Sketchbook Tour: Exchange Words with Margriet Aasman

Artist Margriet Aasman's inspiring sketchbook tour gives new meaning to the phrase "mark my words".

During the tour, Margriet shares one of her strategies for staying motivated to draw regularly: adding a word or phrase to the page.

"The word doesn't have to relate to the drawing," says Margriet. "It can be anything that comes to mind. It’s fun figuring out where to place it and see how it relates to or contrasts with your portrait."

"When you look back at your drawing," says Margriet, "the word or phrase may help you remember where you were and how you felt during the process. And it can help motivate you to keep drawing!"

Watch Margriet's sketchbook tour above and then check out her recent pencil portrait tutorial here.

Draw ‘In The Right Place’ with Margriet Aasman

When drawing, says artist Margriet Aasman, “take your time not to rush.” This advice may sound counterintuitive – until you realize how often we subconsciously put effort and time into making ourselves unnecessarily frenzied. In this lesson (71 mins), Margriet takes the opposite approach, settling into a relaxed mood as she

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