Exploratory Sketchbook: Find Your Drawing Style

Discover fun methods to develop your ideas and draw from observation using gouache, watercolor, and colored pencils

• Introduction
• Materials Matter
• Preparation Exercises
• Complete Illustration
• Fill that Sketchbook
• Final project

An original idea can come in many shapes and colors—sometimes when we least expect them and often when we’re drawing without restraint. Illustrator Sarah van Dongen believes having fun is one of the most important components of the creative process and finds it’s key to being able to create daily. She describes her illustrations as something between reality and imagination, using her life’s everyday moments as prompts to fill her sketchbooks and create illustrations for clients like Tiny Owl Publishing, Adobe, and AWW magazine.

Let Sarah take you on an inspiring journey through her illustration universe. Discover her methods for creating unique illustrations and finding your drawing style. Learn how to use color, composition, texture, and anatomy to draw from observation and tell the stories you want to tell.