DIY book cover design

Here’s another DIY book design.

The steps involved are quite similar to what I did with the text design on cover, except that instead of planning the composition on the computer, I made an initial sketch of the design on a piece of paper. Then I drew the design lightly onto the cover with a soft pencil, then went over with a pigment pen. I have used acrylics and collage for this piece too.

Hope you will have a go at designing your own book covers. You can customise the cover by including your name. It will make a great sketchbook.

Happy creating.

An unlikely tool for sketch journaling

“What?” I can almost hear some of you exclaim but please read on. I came across this wonderful tool from my friend and drawing buddy Angela, and I decided to try it for myself. This is a cheap way of expanding your travel watercolour set.

Firstly, I made sure that the emptied medicine/pill wrapper was small enough to fit into my watercolour box.

I added watercolour and gouache into my the cavities of the pill wrapper and I now have 4 additional colours to carry around. The extra “load” is negligible.

Angela uses double sided tape to secure the pill wrapper to her box, but I decided that I will not so that I can still have as much space on the lid to mix my colours. I just have to place the pill wrapper onto the table  – no hassle at all.

Hope you like this. Have you got tips of your own to share? Love to hear them.