Book By Its Cover » Sketchbook Series: Karen Klassen

6.5.09

Looking through Karen Klassen’s very impressive and extensive portfolio, you might wonder the preparations she takes to make one of her gorgeous illustrations. Today, on a reader’s request, I am happy to share an inside peek at her many sketchbooks. In these pages, compositions are thought out, sketches for finals pieces are made, type treatments are tested, and then there are many explorations of mediums. She seems to be able to handle a variety of materials expertly from painting a realistic portrait, to collaging layers of textured papers. Thanks so much to Karen for sharing. See more of her work here.

For more sketchbook love check out Doodlers Anonymous’s post of Ted McGrath’s sketchbook.

10 Comments

06/5/09 2:09pm

Patricia wrote

Amazingly beautiful. Thanks Julia!

06/6/09 9:09am

Rare Autumn wrote

i love the different textures, colours, and layers that make up the pages – purely wonderful!

thank you karen for opening up your sketchbooks – this post was such a treat :D

06/6/09 3:03pm

Abbey H wrote

Gorgeous!!!

06/8/09 11:21am

uncharted wrote

beautiful work!

06/11/09 5:14am

julie wrote

she’s so talented. I love the colours!

06/12/09 9:42pm

Seth wrote

Amazing pages. They are all so varied and yet the themes and images all hang together.

06/14/09 4:56pm

ola wrote

Her art takes my breath away – amazing !

06/20/09 2:27pm

marieke wrote

i love the books, so much use of material. thanks julia

06/28/09 8:17am

babelfish wrote

I love these, shows an artists experimenting with different materials etc (exactly how the perfect sketch books should be)…

12/15/09 12:22am

Tabatha LJ wrote

This is the depths of the complex human mind taking form for the rest to see and understand. This is wonderful. Like my painting professor loves to say…… Let your freak flag fly!

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