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Visual Journaling Inspiration No.2 / Seasons and Rituals

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Visual Journaling Inspiration | Seasons and Rituals Journal Entry No. 02 Welcome to a new series here on the blog…

Visual Journaling Inspiration No. O1 / The Beginning

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    Visual Journaling Inspiration | The Beginning Journal Entry No. 01   Welcome to a new series here on…

How to measure our own progress

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How we measure our own progress as opposed to how we should be measuring it. One building two sketches few years apart! Sharing my thoughts and learnings.

Unfolding Stories: Sketching Memories

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Earlier this year, March to be exact. I was fortunate to get the opportunity to join the Sanad programme. Unfolding…

Travel Sketching

Urban Sketching in Picturesque York

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First sketch in York This trip was not about urban sketching or being a tourist first time in York, rather…

Urban Sketching in Lisbon and the memories I Want to Capture Forever

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Urban Sketching and the memories it holds I’ve said it before, urban sketching is the best way to engrave moments…

Viarco visit memories and the lessons it taught me…

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Few years back even before my trip to Portugal was in the stars. My friend was talking to me about…

Portugal Memories… Porto

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After attending the Manchester USK symposium, needless to say I’ve got the bug and wanted to do it every year!…

Tools

Your Sketching Kit while out and about in your hometown

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When out and about we all have our preferred Sketching Kit that we go to. That kit usually changes depending…

My Minimalistic Sketching Kit

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The sketching kit I took on my trip to York I was recently on a personal trip to York (you…

Black Pens in Sketching and how to choose the best fit

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Finding the perfect black pen In my work I like to use black pens or liners over my initial pencil…

White pens in sketching! The why, how and my favorites…

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When you start sketching for the first time or get back to it after longer period, you will find yourself…

On My Bookshelf

Shut Your Monkey By Danny Gregory

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Why Shut Your Monkey ? Is Shut Your Monkey a book for me? Well, if you are a creative of…

Art Before Breakfast By Danny Gregory

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My biggest outtake form Art Before Breakfast I am guessing you are here researching Art Before Breakfast by Danny Gregory…

The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron

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The inner critic, the censor, the monkey… call it what you want, it all boils down to one thing! As…