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Draw Your Day

An Inspiring Guide to Keeping a Sketch Journal
By Samantha Dion Baker
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Draw Your Day by Samantha Dion Baker offers a vibrant journey into the art of documenting life through drawing and journaling. It combines practical advice and creative inspiration, encouraging readers to find beauty in everyday moments and express them artistically. The book is an excellent guide for budding artists looking to develop a daily drawing habit and hone their artistic skills.
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If you enjoy capturing life's everyday moments creatively, this guide will inspire you to document your daily experiences through art. It's perfect for those interested in enhancing their drawing skills and exploring a deeper connection with their day-to-day surroundings.

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Draw Your Day

A guide to beginning a daily sketch journal by Samantha Dion Baker, a widely followed artist on Instagram

An instructive guide to creating a daily illustrated journaling practice based on the author's unique process, featuring information on materials, light instruction in a variety of art mediums, inspirational prompts, and helpful tips and tricks.

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An instructive guide to creating an illustrated journal based on artist and Instagram sensation Samantha Dion Baker's unique creative process, featuring information on materials, creative inspiration and instruction, prompts, and helpful tips and tricks.

Samantha Dion Baker is a widely admired and followed artist on Instagram, where she shares her "sketch journal," an illustrated daily record of her life, drawn in a fresh, modern style. In Draw Your Day, Baker guides you through her inspirational practice and provides guidance for starting your own.

Part instructional guide and part encouraging manifesto about how making art—even art that's not museum-worthy—can make your life more mindful and meaningful, Draw Your Day is ideal for both seasoned artists looking for fresh inspiration, as well as aspiring artists who need a friendly nudge to get started.

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Draw Your Day by Samantha Dion Baker receives praise for its inspirational approach to encouraging creativity through sketch journaling. Readers appreciate its step-by-step guidance on combining art and personal storytelling, making it suitable for both beginners and seasoned artists. Many commend its practical tips and the beautifully illustrated examples that motivate readers to capture everyday moments in a meaningful way.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780399581298

Publisher: Watson-Guptill Publications

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 28 August 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Watson-Guptill Publications Inc.,U.S.

Illustration: Full-colour illustrations

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 165.0mm

Height: 170.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 144

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Arts & Culture Arts and Crafts Non-Fiction Penguin Books Samantha Dion Baker

About the Author

SAMANTHA DION BAKER is an artist and graphic designer known for her detailed illustrations and journal work, published most recently in BuzzFeed and on Instagram and Instagram for Business. She graduated from Cooper Union in New York City and spent more than twenty years as a graphic designer working with many iconic institutions including The Whitney Museum of Art, St. Regis Hotels Resorts, and The Shaker Museum. Her illustration clients include The High Line Hotel, Atelier Cologne, and Kikkerland Design. Her self-published daily sketch journals are on permanent collection at The Morgan Library at The Metropolitan Museum of Art. Originally from Philadelphia, Baker lives in Brooklyn Heights with her husband and two boys.

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