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Drawn In: A Peek into the Inspiring Sketchbooks of 44 Fine Artists, Illustrators, Graphic Designers, and Cartoonists by Julia Rothman

bhan13's review

3.0

I love sketches and sketchbooks, they're generally more lively and thought provoking than finished pieces, and by their incompleteness engage and involve the viewer more fully. A few of the artists featured in this book were familiar to me, it was interesting to see their process (actually I'd love to see a whole series of books, just on artists' process alone!).

badpunsanduwu's review

5.0

There's nothing that brings me more joy than looking at sketchbooks .. others as well as my own. So this was just that , full of joy. 

The author includes interviews with artists ranging from generic sketchbook user questions that can be applied multiple times to well researched and personal questions . I also thought the layouts were complimentary to the artist's style. 

I could have googled each one of them and compared their finished work to their sketchbooks for better understanding but I didn't. Oops for me 

Overall I liked the variety it had

etches's review

5.0

As someone who has kept a sketchbook, on and off, for many years, I've always been drawn to other people's sketchbooks -- what do they use them for? How do they interact with the pages? Do they have the same anxiety I do about that first, blank page? Do they ever tear pages out? This lovely volume asks these sorts of questions of 44 artists and reproduces images from their sketchbooks. It's a gorgeous book, and pawing through the pages, reading all about how these artists feel about their sketchbooks is a delightful treat. This is one I'll keep returning to and enjoying for ages.

plathheart84's review

4.0

A really nice varied book featuring a lot of artists with different styles! A wealth of information for research. Definitely on my to buy list!

jdgcreates's review

5.0

Super inspiring and addictively readable.