Templates Sketchbook & Drawing

Square Sketchbook

8 x 8 in CMYK 1:1 square

An 8 by 8 in square sketchbook page. The format for square sketches, daily-practice drawings, and work intended for Instagram and other 1:1 destinations.

8 x 8 in

about the size of a small magazine

About this size

The square sketchbook page exists at the intersection of two trends: square format social media and the discipline of daily drawing practice. A sketch made on a square page can be photographed and posted without cropping, which removes one step from the post-and-share path that has become standard for working illustrators.

Compositionally, the square format demands symmetry or strong central anchoring. The page itself does not supply a directional cue, so the drawing has to.

  • Square sketches
  • Social art
  • Daily drawing

Pro tips

  1. 1 Square favours centred or symmetrical compositions. The page has no built-in directional flow.
  2. 2 Doubles as a working format for social-media-ready sketch work. No cropping step between page and post.
  3. 3 Less natural for landscape and horizontal narrative work. The format pushes everything toward iconic single subjects.

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