Small Fry Collective is a creative hub founded in 2018, hosting a range of creative events, projects, workshops and talks, bringing together creatives from across the globe to share and exchange insights, knowledge and encouragement.
Draw In & Draw Out is a two-part creative workbook and artist toolkit designed to inspire playful sketching, thoughtful reflection, and professional development - all in one beautifully curated bundle. Created by the Small Fry duo (@smallfrycollective), these books are built for illustrators, designers, students, or anyone eager to push past creative blocks and dive into artistic exploration. ✏️💭 Overall, a friendly piece of creative encouragement you can carry around in your pocket 📓.
📖 Draw In: A reflective guide packed with personal insights from industry pros, exploring common creative hurdles and questions and how to move through them. Featuring questions around; composition, sketchbooks, materials, texture, research, type & colour.
✍️ Draw Out: The side-kick of Draw In - a hands-on sketchbook filled with drawing prompts, tips, and challenges, structured around 3 inspiring field trips; Green Spaces, Curated Collections, and In The City.
🌍 Encourages outdoor sketching, mindful observation, and new working methods.
🎨 Features contributions from illustrators & artists like @frannerd, @iamkladi, @danwoodger, and lot’s more.
💡 Ideal for beginners and creative professionals alike
🎁 A thoughtful gift for art lovers, design students, or those seeking artistic inspiration
Comes with a complete Artist Toolkit including:
✏️ Custom Small Fry x TPP pencil by @blackwing
📃 Premium paper samples from @gfsmithpapers
🌁 Small Fry-designed viewfinder
🖼️ 5x A6 Illustrated postcards
Created with love by @maisysummer & @swillistrations as an extension of their Small Fry workshops. Portable, inspiring, and rooted in real creative practice - this bundle is your invitation to take your pencil for a walk. 🧡
Friends of Small Fry @nicholasillustration @frannerd @yukfunwow @len_grant @mae_jones @iamkladi @bowyerjane @ianmorris_22 @stephenfowler_rubberstamper @yukfunwow @scribbleincltd Josh @gfsmithpapers @danwoodger
Foreword by @derekbrazell @eleanor_mulhearn
Draw In | Draw Out
These books are an exciting extension of Small Fry’s workshops and events aiming to encourage people to take their pencil for a walk; by drawing on location, exploring new working methods, and getting outside to observe the world around them. Overall, a friendly piece of creative encouragement you can carry around in your pocket 📓.
Written and curated by Small Fry duo Maisy Summer and Sarah Wilson. In these books, you’ll also meet ‘Friends of Small Fry’ professional illustrators, designers and artists they’ve worked with before, answering how they put their ideas into practice exploring questions around; composition, sketchbooks, materials, texture, research, type & colour.
Artist Toolkit Included: SF x TPP custom pencil from Blackwing Paper samples from G . F Smith papers, Viewfinder designed by Small Fry, 5x A6 postcards.
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