Join the live Zoom class on 19th February 7-8.30pm GMT (or watch the recording from 21st February) 

Simple ways to use light and dark to make your small drawings feel strong, clear, and expressive.

(Lesson 2 in The Box Journal Method series)

In this gentle beginner-friendly workshop, you’ll learn how to use tone (light and dark) in simple, practical ways to bring clarity, depth, and impact to your small drawings.

Using the Box Journal Method, we’ll work in tiny, manageable spaces so you can experiment without pressure — perfect for building confidence and developing a daily journaling habit. You’ll discover how just a few tonal choices can turn flat sketches into drawings that feel grounded, readable, and alive.

This class is ideal for beginners, returning artists, and anyone who wants to strengthen their sketchbook practice with simple, effective tools.

No complicated techniques — just clear, usable skills you can apply immediately!

By the end of this class, you will be able to:

• Use light, mid, and dark tones to create clarity and visual impact

• Simplify what you see into strong tonal shapes

• Add depth and focus to small drawings without overworking them

• Make confident tonal choices using minimal materials

• Apply tone easily within a daily box journal practice

What is Box Journaling?

It's a simple practice I use to record and reflect upon my month. In a nutshell, I draw little boxes across a sketchbook page then fill them with tiny drawings. It’s an easy, flexible system that turns ordinary days, trips and memories into a colourful visual diary. Use it as a weekly or monthly log, a travel record, a mindful gratitude practice, or simply a way to draw more.

Who this is for: beginners and doodlers, busy people who want a creative habit, travellers, memory-keepers and anyone who’d like a mindful drawing practice.