Sketching Videos

Sketchbook warm-ups are designed to be quick exercises to get you in the zone when you open your sketchbooks for the first time on a particular day. This exercise involves doodling pasta shapes usi...

In this simple sketching tutorial you will learn how to have fun with a brush pen and make circular mandala patterns. The tutorial shows you all the fun marks you can make with a pen and then how t...

Welcome to episode three of Sketchbook Stories. Today we are looking at a few pages of mushroom sketches completed a while ago in fine-liner pen and Inktense pencils. This video includes a demonstr...

In this video, I show you how to create a continuous line drawing using a fountain pen. The subject matter is a simple cup. This is a super-fun activity for filling your sketchbook... I even have a...

In this video, I show you how to create a continuous line drawing using a fountain pen. The subject matter is a simple cup.

A huge welcome the second episode of a NEW video series on YouTube called Sketchbook Stories. In this series I am going to open up the pages of my own sketchbooks to show you what’s inside – the go...

This week is an interesting discussion all about throwing away old sketchbooks. This is an exercise in letting go of perfectionism. Can you throw away some old sketches or sketchbooks? It can be a...

In this week's sketching tutorial we experiment with fine liner pens and I show you a handy exercise for getting to know them better. Perfect if you are new to pen and ink drawing and sketching. Th...

In this handy sketchbook tutorial, Susan explores how you can create different values of tone using a single pencil. This is perfect as a way to understand how to depict light and dark in a sketch...

Want better results with your pencil sketching? Find out three different ways to hold your pencil for awesome (and varied) results.

This video is a 10 minute introduction to the art of Gelli plate printing. Susan shows you what a gel plate is and how to ink and print using a variety of textures. Gel plate printing can be used t...

In this video I recap and explain about what the H and B stand for on a pencil. This is known as the hardness and softness scale. This is super-helpful to know if you are using pencil as a sketchin...

Why would I use a hard pencil in my sketchbook? This is the question I discuss in this handy video that is part of a special YouTube series all about sketching using pencil.

In this video we are going to compare mechanical pencil to 'real' pencils. This is part of a series on my YouTube channel all about exploring pencils in your sketchbook.

In this video Susan shows you what is included in her own portable sketching pack! The absolute essentials and the optional extras for a regular sketching habit.

In this tutorial we are going to look at 1-point perspective but look at drawing inside a building... Watch the video to find out more and to see the demo with Susan.

This exercise is a wonderful sketchbook warm-up and forms one of many tutorials that are part of my book: Sketchbook Challenge: 100 Prompts for Daily Drawing.

As you may well know I was live on HobbyMaker TV on Sunday 3rd July launching Sketchbook Challenge: 100 Prompts for Daily Drawing.  The two hour-long shows were a great success and I felt very sup...

Today we are looking at creating a colourful page in our sketchbooks - playing with layering up different media on top of each other. This is a great chance to experiment with mixed-media. This tut...

This video is a fun doodling / sketching exercise that will take you just 10 minutes to compete - the alphabet warm up!

For this first tutorial we are going to explore a simple but very effective warm-up exercise. Please watch the video to see the explanation and demonstration.

This tutorial demonstrates a technique that contrasts a loose flowing first layer with a second more detailed second layer that sits over the top. It is a way to add a little more depth and sometim...

This is a fun and simple warm-up to get the creative juices flowing for your sketchbooks. It should take around 5-10 minutes to do (after the initial leaf gathering that is!)

This exercise was first shared in my Build a Daily Sketching Habit online course that is now in the archives! Tools - a sketchbook, some simple drawing materials such as a pencil, ink pen or colo...

In this exercise I share a simple mindful drawing exercise that is all about sketching small dots.... All you need is a pen and a sketchbook.  Hit play and let's get started. 

Throughout 2022 I introduced a NEW sketching medium  to my Inspire Sketching Members. For the first month (Jan 2022) I showed the members charcoal.

Learn how to make your own colour wheel using acrylic paint. This video is a tutorial from the Inspire Creative Membership with Susan Yeates. Each month you receive a series of tutorials and exerc...