This sketchbook shows one of my favorite hobbies: illustration! I used this sketchbook during my junior year of high school. During this time period, I began to explore and hone my use of colored pencils. Colored pencils are one of my personal favorite mediums for illustration, mainly because of their ability to be layered and blended smoothly. The paper type of this sketchbook is mixed media, which means it is fairly robust, but not as thick as cardstock. The “FRONT” label is on the back panel because I prefer to use sketchbooks with the rings on the right side of the page. Since I am left-handed, this prevents the rings from being in my way while drawing.