Sketchbook exercises

One of my goals/resolutions for this year is to sketch more. A lot more. I've been saying that for ages, but this time I'm determined. For the past few weeks, I've been working on my sketches almost every day, one way or another. Sometimes, doing an ink sketch during the day, in my lunch break, and adding colour the next evening, sometimes, doing the entire sketch in one go, in the evening or at the weekend. I just sketch what's in front of me - my hands, my lunch, my art materials... Everything's good enough for practice.

It's been quite a while since I last used my watercolours, and I still need to get used to them again. But I'm working on it, and I'm really enjoying exploring them, and learning new techniques. They are perfect for sketching.

I've already almost finished the first sketchbook. Admittedly, it has such thick paper, that it only has 64 pages, and as I'm usually using a double page for one sketch, that makes only a good 30 sketches to fill the book. I'm trying out different sketchbooks to find the one(s) that suit me best. This one here is a Stillman & Birn Zeta, and I've just started a Stillman & Birn Beta too. Both are working quite well, but I want to try out an Alpha too, mainly because it has more pages.

It's been a while since I've joined Paint Party Friday, and I can't wait to hop over and see what everyone else has been up to.