How illustrator Carlotta Klee beats the blank page

Are you sometimes immobilized by the blank page? Carlotta Klee’s sketchbook exercises are simple and flexible activities that are motivations to take pen or brush in hand. She’s a talented illustrator.

So, have a closer look at this Berlin-based atist’s approach. Below: Cakes, made from blobs. See this Instagram reel explaining it. (She also runs a “Lazy Sketchbook” club here.)

A sketchbook page featuring various colorful cake illustrations, including slices of cake, cupcakes, and a tiered cake, all decorated with cherries and intricate designs.

@carlottaklee
🚨put the phone down and start a sketchbook🚨 PEAR & OWL was week no 24 of ✴︎ Lazy Sketchbook Club ✴︎ ( my free, low-pressure drawing club for all skill levels that you can join over on my Patre0n linked in my profile) To be very honest, I am trying to convince myself more than anything to put my phone down bc my screen time is out of control. I feel myself getting sucked into scrolling for hours and I don’t have the mental strength to resist. I have time limits and even deleted the apps countless times to no avail. It’s so lovely to be able to connect with people over love of drawing and to be able to help people get back into art. And honestly it’s a dopamine rush to see a video do well! At the same time now that I am somewhat successful on here I feel the constant need to keep that going. It also means I am actively participating in keeping other people addicted to their phones, the very thing I am trying to quit. Not sure there’s a solution but I do want to invite you to join me on Patre0n because it feels like a more healthy ans sustainable way to engage with you for me at the moment. Let’s cut our screen time together? 🙏❤️ #lazysketchbookclub #drawing #howtodraw #learntodraw #analogbag
♬ Wes Anderson-esque Cute Acoustic – Kenji Ueda

Here is the reel of an artist who followed Klee’s instruction to fill your page with random ovals.