I recently got curious about a new material I spotted: a paper drypoint plate called Enviromount. It basically looks and feels like a thick piece of shiny cardboard. But the idea of scratching into it intrigued me...

Finding yourself and Blank Page having a bit of a staring competition? Here are three pencil-sketching ideas you can try in your sketchbook.

For me, it was an absorbing experience that absolutely captured my imagination. It was seemingly so simple - just beams of light cutting through the darkness - but to be able to step into those beams and be transported into other worlds... that was pretty special.