Sketchbook
I have sketchbooks for design projects and sketchbooks for drawing, doodling, and just taking a break from the stress of life. I think drawing is restorative and allows you to create freely—with no sense of time or lofty end goals to be achieved. In my introductory graphic design course, I encourage students to keep a sketchbook for creative work that is unrelated to class projects. Because a blank sketchbook can be an intimidating thing, I have developed a series of drawing prompts and examples to help students slow down and take some time to just draw for fun.
![ink drawing of mushrooms created with Pentel Fude Brush Pen](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6a18195b-54c0-4c78-a38b-feba6b4b7f7e/6c7c9913-1cdd-41d6-b8ef-01faa5209027_rw_1920.jpg?h=9febf7a8bfc7b4ff157c719ed771d9aa)
![drawing of mushrooms created with Pentel Fude Brush Pen and watercolor](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6a18195b-54c0-4c78-a38b-feba6b4b7f7e/d41bf329-6b0a-4a69-97ef-ccba19b2ba22_rw_1200.jpg?h=c170d2d66466701a0969fd15a921244a)
![sketchbook page of flower doodles, created with Micron pen](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6a18195b-54c0-4c78-a38b-feba6b4b7f7e/eaa8033f-98cc-4bf2-a28a-d98b24b206e9_rw_1200.jpg?h=b9c60858540daefd03c7548367b64751)
![sketchbook page of abstract shapes, created with fountain pen and colored pencils](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6a18195b-54c0-4c78-a38b-feba6b4b7f7e/96ab2653-0a2b-409c-9ae6-67e8fd190b82_rw_1920.jpg?h=d8d978505d3ae10bec7f92cbde5d572f)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6a18195b-54c0-4c78-a38b-feba6b4b7f7e/8641f125-117e-48da-a0b8-f7cf9313b7cb_rw_1200.jpg?h=d81f248cd8b593bc9f5193e2b63a675a)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6a18195b-54c0-4c78-a38b-feba6b4b7f7e/3612f3d0-e4c1-46e7-9b73-d89e5bf14e8b_rw_1200.jpg?h=5b8c400f518c15906cd798aa7a2a2c22)
![](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6a18195b-54c0-4c78-a38b-feba6b4b7f7e/97cb27da-3720-4dbe-83e6-94049adffe5d_rw_1200.jpg?h=3bdf9be3364cd970e9e015e2a7ebd869)
![animated GIF of sketchbook prompts and examples](https://cdn.myportfolio.com/6a18195b-54c0-4c78-a38b-feba6b4b7f7e/cf688881-5add-4423-9576-c01b3a531bf6_rw_1920.gif?h=2563f57706300ab20cf46a80e5f8eb94)
sketchbook prompts + examples