How to make a concertina sketchbook

I’ve tried using concertina/accordion-fold sketchbooks in the past, but found them very awkward to use when out and about. They’re usually spineless (like this Seawhite version and my h…

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Helen Wells Art + Sketchbooks on Instagram: "Making a simple sketchbook. I use up abandoned paintings, experiments and scruffy paper and repurpose them to make small handmade sketchbooks and art journals. Here I’m using an old bit of painted paper. These little sketchbooks can be made out of any paper which you can fold. They can be used as concertina sketchbooks or turned into a more traditional sketchbook with a little glue. I’ve popped a link in my stories/story highlights for an easy to…

Words and Pictures is the online magazine of SCBWI British Isles.

How to make a simple concertina sketchbook from a single sheet of paper.

Sometimes I see something and think ” I like this, I could buy it or I could make it myself”. This happened just last weekend when I popped into my local art supply shop to pick up some…

Sue Bulmer - UK Artist 🇬🇧 on Instagram: "Making a concertina sketchbook Part 1 #handmadebook #bookmaking #diy #sketchbook #concertinasketchbook #tutorial Many thanks to @mattandmilly for sharing this wonderful technique with me at our retreat!! You have really inspired me!!"

Helen Wells Art + Sketchbooks on Instagram: "Making a simple sketchbook. I use up abandoned paintings, experiments and scruffy paper and repurpose them to make small handmade sketchbooks and art journals. Here I’m using an old bit of painted paper. These little sketchbooks can be made out of any paper which you can fold. They can be used as concertina sketchbooks or turned into a more traditional sketchbook with a little glue. I’ve popped a link in my stories/story highlights for an easy to…

Concertina-format sketchbooks are a bit intimidating: I had one on my shelf for a whole year before I finally got up the courage to use it at last year's Urban Sketcher's symposium in Barcelona: The trick is just to start. Once I did, I was away. I have filled two, on both sides, and am keen to keep going. There's something really exciting about the ability to create an on-going image - maybe one long landscape like the one at the top, done in Wales last summer, or combining sketches in…

The experience of creating a concertina sketchbook with a video of the completed sketchbook pages and cropped detail images of the individual pages.