Homemade Watercolor Sketchbook
There are many choices when it comes to purchasing watercolor sketchbooks, but homemade watercolor sketchbooks are customized just for you! They have the paper you prefer, at the size you like to work.
No matter what paper is inside, the covers should be sturdy and protective - scraps of matboard are my choice, but any material that is sturdy and protective will work.
Homemade watercolor sketchbook for sketching
How To Make Your Sketchbook
What you'll need:
- two or three office binder rings, depending on finished size
- watercolor paper of your choice and cut to the size you desire
- cover material like scrap matboard or something similar cut to a size slightly larger than your paper size
- sturdy hole punch.
Put it together!
Easy to make with simple materials and a sturdy hole punch
1. Cut the paper and covers to size. Remember to make the covers at least slightly larger than the paper.
2. For the next step, you’ll need a sturdy hole punch. Set the punch at a reasonable distance apart. Depending on the size of the sketchbook, you may need only two holes rather than three. Punch the holes in the paper and the covers. The watercolor paper and matboard covers will challenge the punch!
3. Once the paper and covers are punched, put them together – back cover, paper, front cover. Line up the holes in the paper and covers.
4. Insert the rings through the lined up holes, close them and you’re done!