"Sometimes my hand isn't making the drawing of my hopes, dreams and desires" - I really felt that. Nothing is more debilitating. I think that's why good art days: when the vision is clear, when the hand and brain and heart sing in unison, I think that's why those days are so sweet. They say 'The Muse finds you hard at work' and I think that's true; the bad art days are a little easier to bear and treat with permission to step away if we know that's the path to a breakthrough. I loved watching all of these unfold, but one of my especial favourites is the green lady with the purple bird. You make green sing, especially with this recent embracing of blacks and charcoals! 💖
This... this is exactly what I needed right now -- Seeing how you embrace drawing your comfort subjects and how you are so kind in encouraging yourself to create. It's the best. So many gems and great reminders in this challenge. Just sublime!
each observation was like a warm shower, an encouragement to accept what is without condemnation...to follow the flow regardless of outcome, ty... comfort zone zentangle patterns, nuerographic, collage with water colored painty paper towels & magazine bits...
I really like magical fantasy and sci-fi stuff so my comfort zone is skulls, swords, armor, mushrooms, big moons and stars, swords in a stone, cute tree stumps 🗡️✨
I love love your work and you inspire me so much! I wish you’d come up with an art therapy workbook of sorts or something like that! I don’t know… Keep sparkling and sharing your incredible art journey with us! ❤
gotta love synchronicity... for me this a 1st viewing of this sesh, a year past to others, & it encourages a part of me that has been dormant...& awakened, being playful is key. Ty
Totally resonate with a 'bad art day' not necessarily meaning you make bad art! I've never know how to articulate that thought but you said it perfectly!
I so thoroughly enjoyed this, Sophie🥰 Everything from your beautiful sketching to your approach to creating with comfort and ease and being kind to yourself. If you’d have seen me watching this, and sketching in my own sketchbook, you’d have seen me nodding like a bobble head because I was like, “is this girl,living in my head- this is exactly how I feel about making art!”😅
Loved how relatable this video was, Sophie! As a freelancer who is also in my 30's, I find myself constantly learning about the ebbs and flows of both my body and mind when it comes to the process of designing/creating. We need to embrace the 'bad art days' more, just as you said. Your narration throughout this video was so comforting - thank you for putting it out there! 🙂
Your sketchbooks are just divine! And somehow make me feel seen? My sketchbooks are always filled with layers of sketches on the pages and I like to see that with some of yours too! Not being afraid to go OVER a drawing. And as always it's a joy to see mixed mediums on the pages. What a treat to watch! I don't think there's such a thing as a sketchbook fail.
this was a much-needed creative boost for my brain this morning! a beautiful start to the day! lots of giggles and lots of inspiration! thank you, lovely sophie! what a beautiful sketchbook time!
I found your channel couple of days ago. And I want to tell you your art is very beautiful, even the messy blobby ones. And it's so inspiring to see the process on how you do your art and draw in your sketchbook. I'm struggling so much with my art right now. I'm kind of a perfectionist, whatever I draw I want it to be good and perfect and want to create better, but because of that I kind of feel stressful, I feel like I'm not enjoying it. I want it to be loose but I worry about that it would be ugly and not upto my expectations. Seeing you paint and draw with blobs of Color is inspiring me to do it too but then in the back of mind I'm already thinking and planning how and what to do and make it perfect and better (which I don't want to do at all). Idk if I'm making any sense. I will watch your videos over and over to remind me to let go of my perfectionism and get loose. Always keep on making these videos. Love 💕
Comfort zone drawing... brilliant.. I've never heard anyone talk about this before. For me it's Egyptian style eyes. They are all over the house, staring at everyone lol. Love your stuff!
I adore all of your drawings and I just love love LOVE your attitude towards your own art!! It's so refreshing to see an artist truly enjoying their craft and just having fun. Your videos don't let me forget why I fell in love with art in the fist place, thank you!!
Sometimes it is great to do a quick art dump in smaller sketchbooks like these. You can go back later and do a more detailed piece using one of these pieces as inspiration. I loved your use of color. I think I’m going to try the color dump on some pieces to see if it helps me get inspired.
Hi Sophie 😊 Just subscribed, like 👍 your style... funny, just yesterday I landed on a concept that folks from Australians seem to be hardier than other folks! The most poisonous critters live there too! So paint on Miss Sophie!😊
Hi Sophie!! I just wanted to pop in and leave you a little bit of love-I've been admiring you and your work and and been inspired by you on instagram for forever but I am now in the process of binging all your UA-cam content and I am loving every video!! your positive spirit and sweet jokes and giggles are just exactly what I need for company while working on my own art ventures 💖 big hugs from a Canadian art friend 💕
Your art is so so beautiful ❤ Watching you draw is both relaxing and very inspiring. Drawing in my sketchbook after a long day at work is the most relaxing thing ☺️ so I can relate to comfort art.
