Maps, cityscapes, landscapes… they’re not just for travel journals. There are many ways you can include them in your personal art journals, too. First, here’s Brie Hatton demonstrating urban sketching in her art journal. For many people, this is the easiest way to draw and paint local scenery in a journal. You can go for…
Year: 2019
A Curious Lifestyle and Super-Creative Art Journaling: Dan Price
This 12-minute video is from Danny Gregory’s Sketchbook Club, showing the progress of “Moonlight Chronicles” art with Dan Price. I think it’s a wonderfully inspiring example of how you can share your art journaling with others. https://youtu.be/B_J3Re04cHg Here’s a 35-minute video showing where Dan Price lives and works, in an underground, kind of Hobbit-ish home.
Short, Fast Art Journaling Inspiration – Art of Danny Gregory
Need a quick jolt of inspiration for your art journaling? These brief videos can help… a lot! Danny Gregory is an icon of art journaling. His artists journals were among the first to go viral, starting with his art journaling website and his books, including The Creative License – Giving Yourself Permission to Be the…
Adding Collage Layers in Your Artists Journals
Collage… it’s about layers, right…? Sometimes just a few. Sometimes a lot. They can be layers of paint, crayon, colored pencil, stickers, paper, fabric, glitter, and… Well, you get the idea. Some artists – including me – use lots & lots of layers in our art journals and other mixed media art. Here’s some inspiration…
Art Journaling? Travel Journal Inspiration!
Ready to travel… or just dreaming of it? A travel journal can be an adventure, even when you’re at home. Get inspired, here… I fell in love with these videos, talking about travel journaling ideas. I think you will, too. The first one is 10 minutes – longer than I usually feature, here – but…
Art Journaling Backgrounds – The Excitement Starts Here!
Does your art journal begin with a background? Do those colors and mood spark your creativity? Ooh, take a look at what others are doing… For many of us, background colors and textures inform everything else we do with the page. These artists videos are short and fun and… wow! The first is by Purdy…
Make Your Own Magpie Journals
I love-love-LOVE magpie journals! What is a Magpie Journal? Well, magpies are known for collecting all kinds of things, especially shiny objects… but that may be just a legend. So, a “magpie journal” is an assortment of things you’ve collected, organized as an art journal… or something journal-ish. NOTE: I use the word “journal” loosely. As…
Art Journaling with Magazines – Part 1
Art journaling with magazine images can be relaxing and fun, and make a statement at the same time. It’s something anyone can do, with no art training at all. Since the 1990s, that was one of my missions: To show people – especially women – that they could express themselves in art, no matter what….
Folded Paper Art Journals
Artists’ journals can be as big – or small – as you like, especially if you make them by hand. You can even start with a single sheet of paper and – in just a minute or two – fold it into a simple journal. Here are some videos to inspire you. Folded Journal One…
Altered Book Art Journaling – How-To
Altered books are a great way to create an art journal. It’s recycling, in a way, but with lots of added benefits. Drink up these videos for ideas! The next one is a lovely demonstration by Art by Silas. It shows how to create a mixed media artist’s journal. It includes torn paper collage – one…