How to Make a Gluebook

This is used to keep yourself artistically active. It is to develop artistically, to practice your emotions artistically, to express your ideas loosely. It is basically a practice book. A gluebook can be a spiral notebook , a sketchbook, a lined notebook, it can be scraps of paper that are attached together. It can be an art journal. anything can be glued on, any material(i.e. tickets, wrappers ect.)Anything can be written or painted. It could be planned or unplanned.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• a book(any kind, whichever you prefer) or pieces of paper(they can be attached to each other to make a small book) of any size
• different mediums(paint, markers, ink, pencil)
• different materials(wrapping paper, tickets, scrap paper ect.)
• creativity

1. 
   sketchbook from dickblick.com

   Obtain a book(any size, any kind). Remember this is like a practice book or a journal, there are no rules(except the rules you establish).

2. 
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   Set time for your gluebook. You can do one page a week or a day or a month. It can be a quick art, playful art, ideas for projects ect.
   Spending time in your gluebook can help you as an artist develop more.

3. 
   a glue book- www.blisstree.com/.../

   Look at other people's gluebook to get an idea of what can go in a gluebook and get inspired.

Tips & Warnings

• Content in the book can be anything you wish
• Not all gluebooks are the same

Resources

• How to Know What to Draw Next
• How to Become Advanced at Drawing

[alltrails]

on 9/20/2009 Good idea. Helpful article. 5 stars - thanks!

[cb4me]

on 9/19/2009 Interesting project!

[janaj]

on 9/19/2009 Very interesting article on making a glue book! Thanks!

[ashcraft]

on 9/18/2009 What a great idea! Thank you! 5* rec

[snakesmom]

on 9/18/2009 I like this idea, thanks!