The Path
Week of May 12, 2025
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In this issue:
📓 Sketch your way to creative confidence
🧶 The resurgence of ‘grandma hobbies’
✏️ 100+ fun and easy things to draw
🗓️ The return of Skillshare Live sessions
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The Sketchbook Fillers' Club: Four Powerful Guidelines for Stunning Spreads
Keeping a sketchbook is for everyone—whether you’re focused on building your craft, or simply looking to fuel your daily creative practice. Join fellow creatives on Skillshare and enjoy this beginner-friendly class to build confidence, find joy in the sketchbook process, and endlessly grow your creative skills.
Bonus! If you love this class and want more, Dylan is hosting a live session tomorrow (5/14) over on our YouTube channel - scroll to the bottom of this email for more details!
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Transform Any Room Into An EPIC Studio (for YouTube, Instagram Reels, TikTok, Shorts)
Simone Ferretti
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Loose & Effortless Mini Landscapes: Watercolour & Collage Made Simple
Ohn Mar Win
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Meet Bianca Rayala
With a passion for lifelong learning and a deep knowledge of her craft, watercolor artist Bianca Rayala invites students of all skill levels to find confidence and fulfillment through expressive painting.
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“Practice isn’t the thing you do once you’re good. It’s the thing you do that makes you good.”
— Malcolm Gladwell, journalist and author
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What once might have been dismissed as "old-fashioned" is now being embraced as deeply intentional. So-called “grandma hobbies”—think knitting, quilting, gardening, and baking—are experiencing a resurgence among younger generations, becoming essential tools for well-being. This piece from Good Housekeeping explores the relationship between creative habits and positive mental health.
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Just 10 minutes of drawing per day can boost mood, with benefits increasing if the habit continues for at least a month
- Learning new skills can enhance cognitive function, memory, concentration, and attention
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Daily practice and working toward a goal fosters a sense of accomplishment — boosting self-esteem, positive emotions, and overall well-being
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Tapping into creative rituals can strengthen your social network, which in turn increases feelings of connection, happiness, and increased motivation
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Creativity doesn’t require lightning bolts of inspiration—it’s more often built through steady, intentional practice. In this blog post, Atlassian breaks down the science of habit formation, and why building routines around your creative practice isn’t just good for your well-being—it can also make you more effective, focused, and fulfilled at work.
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Habits help reduce decision fatigue, freeing up mental energy for deeper, more creative thinking
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Consistency in small actions compound over time, making it easier to build momentum and reach professional goals
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Rituals and routines can serve as creative cues, helping you tap into flow states more reliably
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Even 1% improvements in your daily habits can lead to transformational changes in your work over the long term
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Ready to put everything we’ve covered into practice? We've rounded up 100+ easy, fun drawing prompts designed to help you build a consistent creative habit—one small win at a time. Whether you’re sketching daily, or just getting started, these ideas can turn practice into progress (and progress into well-being).
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MAY
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Wednesday, 11:00am PST / 2:00 pm ET
Featured Teacher: Dylan Mierzwinski
Live sessions are back! 🔥 Kicking things off, we have Skillshare Top Teacher Dylan Mierzwinski sharing her favorite “quick & loose” animal‑painting tricks—a perfect complement to this week’s featured class.
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Save 30% on the best classes from industry experts
There’s no better way to uplevel your skills or learn something new than with Skillshare. Keep the creativity flowing and enjoy a Skillshare membership at a lower price!
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