Sketching Videos

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.

Join artist Susan Yeates and Ariana (aged 5) as we take you through a fun craft activity that is fun for all ages. This time we are exploring rainbows and fingerprinting... we play with some paint ...

In this video I show you around a special concertina format sketchbook. This sketchbook is filled with sketches made in the continuous line technique of a bunch of my coffee cups.

In this fun art and craft video for families and kids, watch along as Susan and Ariana (aged 5) try out some leaf printing! Once you have seen the video, you can make your own unique wall art.

Join artist Susan Yeates and Ariana (aged 5) as we take you through a fun craft activity that is fun for all ages. This time we are creating unique pictures by sticking dried beans down using glue....

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.

I am so excited to announce the launch of a **NEW** summer YouTube series running throughout August on my YouTube channel... Craft for Kids is back! What started as a fun project for myself and my...

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...

In this video I want to open up the pages of a couple of my sketchbooks that I use for playing with block printed designs. I think it is so important to experiment when working with pattern before ...

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...

In this video I open the pages of an A4 hard-backed sketchbook created in 2021. This sketchbook was primarily for creating illustrations for Sketchbook Challenge, The Book.

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...

Anyone love “The Hungry Caterpillar?” Well, in this video Susan and Ariana show you how to create fun caterpillar pictures from paper and card. All you need is some paper, some scissors, some glue...

In this video Susan shows you how to print some fun flower shapes using toilet rolls and a splodge of paint. Have fun.

In this video Susan and Ariana look at painting plastic milk bottles and turning them into fun skittles….

In this video Susan and Ariana show you how to paint kindness rocks (or happy stones).

Join Susan in this fun crafty tutorial for kids as she shows you how to make some cute jellyfish out of egg boxes!

Join Susan (and special guest Ariana) as she shows you some fun crafts. Today we are looking at found object printing.