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Nanette Regan's avatar

Genius! I'm going to try this immediately, what a brilliant idea!

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Ella Beech's avatar

Fabulous to see and hear this Martina, and love the little sketches! X

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Martina Aiko's avatar

Thanks Ella! And thank you so much for reading!

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Teresa Barroso's avatar

That's a very good advice Martina! I prefer to draw small anyway, so outside I always grab a smaller sketchbook (usually A6) bc as you've said less pressure on my back and it's easy to carry everywhere too 😊

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Martina Aiko's avatar

Oh yeah, how light tiny sketchbooks are is a big bonus! I wish I had discovered them sooner

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Holly Cowie's avatar

Really good advice. I also found my teeny-tiny sketchbooks really lowered the pressure (and were much less likely to attract side-eyes and stares)

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Martina Aiko's avatar

Hahaha yeah they're definitely ideal for stealth sketching! And I bet much more practical for traveling than big ones

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Sam's avatar

Fantastic advice- hurrah for tiny sketch books - I’m currently tackling my nemesis - thumbnails, and drawing them tiny has improved my composition no end!

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Martina Aiko's avatar

Oh yes, tiny thumbnails is a great idea as well! I've started collaging my thumbnails to keep my plans looser and it's helped!

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Soni Speight's avatar

Ah, love this. Tiny sketches for the win!

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Martina Aiko's avatar

Yes! Can't see myself getting a bigger one again any time soon

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