Tip: I like to make my cover ½ – 1½ cm larger in width and height than the inside pages so it neatly covers everything inside. Fold it exactly the same way as you did your inside pages. Have fun and experiment making the cover personal and your own. For my cover, I printed one of my illustrations onto a 220gsm natural cartridge paper. The paper you use for the cover should be heavier than the inside pages - at least 200gsm. Don’t be sloppy! Step 2: Folding the cover The more accurate you are in this step, the neater your sketchbook will be. Hold the bone folder perpendicular to the paper. Pressing gently, smooth the side along the fold. Fold over your paper, lining up the edges but not creasing the fold. To fold the paper accurately, use a bone folder, which produce a sharp and neat fold. I suggest not going above 200gsm. I used a 130gsm cartridge paper. Consider weight, too - too thick a paper will not fold easily. If you often paint with watercolors, you’ll want to use a watercolor paper, for example. Think about what you want to use the book for.
Bone folder (made of bone, heavy acrylic or Teflon).1 sheet of decorative A4 paper for the cover.Multiple sheets of A4 paper for inside pages.
There are variations of the stitch, but my favorite is the five-hole saddle stitch. In this technique, the cover and the inside pages are all sewn together at the same time. While there are several ways to make a DIY sketchbook, in this tutorial, we are going to make an A5 sketchbook bound using the saddle stitch, which is one of the easiest bookbinding techniques. But the joy of creating your own version is almost irresistible.īookbinding requires no expensive equipment, and you can choose the size, paper decoration and, of course, what you put in it. Sure, you could buy a sketchbook or drawing pad - and at some point in your artistic life, you’ll probably want to.
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