Update 10: July 4, 2018

Aaaaaannndddd... woohoo—I finished the #MightCouldGoesWest Travel Sketchbook! :D

Here's the second-to-last page:

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 1 - student project

And here's the final-final page as we rolled into Seattle! :D

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 2 - student project

Whew. This road trip was so fun, and we saw so much as we drove from North Carolina to Seattle. We were completely exhausted at the end, and are so happy to finally be in our new home city.

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 3 - student project

THANK YOU! <3

If you're ever in this beautiful, wonderful city, shoot me a message and let's meet up for coffee!

Thanks so much for taking this class, and following along with my newest travel sketchbook. If you'd like to keep up with other stuff from me in the future, including new classes, be sure to join my email list here! You'll get a free influence map guide to help you find your artistic style when you join!

Or join my free weekly drawing challenge!

Either way, thanks again for being here, and let's keep in touch! :D

<3,
Christine
@might_could

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Update 9: July 3, 2018

We made it to Seattle! Woohoo! But I've still got a couple travel sketchbook pages left to draw and share! Some days I split into two pages, but just drew one page per day, so I'm a tad behind. But that's ok! This way allowed me to get all the info and memories recorded without overwhelming myself.

Here's where I drew this morning:

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 4 - student project

Here's the illustrations only:

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 5 - student project

And here's the final page!

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 6 - student project

The last 2 pages are comin' up next! :D

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Update 8: July 2, 2018

Gooooood morning! And now for North Dakota!

Here's where I drew this morning:

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 7 - student project

And here's the final page!

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 8 - student project

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Update 7: July 1, 2018

Happy July! Whew-wee, we're really movin' along now! I'm starting to get a little woozy and tired, but we've still got a few more days to go and lots more to see! Just need to remember to leave time to relax and unwind each day. :)

Here's the illustrations only of today's page:

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 9 - student project

And here's the final page! :D

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 10 - student project

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Update 6: June 30, 2018

Back on track! Here's where I drew this morning—at 6am! I wanted to finish the page before the Argentina/France World Cup game came on, and we're watching it now! :D

Here's where I drew today:

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 11 - student project

And here's my final page! Madison, Wisconsin was surprisingly awesome, and I would definitely go back. We had such a great time and the city is so charming! :D

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 12 - student project

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Update 5: June 29, 2018

And now for today's post! I think this one turned out really well, and I'm so glad because Chicago might have been my favorite day so far! What an amazing city! :D

Here's my drawing buddy this morning:

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 13 - student project

And here's the final page!

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 14 - student project

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Update 4: June 29, 2018

Whoopsies! I drew my sketchbook page yesterday, but didn't have time to post it before we left the hotel that morning! Then we were driving, exploring, and eating all day until 11pm and then I crashed in bed without posting the update here! Welp, ya know, that's what happens when I don't do it in the morning—it doesn't get done! Anyways, here's yesterdays post!

Here's where I drew this morning:

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 15 - student project

And here's the final page!

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 16 - student project

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Update 3: June 27, 2018

Good morning! I'm finally settling into my routine, and getting these pages done each morning! I'm also much happier with how this second page turned out compared to the first. It always takes a little time to get into the groove and get the feel of how the pages want to be!

Here's where I drew this morning—you can see I wasn't lying about drawing while everyone else sleeps! :)

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 17 - student project

Here's my drawn illustrations:

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 18 - student project

And here's the final page!

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 19 - student project

Thanks again for following along! Now we're off to explore and go for a run before we have to get on the road again for the next stop! :D

<3,
Christine

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Update 2: June 26, 2018

Here we are with round two! I'm already a little behind, but it's always hard to get into the routine the first couple days. But don't worry, I'm back on track and I'm here drawin' and postin' in the morning as planned!

Here's where I drew this morning:

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 20 - student project

Here's my page design + illustrations:

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 21 - student project

And here's the final first page!

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 22 - student project

And now I've got to run because it's 9:08 and we were supposed to leave the hotel here at 9:00 to get to Indiana to watch the World Cup games at 2:00! Here we goooooo! :D

<3,
Christine

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Update 1: June 25, 2018

Hey guys! Thanks so much for taking this class! I'm so excited about this class and this road trip and can't wait to share my pages from my travel sketchbook with you here AND hopefully see some pages from you guys!

Ok, so let's jump right into the first day!

I'm currently in Columbus, Ohio! I aim to stick with my plan of drawing in the mornings as I talked about in the class. So here I am doin' stuff in the morning at the hotel! (Although I snuck in a little extra drawing last night because I had a lot of energy too.)

PS: The hashtag I'm using for this sketchbook is: #MightCouldGoesWest

Here are the tools I'm using for this travel sketchbook:

Moleskin Classic Sketchbook
Tombow Dual-Brush Pens (one in black, and one in light blue)

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 23 - student project

Here's where I sat down to draw for the day:

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 24 - student project

Here's where we're going on our trip (and the reference I used for my title page):

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 25 - student project

And here's the title page for my new travel sketchbook!

My Northern US Summer 2018 Road Trip! - image 26 - student project

Woohoo! We're on our way! I'll be updating this project each day as we travel along and as I draw through my travel sketchbook! Another update should be coming later today with the first official page and our time in Ohio!

Thanks so much for joining this class and following along. I'd love to see some drawings from you guys too, and feel free to ask any questions either here on this project, or on the class discussion page! :D

Talk more soon!

<3,

Christine

Christine Nishiyama

Artist at Might Could Studios

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