Wooden Sketchboxes

Art Alternatives Artist's Sketch Box with Palette		ArtBin Sketch-Pac		ArtBin Super Satchel Double Deep		Blick Storage Box
Price: $13		Price: $14		Price: $19 - $31		Price: $11
Brand: Art Alternatives		Brand: ArtBin		Brand: ArtBin		Brand: Blick
This high-quality , hand-sanded hardwood Sketch Box is ideal for plein air artists, students, crafters, or anyone who wants a great way to protect, transport, and store their art supplies.		ArtBin's Sketch-Pac holds sketching and graphic arts tools such as pencils, pens, charcoals, erasers, and brushes.		Made of acid-free, translucent polypropylene, this sturdy, portable tote is extra deep for storage of larger jars, cans, and supplies.		This sturdy tote offers an economical way to transport, store, and organize your art supplies.
Jullian Painting Boxes		Mabef Value Wood Sketchboxes		SOS Aluminum Artist Trading Card Cases
Price: $69		Price: $48		Price: $6
Brand: Jullian Paris		Brand: Mabef		Brand: SOS
Inspired hands of all ages will love filling this elegant wooden case full-to-overflowing with bright paints, colored pencils, and oil pastels as they organize, store, and tote their paints.		Made of durable oiled beechwood, these finely crafted wood sketchboxes have an open wooden interior with one divider, making them perfect for carrying paints and other accessories.		Ideal for storing or carrying your favorite Artist Trading Cards, SOS’s new ATC Travel Cases are made of scratch-resistant, super silky anodized aluminum.

Sketching Tips for Children
Most children find sketching a great deal of fun. Teachers and parents should always encourage young children to sketch. It helps them in the development of creative skills and a constructive attitude. There are several sketching tips and suggestions for promoting the sketching abilities of children in the following.

• Parents and teachers should provide children with high quality paper and pencils for sketching. Artists know that good sketches require these two elements.
• Make sure that drawing takes place in a well lit area. Natural sunlight provides the best quality.
• Children should begin sketching by learning to draw basic lines. To help children develop some pencil control, they should practice curved, straight, crossed and scribbled lines. Circles, ovals and other shapes should be gradually introduced. With time and practice, their skills will develop exceptionally.
• Following lines, children will need to begin varying darkness and thickness of their pencil strokes. They soon learn that it is necessary to apply different levels of pressure to their pencil in order to achieve certain effects.