I’ve put together a new video class for those of you who want to make their own sketchbook.
Basic bookbinding skills are not hard to learn and you can easily bind self-made journals that cost a fraction of store-bought sketchbooks. The great thing about this is that you can use the exact paper you want, and the exact size you want.
In your custom sketchbook, you can include toned paper, or really nice cotton watercolor paper, and you can vary the size and the type of cover each time. I’ve been making my own sketchbooks ever since I started using sketchbooks again 2 years ago, and I’ve been very happy with my self-made sketchbooks. I typically use several different sketchbooks, one for testing colors, one for nature journaling, one for painting, and I love that I can make them in the way I want them exactly.
You will not need any special equipment, in fact I make most of my sketchbooks with supplies I already have lying around at home.
I’ll show you:
- three techniques that you can adapt to your wishes
- how to make a book block: preparing the pages & sewing them together
- how to make nice covers (hardcover & softcover)
- how you can ensure your sketchbook won’t fall apart
- an amazingly easy technique without any sewing that will get you a finished sketchbook in under 15 minutes
If you want to learn how to make a sketchbook, with 3 different but still very simple binding techniques that look really pretty, then join me for this class. I’m not an expert bookbinder, but I still get nice, highly customizable sketchbooks with these techniques.
At the end of this class, you’ll have at least three options to make your own sketchbook, with one of them so quick and easy you won’t even need a needle and thread. If you’ve always wanted to make a sketchbook with any paper of your choice, then give this class a try. It’s easier than you think! I hope you’ll be inspired to make your own sketchbook by the end of this class.
The class is available here:
The class is available on Gumroad (with pay-what-you-want pricing) or through Skillshare.
If you purchase the class directly from my website through Gumroad, you’ll get additional bonus lessons: a demo on how to do coptic binding, plus tips on how to choose sketchbook sizes and examples. All my classes have pay what you want pricing and you can download them and watch them as many times as you like. You’ll also get free updates in case I add new content to the class.
