Here’s some tips from a few artists about how to get yourself going with a sketchbooking (or notebooking) habit: Indian artists offer tips on how to start sketchbooking in 2020. I feel like my own sketchbook has been rather stagnant lately so I need to take some of these insights to heart!

Mumbai-based artist Sameer Kulavoor uses his sketchbook to jot down ideas, and as a means to slow down. “Drawing and writing in a sketchbook is therapeutic. It gives me those moments when I can just focus on a page,” he says. For inspiration, he observes people, their features, gestures and behaviour, and uses a solid marker to sketch in his notebook.

Artist and illustrator Indu Harikumar, best known for crowd-sourced art projects like 100 Indian Tinder Tales, says she often looks inward for inspiration. “Sketching and drawing my thoughts and feelings help me accept and engage with them. Often, we run away from thoughts that make us uncomfortable. But if you don’t listen to what’s in your head, who will?” she says.

Read more at the Hindustan Times: Indian artists offer tips on how to start sketchbooking in 2020

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