Artist and illustrator Marie-Noëlle Wurm has always seen her sketchbook as a sort of playground to encourage creative growth. In this class—recorded using Zoom and featuring participation from the Skillshare community—she’ll invite you to do the same with a simple sketchbook challenge for exploring texture, color, and form.

Throughout the 50-minute draw along, Marie-Noëlle will help you:

• Get to know your materials more, understanding what each tool can bring to your work
• Push yourself to play with textures and colors, drawing inspiration from your surroundings and your imagination
• Embrace improvisational drawing and allow yourself some creative freedom in your sketchbook

This class is great for artists of any level who are looking to shake up their practice or just need a relaxing drawing activity. You can participate with any drawing or painting materials you have on hand along with a sketchbook or paper—or, if you’re more into digital drawing, you could even use this exercise as a way to play in Procreate. 

By the end of class, you should have a page full of fun textures and creatures, along with a new mindset for approaching creative play in your sketchbook.