It’s December 31st. Not only New Year’s Eve but the eve of our sketchbook challenge. Let’s prepare, shall we?
Step 1: Grab your sketchbook. Open to the first page. Sign it and date it! You can choose to date it for December 31st, 2020, or January 1st, 2021.
Step 2: Set an intention and write it down. What do you want to get out of this challenge? What do you hope for? Make it relevant and meaningful to you. You don’t need to share this intention with anyone. And, you can keep it short. For me, I want to get better at drawing with pencil and ink. More specifically, I want to improve my line drawings.
Some other ideas for intentions:
I want to jumpstart my creativity.
I want to practice how to trust my creative voice.
I want to start a daily sketching habit.
I hope to overcome my negative self-talk about my abilities as an artist by drawing every day despite myself. (Yep!)
Your intention for taking on this sketchbook challenge can be as personal or general as you want. But, do set an intention. Give this practice purpose so that when or if someone were to ask WHY you can answer perfectly.
Bonus Step 3: After signing, dating, and writing down your intention, doodle around it!
Bonus Step 4: Maybe decorate the cover with stickers.
If you are so inclined to share your why, please comment below or on my Art Journaling with Autumn Facebook Group (You can still join this group). I would love to hear some of your reasons for doing this with me.
Autumn
