2020-2021 SKETCHBOOK TOUR ♡ HOW TO HAVE FUN IN YOUR SKETCHBOOK

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    Here with a sketchbook tour! Honestly ya girl has the hardest time making these videos. I get major brain fog when I have to record my hands and just talk, weird experience. I know ya'll love these videos though so this one is for you!!
    As I said in the video there is NO ONE RIGHT WAY to use your sketchbook!! I know mine doesn't looks like the typical "loose" sketches that you might expect to see. But that's just how I use my sketchbook. Please use yours however YOU want to. This is how I like to use mine :-) PLEASE no negativity in the comments about how your sketchbook looks different. THANKS IN ADVANCE!!
    Music by: Trio Leo
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Komentáře • 270

  • @salamimitten
    @salamimitten Před 3 lety +566

    my bladder after Leigh says sketch/sketchbook 12 times in just the intro and there’s still 13min left: 👁👄👁

    • @LeighEllexson
      @LeighEllexson  Před 3 lety +98

      LOL I didn't know if viewers would actually take on the "take a sip of water every time I say sketch or sketchbook" YIKEs but also YES

    • @norinette_
      @norinette_ Před 3 lety +20

      I think my bladder is the size of a grape

  • @modafoca8528
    @modafoca8528 Před 3 lety +426

    Hey, here's an idea. Maybe when you reach the middle of the sketchbook you turn it around and start over. That way you have a refresh and don't have to deal with the heavy part being on the left. Just a thought, keep it up : )

  • @pigsUSA85
    @pigsUSA85 Před 3 lety +162

    Lol I love the last page, "I will miss you and not miss you at all"🤣🤣

  • @audstatic6802
    @audstatic6802 Před 3 lety +276

    I’m pretty sure Leigh said sketchbook more than normal just to keep us hydrated

  • @essdee9672
    @essdee9672 Před 3 lety +286

    Leigh: its okay to draw the same thing over and over again if that's your thing today
    me: frogfrogfrogfrogfrogfrogfrog

    • @qm3634
      @qm3634 Před 3 lety +14

      Frog is love, frog is life

    • @pinkfrogi9061
      @pinkfrogi9061 Před 3 lety +5

      ..........do you listen to girl in red, mayhaps?

    • @theartist2235
      @theartist2235 Před 3 lety +4

      Sameee just learned how to draw frogggssss

    • @XwickedXtwistX
      @XwickedXtwistX Před 2 lety +2

      What's your insta I'd love to see your frogs!! My current jam is mushrooms..mushrooms everywhere 😅😅

  • @emmettowl
    @emmettowl Před 3 lety +6

    Hydration. Bad dancing. Art. What else do you need in life?

  • @noahbrown3157
    @noahbrown3157 Před 3 lety +50

    glad I played this drinking game with water or else I would've been drunk at 1PM on a friday

    • @eowynsummer8271
      @eowynsummer8271 Před 3 lety +1

      Honestly you would probbably get alcohol poisoning from this drinking game

  • @emitchell5597
    @emitchell5597 Před 3 lety +106

    Leigh, you mentioned when you get towards the end of a sketch book you hate how the bulk is on the opposite side..Have you ever considered turning the book upside down to reset the bulk on the side you prefer it on? Just a thought

    • @onetime282
      @onetime282 Před 3 lety +1

      That's a good idea I've never thought about that. Thanks!

  • @ActionCat2000
    @ActionCat2000 Před 2 lety +1

    "I'm a little surprised that you would make it to the end if you don't likey" had me ROLLING

  • @FawneDeRosia
    @FawneDeRosia Před 3 lety +47

    My husband works in the printing industry so I have the random knowledge that it's called perfect binding. :) & I got into those Strathmore sketchbooks because of you. They're great!

  • @KeithHarkinFan114
    @KeithHarkinFan114 Před 3 lety +3

    Drowning within the first 2 minutes with that hydration challenge

  • @floralspectre
    @floralspectre Před 3 lety +17

    3:25 following the sip every time Leigh says sketchbook rule and my glass is already empty

  • @Iluvrock0527
    @Iluvrock0527 Před 3 lety +16

    About half way through this video I realized I needed to take smaller sips if I wanted to last

    • @sushiunderthestars7238
      @sushiunderthestars7238 Před 3 lety +1

      this happened to me with flowers when I was a little bride's maid back in the day

  • @bridgetcaton2881
    @bridgetcaton2881 Před 3 lety +8

    It's so refreshing to see another artist that focuses more on animals than humans. Not that I have anything against people that draw humans, I just tend to fall into a loop of forcing myself to draw things I don't enjoy when I see other people draw them. (I feel like such a failure sometimes that I can't draw people/ don't enjoy it) Seeing this video was really motivating for me! I'm going to experiment with more color :))

  • @hannahdoesart9955
    @hannahdoesart9955 Před 2 lety +4

    i love sketchbook tours because you get to see so much art at once and its so fluid and natural art.

