1. Ms. Kolendowicz Studio I Honors & AP Drawing
Studio Sketchbooks
Ms. Kolendowicz
Studio I Honors & AP Drawing

2. What goes in a sketchbook?
ANYTHING!!!
Sketches
Doodles
Writing
Collage
Paintings
Paper clippings

3. Studio Sketchbooks
We will be creating our own sketchbooks in this class!
They will be used on a daily basis for Warm-ups

4. Studio Sketchbooks ….Recycled library books!
Here’s what we will be creating our sketchbooks from….
….Recycled library books!

5. Sketchbook Cover
Before we create our covers (depending on the material/pictures/writing), you will add two layers of gesso to prime the surface.
** notice how I purposely left
“ART” untouched!!

6. Sketchbook Cover Here’s the beauty of your sketchbook cover….
….You do not need to complete
it right away!!
• Your cover creation can be an
on-going thing!

7. Okay, okay Ms. K. , I get the whole sketchbook thing…
Okay, okay Ms. K., I get the whole sketchbook thing…. but how are we going to use them in class??

8. Studio Sketchbooks
Your created sketchbook will be a work-in-progress over the course of the next year.
(And you still may have tons of pages left to create after the end of the year!)
We will be using these as warm-ups to jump-start our creative flow
Your warm-up every day will have two parts –
1. The actual warm-up (writing, free sketch, etc.)
2. Creating the background for your next page (for next class)

9. Studio Sketchbooks Gluing Pages Together -
If you decide to paint some pages in your sketchbook, you might want to glue some pages together to create a heavier, more stronger page.
You will use a wide paint brush (be sure to clean well once complete) and some regular white glue. Make sure you pay extra attention to the page corners, as these are the first places pages will come apart.

10. Studio Sketchbooks Ripping Pages Out -
You can rip pages out if you find that when you paint on your pages, glue pages together, or collage paper clippings, it may make your sketchbook much thicker and compromise the binding.

11. Here is an example of some pictures of a sketchbook in progress….
All images are courteous of Mrs. LeeAnne Lawrynas, Art Teacher in Spotsylvania County, Virginia

23. If you have an old library book, you may have the check-out card pocket in the back still…don’t be scared to be creative with this!!!

24. Happy Creating!