Wow. *-* I don't think you realize what a treat this video really is!! ;D There is so much sublime wisdom in there, on art and sketchbooking, but also so much more! I loved every second of it (the warm overlay you always put on your footage...awhh) and I do find it generous you filmed so much of your process for us to see! Sometimes I wonder how you get these close shots where the camera was probably two centimeters from your fingers and pen, because it's so zoomed in and the amazing detail shots leave me in awe (juicy textures!!). Hoooow?? 8D - I always try to film like this but the camera is in my way and it doesn't work for me. I always say "when filming hinders me from creating the actual art, it's time to step back a tad" xD But you managed both perfectly, it seems. Well done! And I don't think you failed at this challenge either, you did sooo much and adapted the whole thing while you went along, made it managable. It's very honorable how you listened to your body and gave your wrists and bit of time off when you felt you needed it. Sorry to hear you have to struggle with that every now and then! Hope you feel better now.
I love this comment! Thank you so much!! Haha! Yes, sometimes the camera is about 5 cms away from the drawing and it can get awkward sometimes, but it's only for a few seconds before I put the camera away and get into the drawing/painting :) So glad the blobs are working for you!!
@@SophieMcPike hehe, my pleasure! ^^ and thanks for answering! ♥ aah okay, so you hold the camera with one hand and draw with the other for a few secs? :D sorry about asking in so much detail, but I'm still trying to find a tripod you can bend so perfectly close to the drawing xD I guess that's the way I'm gonna do it too (or continue to do it). :) Anyway, one thing's certain, I love your "cinematography" as well as your art - keep it up. I get so excited every time you upload. =D x
My comfort drawing is potted plants with faces :-) they are so fun,easy, and cute! You inspired me to put watercolor down first in my sketchbook and then do colored pencil over top.. just need to do the colored pencil part 😊
I like these kinds of challenges - I did a mini sketchbook slam a couple of years ago and I really want to do another one. But the sketchbook was so small but actually had a lot of pages so I felt pretty rigid. You've def inspired me to do this again but trry more mixed media and be a lot more loosey goosey with it. I still have not drawn on the first page of my current sketchbook which I started in December 2021! I have made them more scrapbooky which has helped me to be a bit less previous and not torn out any pages. Thankyou as always for sharing your sketchbook with us!
Thank you so much x it can be difficult sometimes! I go through stages of being super loose then I naturally tighten up, tighten up, tighten up and then I realise what’s happening and go back to loosey goosey
hihi sophie omigosh just sobbing over how super darn cute ur drawings are, and wondering what pencils u use? they look so satisfying to draw with! also mega excited to see ur stall at the finders keepers!💗✨💖💖💗✨✨
Hi Sophie, my comfort subjects are birds, birds, birds mixed with big cats like tigers and leopards but it used to be exclusively curvy girls with big eyes until a VERY misguided art professor told me I'll never get anywhere drawing big, doey eyed girls which has haunted me for longer than it should of because I really used to enjoy drawing them but now anytime I try and draw them again he keeps saying that inside my head! Any tips on squashing silly critically damaging advice??? Always LOVE watching you draw by the way!
Birds! Yes! love those comfort drawing subjects. UGHH! Big UGH to that guy! (I'm not a professional but...) Just know that his criticisms don't matter! Counteract and Replace those intrusive thoughts with cute words like "I am doing a good job" "I'm being authentically me" "This is fun" "I love my drawings. People love my drawings"... stuff like that! xoxo
Sophie I LOVE YOUR WORK! Do you sell clothings with your prints? I am looking (desperately) for small artist with whimsical cozy fairy like art who make clothing they sell, because they need to dress myself or else I’ll be naked by the coming winter 😂 I would love to wear something with your art on! I love it!
Hehehe! Jump onto my website, on the front page I have a link to two T-shirt designs I have going with everpress :) but that’s it 💚 www.sophiemcpike.com
I am an illustrator who's really afraid of the white page and starting a new sketchbook, really afraid of my own exceptations because I know it won't be like it's in my mind... but, thanks to you and your videos, I really want to change that. I really want to try make things without being disappointed, without the preasure. Maybe I will try to make my own sketchbook challenge and I hope it will help ! Anyway, your work is soooo inspiring to me, you make me want to draw years ago and everytime I saw a drawing of you in my Instagram, it brightens my day so THANKS a lot and can't wait to have a little of money to support you on Patreon (you'll be my first choice on the platform for sure) !!
