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In this blog we will help you choose the right Sketchbook for your style, medium and purpose. Many artists rely on their sketchbooks for capturing the many facets of their creative process and for developing their creativity.

Sketchbooks are one of the most important tools in an artist's tool kit! In this first blog we will look at famous sketchbooks and what they were used for. 

As we celebrate International Women's day, Mothers Day, and Women's History month we wanted to acknowledge some exceptional and extraordinary women artists through their revolutionary work. 

Ivna Lin is an Illustrator and Graphic Designer who embodies cute and colour throughout her practice! She mixes both the traditional and digital world within her art practice and home art studio. We had the pleasure of asking a few questions, delving into the world of cute, Copic Markers and Procreate!

Professional quality Copic Ciao markers are a high quality, alcohol-based, ink marker pen made by the Too Corporation group in Japan. They are incredibly versatile and are used as a colouring and sketch tool within many fields of the creative industries.

There are many mono printing techniques artists use, most of them are very easy to replicate. We shall cover these techniques in this article and provide you with all the information you need to purchase the right tools and substrates to print onto.

Alan Fernihough is an artist and art teacher. He decided to enter Sky Arts Landscape Artist of the Year and was chosen as a wild card entry. We had a pleasure of asking him a few questions about his experience.

Ohn Mar Win is an illustrator, designer, teacher and author based in Hertforshire, England. Ohn Mar has worked for the likes of: UNICEF, John Lewis, Next and BBC Worldwide. She specialises in watercolour creating and teaching, with over 80,000 students on the Skillshare platform. We had the pleasure of asking a few questions, delving into the world of watercolour!