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     Sketchbooks are books or pads with blank papers for artists and designers to sketch on. Now that you will wonder why do I want to write about sketchbooks, it is because I have come to realize that the sketchbooks are beautiful artworks done by their owners. Sketchbooks show the personality of their owner as each sketchbook is very individual and unique.

     One of the few reasons that we should keep sketchbooks is because there is no pressure on keeping them, there is no deadline, no client expectation and therefore, we are free to do whatever we want in our sketchbooks. Besides, keeping sketchbooks can help us improve our creativity. Keeping a sketchbook does not mean that we are confined to just drawing, we can do collage, painting, printmaking, sewing, anything we want to do the exploration in art and design. Last but not least, keeping sketchbooks keep our skill sharp, especially drawing skill as it is an important skill when it comes to art and design field. So let's just make our sketchbooks into small passion projects! 

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