Messy Desk Dispatch: Colour to the rescue
Working my way around the colour wheel. How I use colour to stay motivated and show up in my sketchbook.
I really love using colour in my work. I get inspired (and distracted) by colour I see everywhere and take lots of photos for reference. I know that some people are intimidated by using colour and hopefully this post might spark some joy and show how I use it for play in my sketchbook.
Losing motivation to draw
Last year I co hosted the #3materialschallenge 100 day project on Instagram. I wanted to draw every day to encourage me to show up in my sketchbook and make progress over the long summer break from my MA in Children’s Book Illustration. I hit a wall on day 74 and wasn’t inspired about using my sketchbook. I also felt the pressure of posting each day on Instagram as a host.
I decided to set myself a new sketchbook target using colour to motivate me and try something new.