"Sometimes my hand isn't making the drawing of my hopes, dreams and desires" - I really felt that. Nothing is more debilitating.
I think that's why good art days: when the vision is clear, when the hand and brain and heart sing in unison, I think that's why those days are so sweet. They say 'The Muse finds you hard at work' and I think that's true; the bad art days are a little easier to bear and treat with permission to step away if we know that's the path to a breakthrough.
I loved watching all of these unfold, but one of my especial favourites is the green lady with the purple bird. You make green sing, especially with this recent embracing of blacks and charcoals! 💖
So, so perfectly said! I love your words. Thank you xoxooxox
This... this is exactly what I needed right now -- Seeing how you embrace drawing your comfort subjects and how you are so kind in encouraging yourself to create. It's the best. So many gems and great reminders in this challenge. Just sublime!
Ahhh thank you so much sweet one x I really appreciate it ❤️
each observation was like a warm shower, an encouragement to accept what is without condemnation...to follow the flow regardless of outcome, ty... comfort zone zentangle patterns, nuerographic, collage with water colored painty paper towels & magazine bits...
I really like magical fantasy and sci-fi stuff so my comfort zone is skulls, swords, armor, mushrooms, big moons and stars, swords in a stone, cute tree stumps 🗡️✨
I love that!!!!
I love love your work and you inspire me so much! I wish you’d come up with an art therapy workbook of sorts or something like that! I don’t know…
Keep sparkling and sharing your incredible art journey with us! ❤
gotta love synchronicity... for me this a 1st viewing of this sesh, a year past to others, & it encourages a part of me that has been dormant...& awakened, being playful is key. Ty
Oh this is one of my favourite videos ! I’m so glad you discovered it and it’s waking something up within you! I love that!
Totally resonate with a 'bad art day' not necessarily meaning you make bad art! I've never know how to articulate that thought but you said it perfectly!
I so thoroughly enjoyed this, Sophie🥰 Everything from your beautiful sketching to your approach to creating with comfort and ease and being kind to yourself. If you’d have seen me watching this, and sketching in my own sketchbook, you’d have seen me nodding like a bobble head because I was like, “is this girl,living in my head- this is exactly how I feel about making art!”😅
YESSS! Thank you so much!
Loved how relatable this video was, Sophie! As a freelancer who is also in my 30's, I find myself constantly learning about the ebbs and flows of both my body and mind when it comes to the process of designing/creating. We need to embrace the 'bad art days' more, just as you said. Your narration throughout this video was so comforting - thank you for putting it out there! 🙂
Thank you Caiylyn 🙂🙂🙂 Totally! Nothing wrong with a 'bad art day', they shouldn't be scary. lots love x
Alway always jot down your ideas. I have note books all over the place. Sometimes I write them down and later have no idea what I was talking about 😂
Your sketchbooks are just divine! And somehow make me feel seen? My sketchbooks are always filled with layers of sketches on the pages and I like to see that with some of yours too! Not being afraid to go OVER a drawing. And as always it's a joy to see mixed mediums on the pages. What a treat to watch! I don't think there's such a thing as a sketchbook fail.
Overlapping drawings is SO FUN! Love you K x
this was a much-needed creative boost for my brain this morning! a beautiful start to the day! lots of giggles and lots of inspiration! thank you, lovely sophie! what a beautiful sketchbook time!
Thank you my sweetest Peach!!! xoxoox big hugs
Your sketchbooks always inspire me to create. Thank you for sharing your art with us!
Thank you Sarah! My absolute pleasure!
I found your channel couple of days ago. And I want to tell you your art is very beautiful, even the messy blobby ones. And it's so inspiring to see the process on how you do your art and draw in your sketchbook. I'm struggling so much with my art right now. I'm kind of a perfectionist, whatever I draw I want it to be good and perfect and want to create better, but because of that I kind of feel stressful, I feel like I'm not enjoying it. I want it to be loose but I worry about that it would be ugly and not upto my expectations. Seeing you paint and draw with blobs of Color is inspiring me to do it too but then in the back of mind I'm already thinking and planning how and what to do and make it perfect and better (which I don't want to do at all). Idk if I'm making any sense. I will watch your videos over and over to remind me to let go of my perfectionism and get loose. Always keep on making these videos. Love 💕
Thank you so much!!! Letting go takes practice:) have fun x
Comfort zone drawing... brilliant.. I've never heard anyone talk about this before. For me it's Egyptian style eyes. They are all over the house, staring at everyone lol. Love your stuff!