  • @lillydevil2486
    @lillydevil2486 Před 2 lety +1

    that little brown chicken on the right page at 11:07 is my favorite
    it's just so CUTE XD

  • @slowlyyourown
    @slowlyyourown Před 3 lety +55

    thanks for filming this! you embody having fun with a sketchbook and it's always fun to witness. this one was especially inspiring! and it's the kind of inspiring where i'm like "ooh damn that looks like fun, i want to go have fun in my sketchbook!" instead of the usual "wow they're so good at art i need to ~practice~ more ugh" 💗💖💕 love that!!

    • @LeighEllexson
      @LeighEllexson  Před 3 lety +7

      Love this :') thank you!!!! I could cry.

    • @Dakota.Piyesis
      @Dakota.Piyesis Před 3 lety +2

      I feel the same way !! I was like, OH man I need to go get out all of my supplies! I need to draw now and have fun doing it!

    • @onwards.and.upwards
      @onwards.and.upwards Před 3 lety +2

      If that’s your art in your profile then I am thoroughly INSPIRED by you rn 🧡

    • @darcyreads
      @darcyreads Před 3 lety +1

      You took the words out of my mouth! Looking at Leigh's works, even if it is a completely different style from mine, always leaves me insipired.

  • @anniechantale5869
    @anniechantale5869 Před 3 lety +67

    Leigh! you don't need to buy expensive stuff to make the grafite not go all over the place. Back in art school a professor told us to use hair spray (ultra hold) to fix the colors for pastels and other materials like it. Obviously wont work like the professional stuff but most households have hair spray and its cheap af. Cheers from Canada :D

    • @saltpepper27
      @saltpepper27 Před 3 lety +12

      Hairspray is very acidic and shouldn’t be used for archival purposes but it works if it’s a quick sketch you don’t care about the longevity of

    • @ideljenny
      @ideljenny Před 3 lety +1

      Im in europe. My cheap end extra super hold hairspray is only a little less expensive than normal setting spray.

  • @elixsketches371
    @elixsketches371 Před 3 lety +2

    I loved it ! And my favorite page it was where's Kakachi and Shikamaru from Naruto!! :3

  • @elisacastagna5436
    @elisacastagna5436 Před 2 lety +2

    The queen of england and all royal family need to learn how to wave like you 😀🥰🥰

  • @bisousbe
    @bisousbe Před 2 lety +1

    waiting patiently for Leigh's 2022 sketchbook tour *wink wink

  • @DrFjords
    @DrFjords Před 3 lety +4

    After the halfway point in the sketchbook you could flip it upside down so that the thick side is always on the right

  • @lordbrokendreams
    @lordbrokendreams Před 3 lety +5

    My ADHD going crazy while I try to listen, look at the drawings and read the little pop-up phrases hahahaha

  • @alyssakalodimos7149
    @alyssakalodimos7149 Před 3 lety +2

    Got my lunch, glass of water, and I'm buckled up for the tour!

  • @aliceschu7520
    @aliceschu7520 Před 3 lety +2

    I loved that outro more than I‘d like to admit

  • @sandihester
    @sandihester Před 2 lety +2

    Totally the same Leigh when I get towards the end - I'm soooooo over it and I also am not a fan of sketchbook tours but I enjoyed yours - great work in it!

  • @Dakota.Piyesis
    @Dakota.Piyesis Před 3 lety +7

    Your color choice is ✨ immaculate ✨

  • @cottonhxney
    @cottonhxney Před 3 lety +2

    Please minute in and I can't take my mouth away from the straw of my waterbottle 😭

  • @intergalacticpeachpatrol
    @intergalacticpeachpatrol Před 3 lety +2

    the only sketchbook tour on the internet. the first. the last. MY EVERYTHANG

  • @megcooper3908
    @megcooper3908 Před 3 lety +5

    DUDE. So fucking glad I found your channel recently. Been binging your videos and can’t get enough of your personality, art and overall aesthetic. Also gonna go pick up a sketchbook for myself now okay bye!!!

  • @MimimooIllustration
    @MimimooIllustration Před 3 lety +3

    This was such a joy to watch! It's always nice to have a nosy peak inside other artists' sketchbooks - loved it!

