Exploring Sketchbooks | Animating the Archives

Tate Archive holds hundreds of artists sketchbooks, many of which can now be viewed online. This film reveals how for young and established artists, their sketchbook are a creative space for thinking, trying out ideas, making mistakes - even shopping lists - and how digital media is making these processes more shareable.

[@Sid-en4hk]

Being able to look at other artists sketchbooks from so long ago is really incredible

[@Sid-en4hk]

My view on sketchbooks has changed after seeing how minimalistic some of the pages are.

[@justethan2731]

Working on my art sketchbook for Uni! this was very helpful and really put my mind at rest :)

[@phronsiekeys]

I realize this is an old video, but is there any chance we could get a direct link to see these sketchbooks? I'm having a lot of issues with the general search interface at Tate Britain. Is there anyway to see a list of the sketchbooks by artist?

[@philosophersraincoat758]

This was so inspiring! Worked on my sketchbook while watching! Brilliant work!

[@gasperettiarts]

This channel is filled with gorgeous stuff

[@AgyWilson]

I see young people's sketchbooks and they are so gorgeous, Mine not so much. This gives me such heart.

[@YasminJFoster]

For some people the sketchbook may be the finished piece in of itself, whereas for other artists its a means to an end for the larger project or just a place to doodle and experiment. There's no right or wrong with a sketchbook, which is why I love them so.
I wonder if young people feel more pressured to have a pretty sketchbook than older artists, because of this feeling they have to get things right and perfect, and that they have to share it online for all the world to see, whereas older artists are less self-conscious and less likely to feel they need to post every single doodle or thumbnail on social media.

[@biaggiom]

HERMOSO, solo un detalle: no tengo obligacion de saber ingles. Se castellano y eso ya es decir mucho.

[@sharminkaniz5086]

💖 They are the beginning of it ALL ✨

[@arrogantboi3727]

looks like the archive room in captain marvel

[@JJONNYREPP]

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[@tarraingart]

this was a beautiful video

[@marsorsomething7461]

I love this

[@elgraplurado]

how do i get a job like this?

[@druvaraj2547]

♥️

[@ella..444]

Hi

[@JMENGAMING213]

Great art!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@Aly-ur3zx]

wut

[@luciefitness]

I really love this! Anyone else came here from Joe's instagram?

[@thatsackhead]

This video opened my eyes to how imperfect sketchbooks can and will be

[@thatsackhead]

I love how sketchbooks are universally known to hold not just amazing unfinished pieces but also random things like shopping lists.