Thank you so much 😀 Ah! Love that!
I adore all of your drawings and I just love love LOVE your attitude towards your own art!! It's so refreshing to see an artist truly enjoying their craft and just having fun. Your videos don't let me forget why I fell in love with art in the fist place, thank you!!
This is SUCH a wonderful comment to receive! Thank you so much xoxo
I need to try this idea out, thanks for sharing your process. I thoroughly enjoyed everything about this video🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌🙏🙏🙏👍
Liking this before I’m watching because I know I’m going to love it!
Sometimes it is great to do a quick art dump in smaller sketchbooks like these. You can go back later and do a more detailed piece using one of these pieces as inspiration. I loved your use of color. I think I’m going to try the color dump on some pieces to see if it helps me get inspired.
Absolutely!!!
Me too. I love ot when my sketch book is wiggly and crunchy, Im one for fun more than perfection these days and also like my comfirt zone lol
You inspire me to start a page easier 💗🌸⭐️ and I just wanted to say thank you 🧚♂️💛
Thats awesome!! I'm so glad!
Hi Sophie 😊
Just subscribed, like 👍 your style... funny, just yesterday I landed on a concept that folks from Australians seem to be hardier than other folks! The most poisonous critters live there too! So paint on Miss Sophie!😊
Heheh thank youuu!!!! We don’t see animals and critters like that in our daily lives most of the time here in Melbourne! Very safe and lovely!
Hi Sophie!! I just wanted to pop in and leave you a little bit of love-I've been admiring you and your work and and been inspired by you on instagram for forever but I am now in the process of binging all your UA-cam content and I am loving every video!! your positive spirit and sweet jokes and giggles are just exactly what I need for company while working on my own art ventures 💖 big hugs from a Canadian art friend 💕
Ah what a LOVELY comment!! Thank youuuu 💖💖💖💖💖
Love love love the term comfort drawing 🙏🏵️🥰 love how you described it thanks for that.
So glad! Yes! If there are comfort foods - why not comfort drawings 🥰
Your art is so so beautiful ❤ Watching you draw is both relaxing and very inspiring. Drawing in my sketchbook after a long day at work is the most relaxing thing ☺️ so I can relate to comfort art.
Thank you so much 😀❤❤
Thanks for sharing some great thoughts :) + your cool sketchbook/process!
I love your use of motion, color, texture, ugh everything.
Oh thank you! Heheh! I have fun
Wow. *-* I don't think you realize what a treat this video really is!! ;D There is so much sublime wisdom in there, on art and sketchbooking, but also so much more! I loved every second of it (the warm overlay you always put on your footage...awhh) and I do find it generous you filmed so much of your process for us to see! Sometimes I wonder how you get these close shots where the camera was probably two centimeters from your fingers and pen, because it's so zoomed in and the amazing detail shots leave me in awe (juicy textures!!). Hoooow?? 8D - I always try to film like this but the camera is in my way and it doesn't work for me. I always say "when filming hinders me from creating the actual art, it's time to step back a tad" xD But you managed both perfectly, it seems. Well done! And I don't think you failed at this challenge either, you did sooo much and adapted the whole thing while you went along, made it managable. It's very honorable how you listened to your body and gave your wrists and bit of time off when you felt you needed it. Sorry to hear you have to struggle with that every now and then! Hope you feel better now.
I love this comment! Thank you so much!!
Haha! Yes, sometimes the camera is about 5 cms away from the drawing and it can get awkward sometimes, but it's only for a few seconds before I put the camera away and get into the drawing/painting :)
So glad the blobs are working for you!!
@@SophieMcPike hehe, my pleasure! ^^ and thanks for answering! ♥ aah okay, so you hold the camera with one hand and draw with the other for a few secs? :D sorry about asking in so much detail, but I'm still trying to find a tripod you can bend so perfectly close to the drawing xD I guess that's the way I'm gonna do it too (or continue to do it). :) Anyway, one thing's certain, I love your "cinematography" as well as your art - keep it up. I get so excited every time you upload. =D x
My comfort drawing is potted plants with faces :-) they are so fun,easy, and cute! You inspired me to put watercolor down first in my sketchbook and then do colored pencil over top.. just need to do the colored pencil part 😊
That is SUCH a cute comfort drawing :) I love it
@@SophieMcPike 🥰
What a beautiful sketchbook!!!
