Some artists work with an arsenal of pencils and brushes, smudge with ink or smear more than they care to. Others instead go digital, like Aya Akbib.

Why limit yourself to a uniform sketchbook of which you can find heaps? How a sketchbook can take all possible forms is illustrated by Maarten.

For Maria, a new way of working unfolded when she exchanged her permanent workplace - a desk - for an outdoor bench, with a sketchbook in her hand.

For Sam it all starts in his sketchbooks, no matter how small. It is where he can capture his nocturnal scribblings for a later moment at his drawing table.

For Robin Hendrix, her sketchbooks are living objects. Stains are allowed nd perfectionism is out of the question.

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