Welcome to another illustrated edition of Haley Drew This! You can support this newsletter by clicking the ♡ button at the bottom and sharing this publication with your friends. Paid subscriptions keep it alive entirely. Thank you! Like many things (mornings, exercise, chores), I find that the hardest part of the creative process is getting started. Fortunately, I’ve collected a few sketchbook prompts that help kickstart my brain. Best case: The creative juices flow! I make art I like! I feel fulfilled by the very act of making! Worst case: I close the sketchbook and try again the next day. I hope these help you get started, too: 1. Play with shapes + linesNo easier way to put pen to paper than to put pen to paper! Pick a pattern, commit to a color palette (or don’t!), and off you go: 
Picking a fun color palette is a nice bonus
2. Reflect with a diary comicSometimes the easiest way forward is to look back. I like to structure my diary comics by dividing each page into four squares and drawing a few moments from the day or week prior (Katharine Woodman-Maynard just did a great how-to guide on making these)!
3. Draw whatever’s in front of meCould be anything—the sky, a bookcase, a pet, your phone. I’ve found nature to be an especially stunning subject.
4. Make a how-to guideWhy stop at making the recipe? Draw it, too! 
5. Find inspiration elsewhereWhen in doubt, look to the work of your favorite artists! I adore Beth Spencer’s whimsical animals, so I took a stab at my own grid of creatures one afternoon:
And for those wondering, here’s what I use in the photos above: MD Notebook (blank pages, A6 size) /Tombow Fudenosuke Brush Pen / Tombow Dual Brush Markers / Penco Clampy Clip Happy drawing!
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