FOR THE LOVE OF SKETCHING
Reunite with your inner artist, one doodle, scribble, and sketch at a time.
This space is designed to coax your inner artist out of hiding, no matter where you are on your creative journey.
Whatever your skill level, with me as your sketchbook mentor, we’ll dust off those empty sketchbooks together and start filling them one doodle, scribble, and sketch at a time. Who knows what hidden talents you might uncover along the way?
So, let's make a start. Get ready to unleash your creativity and reclaim time for you.
I am on a mission to get everyone sketching and creating art
I aim to remove any fear of the blank page and make sketching both fun and relaxing. Together I believe we can fill thousands, even maybe millions of sketchbooks!
Re-ignite your creativity and learn new skills with these fun and practical online courses.
Read on to browse all courses…
- Starting at £25/mo
The Inspire Sketching Membership
- Community
- 10 products
Inspire is a monthly membership and inclusive online community for all levels (especially beginners and improvers) providing monthly sketchbook tutorials and more. It will help you to build a consistent sketching practice, no matter how busy life gets.
Available Sketching Courses
Find time for personal growth and mindfulness by exploring your creativity
- £320 or 3 monthly payments of £115
Sketchbook Bootcamp
- Course
- 97 Lessons
Fire up your sketching skills, kickstart your creativity, build your creative confidence, and discover what really floats your sketchbook boat. This intensive 6-week online course is designed to encourage your inner artist to reach its full potential. Whether you’re new to sketching, or a seasoned pro, you'll discover new techniques, explore ways to get unstuck, and uncover unique places to seek inspiration.
- £10
10 Day Exploring Pencils Challenge
- Course
- 14 Lessons
If you’re struggling with finding time to sketch or feeling a little frustrated with your pencil sketching, then join this special 10 Day Sketchbook Challenge with Susan to dive deep into how to use pencils in a variety of different ways. The perfect way to boost your confidence using pencils and have a little fun with your sketching along the way.
- Free
Sketching for Me-Time
- Course
- 9 Lessons
Discover the power of creativity and mindfulness in just 5 minutes a day with this 5-day sketching course. 'Sketching for Me-Time' guides you through simple, daily exercises designed to help you reconnect with yourself, reduce stress, and nurture personal growth. No prior experience is needed—just an open mind and a willingness to make time for yourself!
Looking for more continued support with your sketching?
Find out more about my monthly sketching membership and inclusive community for aspiring artists like YOU. Includes monthly sketching tutorials, warm-ups, book reviews and creative mindset advice.
Introducing the Inspire Creative Membership
Introducing the Inspire Creative Membership
- Starting at £25/mo
The Inspire Sketching Membership
- Community
- 10 products
Inspire is a monthly membership and inclusive online community for all levels (especially beginners and improvers) providing monthly sketchbook tutorials and more. It will help you to build a consistent sketching practice, no matter how busy life gets.
MORE FREE STUFF FOR YOU!
Want to build a daily sketching habit?
Download this PDF ebook to get started today
FREE EBOOK: How to Build a Daily Sketching Habit
- Download
- 1 file
This practical 16-page ebook has been written just for you - especially if you want to get sketching more regularly, are getting back into making art after a break or have lost your creative mot
jo. Packed with mindset advice, practical tips and exercises to assist you with falling in love with your sketchbooks again. Dust off those sketchbooks, download the guide and let's get sketching!
Here’s what current students say
Julie Gray
“I have thoroughly enjoyed this course. The videos gave clear explanations of the processes used and ideas for projects to complete. Thank you Susan for another great course.”
Nicola Jane
“The masterclass is full of amazing tips and knowledge with really well structured modules starting with the tools and basics, leading up to the advanced techniques. Perfect! Five star rating from me.“
Sharon Adams
“This course has really expanded my knowledge of color. I have lots of tutorials to repeat and to fall back on when needed. Thank you, Susan. You are an inspiring instructor!”
Hi there, I’m Susan
Sketchbook mentor, art shop raider and pencil hoarder
When I’m not teaching, running my pottery cafe in Woking, writing books about sketching, or talking about all things creative, I’m busy being a mama to my very strong-willed daughter, dancing, practicing yoga, sewing my own clothes or tending to my plant babies.
So, believe me when I say I get it - life’s full-on busy! It’s why my own creativity has fluctuated over the years. And it’s what inspired me to create this space for you. So that amid life's beautiful, messy chaos, your sketchbook practice remains as easy, accessible, and constant as possible.
Let’s keep it simple. Let’s just sketch for the love of sketching, shall we?
Fancy something different?
Join one of my self-paced printmaking courses
Printmaking
- £300 or 6 monthly payments of £55
Complete Printmaking Bundle
- Bundle
- 7 Products
Gain access to all of my signature printmaking courses valued at over £400, in one special bundle. Lifetime access to all courses.
- £120 or 4 monthly payments of £35
Fabric Printing Masterclass
- Course
- 69 Lessons
Learn everything you need to know about printing onto fabric using hand-carved blocks. Susan shows you how to prepare a design that works with fabric printing, what types of block are available, how to carve a block, what inks to use and how to print onto different types of fabric.
- £120 or 4 monthly payments of £35
Learning Linocut: A Foundation Course in Linocut Printing
- Course
- 66 Lessons
Learning Linocut is a self-paced online course that will teach you how to create successful single-block linocut prints using a few simple tools and materials. I will guide you through my exact techniques, tools and processes to help you to build your confidence and creativity in this art form. The perfect place to begin your journey into linocut or to hone your skills and technique a little further.
- £99 or 4 monthly payments of £27.50
Linocut Masterclass: Handprinted Greetings Cards
- Course
- 56 Lessons
This special masterclass teaches you everything that you need to know about creating your own greetings cards using linocut. It covers the whole process in detail from preparing designs, to cutting the lino, inking and of course printing your finished cards. Plus there are plenty of top tips, ways to find inspiration, advanced techniques, further projects and advice on tools and materials along the way.
- £65 or 3 monthly payments of £25
Block Printing For Beginners
- Course
- 50 Lessons
This course teaches you exactly how to get started with block printing and stamping. It covers the whole process in detail from preparing designs, to cutting the block, inking and of course printing. Plus there are plenty of top tips, projects to inspire you and advice on tools and materials along the way. Suitable for beginners to this technique.
- Free
Linocut Materials List
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- 1 file
This FREE 13-page e-book is the complete guide to my favourite tools and materials for linoprinting at home. By the end of this guide you will be confident in the essential tools you need to get started (such as inks, paper, lino and cutting tools) and where to get them.
- Free
Linocut: A Studio Tour with Susan
- Course
- 8 Lessons
This FREE mini course is an open invite for you to join me here in my home studio for a tour of this space and how I use it for linocutting. I will show you my complete set-up, from where everything is located, to which are my favourite tools and materials to my table-top layout for printing. This is a great behind-the-scenes look at a small home studio space. Come on in…