Love ❤️ thanks for sharing
I ADORE your colour palettes throughout this book. So unique and cohesive, absolutely beautiful
Colours are my FAVOURITE! thank you x
Beautiful! ❤
I like these kinds of challenges - I did a mini sketchbook slam a couple of years ago and I really want to do another one. But the sketchbook was so small but actually had a lot of pages so I felt pretty rigid. You've def inspired me to do this again but trry more mixed media and be a lot more loosey goosey with it.
I still have not drawn on the first page of my current sketchbook which I started in December 2021! I have made them more scrapbooky which has helped me to be a bit less previous and not torn out any pages.
Thankyou as always for sharing your sketchbook with us!
Thank you so much!!!
A tiny tiny sketchbook slam is a fun idea! So glad you've been enjoying your sketchbook times x
love this - and YOU - my friend!!!
Jessica! You're the best! Thank you xooxox
I love your art so much. I struggle to be loose and whimsical with my lines and colors so I adore anyone who can do that so well.
Thank you so much x it can be difficult sometimes! I go through stages of being super loose then I naturally tighten up, tighten up, tighten up and then I realise what’s happening and go back to loosey goosey
@@SophieMcPike lol I am always way too tightened up with my art.
oh this was so delightful to absorb as i eat a hot bowl of porridge. thank you for sharing all of your inner thoughts on your art and art making!
Sounds like the PERFECT combo of things x Thank you love
hihi sophie omigosh just sobbing over how super darn cute ur drawings are, and wondering what pencils u use? they look so satisfying to draw with! also mega excited to see ur stall at the finders keepers!💗✨💖💖💗✨✨
wait lol just watched the part where u named the pencils, is there a specific prisma colour pencils set that u used?
Hi Indigo!!! Thank you so much!!! I use prismacolor pencils - they’re so buttery and waxy soft! I love them 😍
See you next week at Finders!!! Xoxo
I have the box of ALL OF THEM! Hahah! All the colours 🌈🙃🥰
Obsessed
Ur absolutely amazing. I was crying n depressed n this made me smile. Love ur art so much
I'm so glad I could ignite a smile :) Thank you so much
I really love your work and video’s ❤
Thank you so much!❤
What type of client work do you do? Im curious😊
Design stuff for animation sometimes, or promo stuff, portraits, logos, editorial illustrations … that kind of thing!
@@SophieMcPikeso cool, you're such an inspiration 😍
I really like your stylized feminine figures.
I want to do this challenge now!
it was seriously so fun and satisfying!
Hi Sophie, my comfort subjects are birds, birds, birds mixed with big cats like tigers and leopards but it used to be exclusively curvy girls with big eyes until a VERY misguided art professor told me I'll never get anywhere drawing big, doey eyed girls which has haunted me for longer than it should of because I really used to enjoy drawing them but now anytime I try and draw them again he keeps saying that inside my head! Any tips on squashing silly critically damaging advice??? Always LOVE watching you draw by the way!
Birds! Yes! love those comfort drawing subjects.
UGHH! Big UGH to that guy! (I'm not a professional but...) Just know that his criticisms don't matter! Counteract and Replace those intrusive thoughts with cute words like "I am doing a good job" "I'm being authentically me" "This is fun" "I love my drawings. People love my drawings"... stuff like that! xoxo
@@SophieMcPike thanks that sounds really encouraging 🤗🤗🤗 I'll give it a go!
Sophie I LOVE YOUR WORK! Do you sell clothings with your prints? I am looking (desperately) for small artist with whimsical cozy fairy like art who make clothing they sell, because they need to dress myself or else I’ll be naked by the coming winter 😂 I would love to wear something with your art on! I love it!
Hehehe! Jump onto my website, on the front page I have a link to two T-shirt designs I have going with everpress :) but that’s it 💚 www.sophiemcpike.com
I am an illustrator who's really afraid of the white page and starting a new sketchbook, really afraid of my own exceptations because I know it won't be like it's in my mind... but, thanks to you and your videos, I really want to change that. I really want to try make things without being disappointed, without the preasure. Maybe I will try to make my own sketchbook challenge and I hope it will help !
Anyway, your work is soooo inspiring to me, you make me want to draw years ago and everytime I saw a drawing of you in my Instagram, it brightens my day so THANKS a lot and can't wait to have a little of money to support you on Patreon (you'll be my first choice on the platform for sure) !!
Stark white pages are very scary! I totally get it, too! It does take practice - small step by small step 😊😊
Thank you so muchhhhh!! ahh my heart!
Superbe !
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Hi Hi, my comfort subjects are fruits & veggies & farm animals :)
CUTEEEE!!! Thanks Amelia!