I will do this. (And my tree will be teal!)

 

 

How's your Sketchbook Project going? Are you going to finish? At the last minute, like me?