Drawing every day in July to finish my sketchbook
Hello again 👋 I’m back after a monthlong break filled with travel, family visits, and most importantly getting married! I’ve got lots of updates to share with you about my time off, starting with last month’s daily sketchbook challenge.
As I mentioned in July’s newsletter, summer is my favorite season to draw in my sketchbooks. In years past I would draw during weekend outings around the city but not at all on the other days. This year I wanted to commit to a daily art challenge to keep me consistent and help me move past the barrier of not knowing what to draw when I’m at home.
My #1 tip to sticking with a challenge or habit is to give yourself gold stars. I really like having a physical sheet of paper taped to the wall that I can check off every day as I complete a drawing. Seeing a checkmark in every box is so gratifying! My method is pretty lo-fi but you can use different colors or even actual stickers—whatever gives you the most satisfaction.
Every drawing was made in an Odd Orange sketchbook that I had been feeling too precious about using. The pages are nice and thick but not too thick (150gsm) and I love the natural white paper color. The end of the month lined up perfectly with the last page, so finishing the book was another satisfying moment in completing the challenge.