  • @lordyk1998
    @lordyk1998 Před 3 lety +15

    me: trying to draw while watching
    also me: every five seconds picking up my heavy as shit glass water bottle

  • @KelseyRodriguez
    @KelseyRodriguez Před 3 lety +1

    Instead of fixative I just put a cutout of parchment/wax paper over my sketchbook to prevent smudging! Fixative smells icky, not the vibe. Loved the sketchbook tour as always!

  • @Em-ic3vm
    @Em-ic3vm Před 3 lety +2

    girl i had to stop drinking water bc I made a cup of tea and wanted to get at least a sip of tea in before it got cold but yowza,, I'm obsessed with the idea of free sketching and Its super encouraging to see your layering and stuff,, cool ok bye *bad dancing as I hit enter to post the comment*

  • @blobbiebuddie
    @blobbiebuddie Před 3 lety +2

    hey leigh if u don’t like the way your sketchbook lays when it gets toward the end i would suggest you flip it over and start from the back like it’s new ! i used to do that when i had the irrational fear of starting a new sketchbook, i would start it from the back and somehow that helped ? i think that might help you too !

  • @junedee
    @junedee Před 3 lety +3

    I did , in fact take a sip every time you said sketch/sketchbook and finished a whole bottle which I rlly needed today. :)💞🤲 plus that dog spread showered me w serotonin omg

  • @Gigyo
    @Gigyo Před 3 lety +2

    I love the type of sketchbook u use, I'm gonna buy one of those!!

  • @tonio1377
    @tonio1377 Před 3 lety +8

    really liked this video :) i think many people like sketchbook tours bc they give this impression of perfection without the struggle behind it, but also because it's like a little personal museum ! and as an artist myself i know i like these vids bc they give inspiration on what to draw, on composition, on colors or mediums to try out !
    much love to you and your plants

    • @floralspectre
      @floralspectre Před 3 lety +2

      completely unrelated, but you have a really nice profile picture

  • @alisonschlake6750
    @alisonschlake6750 Před 3 lety +2

    I cried out with joy when I saw that Nausicaa was your favorite Ghibli movie 🌿🍄🪲

  • @lisarae7823
    @lisarae7823 Před 2 lety +1

    I really love sketchbook tours. Even going through my own sketchbooks, it feels so nostalgic. Like I get to remember so many random details from the day or time period. Makes me miss the moon at a train station when it snowed and smeared a marker stroke. The day my sister told us she was pregnant and I left a spread half finished on purpose because we got the call when I was mid-sketch.

  • @zoetkt
    @zoetkt Před 3 lety +4

    This was such a beautiful video essay! Your insights about keeping a sketchbook are truly valuable. I recently started feeling troubled that I spend time in my sketchbook as a way to avoid taking risks and investing time in making large pieces. But your perception about keeping a sketchbook just crushed that silly thought! Thank you!

  • @Ashitathakur
    @Ashitathakur Před 3 lety +5

    I just started drawing again in my sketchbook after months of not doing it and this was exactly what I needed!, Love it. Hope you're all doing well ✨

  • @apple.cheeks
    @apple.cheeks Před 3 lety +5

    LOVE IT

  • @_knife.prty_
    @_knife.prty_ Před 2 lety +1

    OMG THATS MY FAVORITE SKETCHBOOK TOOOO!!!! WHEN YOU SAID THAT I PAUSED THE VIDEO TO SCREAM IN AGREEMENT! LOL

  • @lubas9978
    @lubas9978 Před 2 lety +2

    I love the color combinations in your sketchbooks!

  • @isaniart
    @isaniart Před 3 lety +2

    That feeling after you finish a sketchbook is just the best

  • @NatashaElle
    @NatashaElle Před 3 lety +59

    Aww, thanks for sharing even though filming this isn't really your fave thing!

  • @RyeButter
    @RyeButter Před 3 lety +2

    I loved all the chickens 🐤

  • @eiszapfenkobold
    @eiszapfenkobold Před 3 lety +1

    You mentioned you loose interest when sketchbook gets thick on the left side near the end. Maybe try at the middle of the book flipping it upside down and starting at the back of the book if it was a new one(hope that makes sense)... so that you end your sketchbook with the middle of the book. I think that could be fun

  • @sushiunderthestars7238
    @sushiunderthestars7238 Před 3 lety +5

    everything about this sketchbook tour is so satisfying to watch. the colors combination is magical!

  • @shenanigan505
    @shenanigan505 Před 2 lety +1

    you have such a good eye for colour i want my room to be filled w these colours

    • @lisarae7823
      @lisarae7823 Před 2 lety

      I agree, I feel like all her spreads are very harmonious. The colors just work so well together.

