Once I knew where I wanted to start, I sorted my ideas by natural textures, living textures then on to man-made textures. Timber is one of my favorite things to illustrate so I knew I wanted to start with that. To sort my ideas into an order, I created a Word document where I listed all the textures I wanted to illustrate and rearranged the order until I was happy with the flow. My head was filled with ideas of all the textures I’d like to draw, but I didn’t want the illustrations to jump from one to another without some form of sequence. My notes for Tactile Qualities were: textures no story just images would be a good way to practice stippling, lines, hatching and fur, timber, metal, stone, rocks. This helped me see which theme appealed to me the most and which I could create the most content for. I started by doing a brainstorm for all of the themes. If anything, I feel that each book has cemented my process, my style and most certainly improved my ink work.Ĭould you talk about the process behind creating one of your most recent sketchbooks, “Tactile Qualities” ?
I found this worked so well for me that I still start out a new sketchbook this way.
I’m a list-maker and love being organized, so my approach to that first sketchbook was to brainstorm and plan prior to drawing. How have you noticed your own style and approach to filling these sketchbooks changed over the years?Ĭreating my very first sketchbook for the BAL was such a joy that I knew I’d be participating again (and again). You’ve contributed 6 sketchbooks to our collection so far! Each of these books are such wonderful studies of sights, people, and words that caught your attention. On February 24th, 10AM EST, Clara will lead a workshop on planning new sketchbooks as part of our February workshop series. Cook’s creative practice is one of technically impressive line-work and delightful experiments in color and design, with a flair for whimsical storytelling. In 2020, Cook won the City of Kalamunda's Creative Writing & Digital Art Competition and is currently an entrant in the Australian Book Plate Design Awards. A veteran of the Sketchbook Project, Cook has contributed several sketchbooks over the years including “Tactile Qualities,” “A Connected Life,” “Tea & Tales,” “Things I’ve Left Behind,” and “A Visual Short Story of the Day We Met.” You can also check out a tour of her newest sketchbook, “Marks & Markers,” on Facebook. Clara Cook is an ink and digital illustrator based in Perth, Australia.
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