The Studio Discipline Series: 6 printable A4 guides for real studio progress

Tattooed Women by KANAME OZUMA

Most “free lessons” are long, vague, and easy to forget.

So we made the opposite: one-page studio systems you can print, tape up, and follow—built from what we’ve learned publishing 45+ books with world-leading artists.

Download the free Studio Guide (PDF)

What this is

The Studio Discipline Series is a weekly drop of A4 printable guides designed to turn good intentions into actual work.

Not motivation. Not theory. A simple plan.

It’s live today

Guide #1 is live today (Sunday, 8 February 2026) — and we’ll release a new guide every Sunday for 6 weeks (ending 15 March 2026).

What you’ll get (the full set)

Organization vs Discipline
The 10-Minute Studio Rule
Flow Before Detail
Study Without Copying
One Motif, 20 Variations
From Study to Finished Work

Why we’re doing this

Because books aren’t the problem. Not using them is.

Reference is only valuable when it turns into reps—and reps turn into finished work.

These guides are meant to sit next to your desk and quietly do their job.

How to use it (60 seconds)

Download the guide
Print A4
Tape it in your workspace
Follow it for 7 days
Keep the ones that stick

Books we reach for in the studio

If you’re building a reference shelf that actually gets used, these are three we keep coming back to:

Scrolls II — composition + flow
Japanese Flora Vol. 2 — botanical vocabulary + structure
Daily Dragon Sketches (Spring) — daily practice + dragons

(Tip: pick one book, one motif, and do small reps daily. Consistency beats intensity.)

Download

→ Download the free Studio Guide (PDF)

P.S. If you’ve ever felt stuck between “studying” and “making”—this series is for you.

Next in the series
Next we’ll make this even simpler: The 10-Minute Studio Rule (the habit that compounds). Drops Sunday, 15 February 2026.