  • @abbiegomez1895
    @abbiegomez1895 Před 3 lety +4

    I love sketchbook tours!! 💛 my reasons for loving sketchbook tours include:
    Inspiring
    Beautiful
    Casual art
    Cool book collection of art pieces
    Shows new ways of creating
    Just plain awesome 🤷‍♀️
    Anyways, thanks for sharing!! 😁

  • @tiba.a
    @tiba.a Před 3 lety +1

    Hi Leigh. Plz never remove that stunning raccoon print from your shop. Can't afford buying it atm, but will definitely buy it in the future ❤

  • @smishstudio
    @smishstudio Před 3 lety +5

    Loved it! I like seeing sketchbook tours from my favorite artists because I learn a lot from seeing their process. It's also a good reminder/inspiration source for my own sketchbook. Sometimes I get too perfectionist about mine and forget that its a judgement free zone to experiment! Thanks Leigh 💚

  • @brianaa96
    @brianaa96 Před 3 lety +2

    I’m so jealous of people who put stickers on everything. I love stickers but I’ve always had the worst luck with them. Either ripping them while trying to peel them off the paper or them eventually getting messed up when i have them on any surface 😪. I’ve resorted to just taping magnets to the back of them and putting them on my magnet boards or radiator

  • @sarahpark8391
    @sarahpark8391 Před 3 lety +2

    I love your sketchbook tours! they're always so much fun

  • @mythandmilagro
    @mythandmilagro Před 3 lety +1

    I couldn’t sip fast enough 🥲

  • @Trishuu
    @Trishuu Před 3 lety +1

    Omg this color palette 🥲 6:14 is my fav spread those bunnies!

  • @reginaceragioli8101
    @reginaceragioli8101 Před 3 lety +3

    Been looking forward to this all day. Did NOT disappoint

  • @_ripp
    @_ripp Před 3 lety +2

    I Love Sketchbook tours because they give me ideas on what to do with my own sketchbook beautiful art btw

  • @penelopechristian4850
    @penelopechristian4850 Před 2 lety +1

    Finally a Nausicaä fan aaaaa yay this entire sketchbook is fire

  • @Jenasketchbook
    @Jenasketchbook Před 3 lety +3

    I love those strathmore sketchbooks too! I’m left handed so it was always a preferred type of book for me :3

  • @clarie4497
    @clarie4497 Před 3 lety +1

    You remind me of my mom and it makes me happy. ❤️

  • @lyamgtt
    @lyamgtt Před 3 lety +2

    Love your sketches so much ! ♥

  • @brandymcguire614
    @brandymcguire614 Před 3 lety +3

    Love love love your color choices. 💕

  • @archishasharma4311
    @archishasharma4311 Před 2 lety +1

    you look like scarlet johansonn!!!!! you re beautiful and so is your work!

  • @daniakenes5485
    @daniakenes5485 Před 3 lety +2

    I really really enjoy your sketchbook tours!!! Yours are my faves

  • @kindmeanbristol808
    @kindmeanbristol808 Před 3 lety +1

    positively joyful Leigh - thank YOU x

  • @phoebesart1696
    @phoebesart1696 Před 2 lety +1

    Omg this sketchbook is EVERYTHING!!!

  • @karenemmerich2572
    @karenemmerich2572 Před 3 lety +1

    Your videos are always fun to watch! You're funny!! Loved the sketchbook tour ❤️

  • @nazariteluke8047
    @nazariteluke8047 Před 2 lety +1

    Love your personality, the realness, thanks😌

  • @jelenala_pina
    @jelenala_pina Před 3 lety +3

    I always feel soo inspired after watching your videos! Thank you Leigh! 💖

  • @RachelleByersArt
    @RachelleByersArt Před 3 lety +1

    I love that you added in the water drinking challenge 😆
    I agree about sketching sometimes being scary because not every piece is going to be finished.

  • @deborahmeyers7839
    @deborahmeyers7839 Před 3 lety +2

    Love the sketches and how sweet are you Leigh🥰

  • @roxyfur
    @roxyfur Před 3 lety +1

    Your book is "perfect bound" and awesome.

  • @afalara5126
    @afalara5126 Před 3 lety +2

    Really love your drawing style! It is so cute, free, and fun!

  • @ayotrey107
    @ayotrey107 Před 3 lety +1

    Your art style has a such unique and pleasing vibe ! 💕

  • @HelloItsDorothy
    @HelloItsDorothy Před 3 lety +3

    Thank you for filming this! Great advice to have supplies and references ready available for easier sketching.

