Staying inspired is one of the foundations of living a creative life… and a creative life brings me so much joy! This guide shows you the things I do personally to tend to my creativity on a regular basis, sparking ideas, getting me out of artistic blocks and increasing my artistic output.
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About Susan
Welcome to my website. Being inspired and inspiring others is what I live for! I am an artist, author, creator and online art tutor. This website is a place for you to seek inspiration from my free guides and mini-courses, a place to join my 30-Day sketchbook challenge as well as enrol in my online art school where I teach you loads of things about sketching and creativity. Plus I have an exciting NEW creative membership group starting in June that I cannot wait to share with you.
Please feel free to email me on info@magenta-sky.com if you want to get in touch! See you soon and stay creative. Susan
FREE ebook – The Ultimate Guide to Creative Living
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Latest blog posts from Susan.
Behind the Scenes of Inspire
With just a few days to go until the launch of Inspire, I thought I would take the time out to make a little behind...
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In The Studio With Susan – Episode 3 (Inspire Filming and Watercolour Florals)
Hi all and welcome to the third visit to my home studio. It’s been a strange time as we look towards coming out of lockdown....
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Leaf Printing – Craft for Kids
This week on our Craft for Kids feature we look at leaf printing. We have been on lots of adventure in the woods over the past...
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FREE mini course – 5 Days of Creativity Boosting Exercises!
This FREE mini-course with Susan is the perfect way to boost your creativity over a 5-day period. Each day you will receive a brand new creative exercise that will help to unleash your creativity… plus a little smattering of inspiration and ideas as well. Perfect for beginners, for anyone stuck in a creative rut, for 30-day sketchbook challengers and for anyone that wants a really exciting 5-day focus on boosting creativity! Join at any time…
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Blogs about drawing, tips and inspiration.
Close Your Eyes – Demonstration Video
Hi again, Time for another demo video! Yes, a free tutorial video...
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Positive Language and Sketching
In my blog post today I wanted to discuss Positive Language and Sketching...
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How to Draw a Cube – A Handy Guide for Beginners
The cube is a six-sided, three-dimensional shape that is a useful shape...
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The 30-Day Sketchbook Challenge is back in 2019!
I am super-excited to announce that the 30-Day Sketchbook Challenge will be...
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Learn with Susan
Susan’s online courses cover a range of topics from including mindful drawing and doodling, sketching for fun, and many other craft disciplines. Learn alongside Susan through videos and exercises.
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Inspire
Inspire is a celebration of all things creative and inspirational. It is a sketching membership group with Susan Yeates, designed especially for creative souls that crave ideas and plenty of arty things to do on a monthly basis. Join the membership to take part in this global creative community. Registration opens 01-14 June 2020.
Freebies
Free creativity resources I have a number of free creativity resources, including ebooks, mini courses, and sketchbook challenges. Read on to find out more… FREE ebook – The Ultimate Guide to Creative Living Staying inspired...