  • @CourageousPainting
    @CourageousPainting Před 3 lety +5

    This looks awesome! I love having fun in my sketchbook too! I can’t wait to see what you do. You’re art reminds me of the sun. Warm and loving. You can really tell that you love what you do. ❤️

  • @allysonlobbezoo
    @allysonlobbezoo Před 3 lety +4

    I love it so much! I love the experimental pieces😈❤

  • @melondoo6129
    @melondoo6129 Před 2 lety +1

    this was so fun to watch =D really helped me get back into drawing again. just wanna say you look like Hillary Duff and Scarlett Johansson had a baby and I am all for it

  • @staciemartinez
    @staciemartinez Před 3 lety +2

    Leigh! This was awesome - one to watch multiple times. Thanks for the tips and inspiration!

  • @AnnasDrawingChannel
    @AnnasDrawingChannel Před 3 lety +3

    I loved this! Great job Leigh! My favorite spread was the green dog spread!

  • @ainakinnaman
    @ainakinnaman Před rokem +1

    Hey Leigh, you are so inspiring and your videos are fun to watch!!! You’re awesome!!

  • @danielleroxy
    @danielleroxy Před 3 lety +3

    Cool sketchbook tour! Cooler dancing haha 😊

  • @six.studios
    @six.studios Před 3 lety +5

    Me personally taking the sip thing as a challenge but not even being able to swallow one sip before i have to take another 😂
    I loved the tour though! Your color palettes are so nice

  • @mylifeinswatches2314
    @mylifeinswatches2314 Před 3 lety +2

    A friend taught me how to bind my own sketchbooks and now I can make little 10 page books that aren't so intimidating.

  • @RitaRitiRoo
    @RitaRitiRoo Před 3 lety +3

    OH MY GOSH, I'M BEYOND EXCITED FOR THIS VID!! got my water bottle at the ready 🥰💕

  • @rikkijanae9022
    @rikkijanae9022 Před 3 lety +1

    Your sketchbooks are always so interesting! You take objects that I wouldn't have ever thought of and you illustrate or stylize them in a neat way.

  • @Xo2411
    @Xo2411 Před 3 lety +1

    Thankyou for sharing 😆 you always make me laugh! Love the artwork and thanks for sharing again 💜

  • @aimeecreative
    @aimeecreative Před 3 lety +2

    Thank you so much for this! I’ve been trying to get more loose with my sketchbook and more free and you’re so inspiring and do it so well! This whole book is amazing. PS I love the sketchbooks too! I have the smaller version and I’m just obsessed with the fact that they don’t bleed

  • @littletinyegg
    @littletinyegg Před 3 lety +1

    Really great advice and love the loose *viiiibe* v inspiring and oh wow I have drank so much water in such a short amount of time

  • @katarinakidd9450
    @katarinakidd9450 Před 3 lety +1

    Had my water AND a little cup of rice pudding, so we're really living large over here. Plus the deliciousness of the sketchbook tour?? 10/10 chef's kisses for this whole experience, thank you Leigh.

  • @aipooalice
    @aipooalice Před 3 lety +2

    I love your style, it’s so unique!
    The best I have ever seen!
    Thanks for the love for my three cats 🥰💖

  • @BlytheStarlight
    @BlytheStarlight Před rokem +1

    Yes! My fave sketchbook too! 💖

  • @gl540
    @gl540 Před 3 lety +1

    i rlly admire how youre not afraid to use colours, they're so vibrant and full of life! i rlly want to learn how to make pretty and warm colours 🥰

  • @rebeccaelliott4261
    @rebeccaelliott4261 Před 3 lety +1

    I had to abandon the sipping game half way through. I feel so sloshy!!! 😱😂

  • @sandiamelonification
    @sandiamelonification Před 3 lety +3

    Hey Leigh! I had the roughest week of the year so far. I cannot express how drained and disappointed I felt throughout the week and this video feels like an inspiring hug. Can't wait to be done with work to jump in my sketchbook again. Much love

  • @lucioleenchaussettes
    @lucioleenchaussettes Před 3 lety +3

    You did greaaaat !! ✨✨ Not only a brilliant artist, you're a warrior !! Overcomming your stress 😘 and your voice over was perfect ! Answering question is a super idea ! ✨🌷✨🌷✨🌷✨ much love

  • @camilasanchez5581
    @camilasanchez5581 Před 2 lety +1

    Just the good vibes in this video are awesome, this inspires me to see more, you arr amazing! Thanks