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Scrapbookgraphics.com Forums. Pinterest. Pinterest. Techniques. Art Journaling. Journaling. How to create and keep an art journal. By aisling d'art ©2006 Artist's journals are illustrated diaries and journals on any theme.

How to create and keep an art journal

An art journal can be a record of your daily thoughts, a travel journal, an exercise or diet diary, a dream journal, a place where you jot down your goals or to-do lists, or... well, almost any record that you'd like to keep in a book or notebook. They become "art journals" when you add any kind of illustration or embellishment to the pages. These pages share ideas and tips for creating and keeping your own illustrated journal. Artistsans. Journal how-to. Digital Art Journaling – Resources/Tutorials/Links. Art Journaling is HOT right now.

Digital Art Journaling – Resources/Tutorials/Links

It’s a fun way for each individual to get Artsy while Journaling one’s life stories. Art as therapy is the premise and, evidently, judging by the sheer number of blogs and folks who are doing it, it must be working!. The art, itself, may be the therapy, using the raw emotion to influence their design in the art. But, more often, some journaling is added to the piece. It can be hidden, as in the piece below, if it is posted and the artists wishes the journaling to remain private. Some of us prefer digital art journaling. I am continuously updating this listing. And, finally, some links are to the website’s main page. BLOGS/WEBSITES - Featuring Digi-Art Journaling: SHOPPES With Art Journaling Categories: Here is a piece showing two side of one’s self, two opposite sides.

. – Tutorial: Part Photo, Part Sketch (Without Journaling)Moxie Kit From Outside the Box Designs/Altered Amanda. Art Journaling 101 - abstract - create explore paint. How do you start an art journal?

Art Journaling 101 - abstract - create explore paint

"Art journaling is about the {creative process} of pulling together color, words and images as you wish on a page. Unlike many other forms of art, it is not about the outcome. "Tammy Garcia Original post 2008 * Updated March 2014. Mixed Media Techniques: How to Make a Card Set Art Journal. Check out this review and giveaway of Margaret Peot’s Alternative Art Journals by Quinn McDonald, a writer and certified creativity coach.

Mixed Media Techniques: How to Make a Card Set Art Journal

Here’s what she had to say about it: “The variety is big and interesting. The suggestions for alternatives are challenging so the book is suitable for beginners and advanced artists as well as those who like to flip through a book for ideas and head off on their own.” Here’s one of the techniques for mixed media journaling that Peot explores in Chapter Three: Card Set Art Journals You want to make art, but the days and weeks slip by, and other, “more important” things always seem to take precedence over your artistic journey. Tie Together in Various Ways Your cards can be unified in any number of ways: by theme, by palette, by repeated imagery.

Pick up a copy of Alternative Art Journals for more mixed media techniques, tips and ideas for journaling creatively. You may also like these articles: Milliande Demetriou - Contemporary Mixed Media Artist. River-Girl-Art: International Art Journal Swap. I have recently shared with you my Totem Animals Journal that I have traveling with the 15 swap.

River-Girl-Art: International Art Journal Swap

I also have another journal out there traveling the world, I made and decorated its cover and introduction pages and sent it on its way. It has been journeying since 2010 In the I included a gift of an ATC for each contributor in my journal. This is a spread I did in Pearls beautiful "Poems, Quotes and Verses" Journal A section of my contribution in Milliande's "Connections" I did a tree of life inspired by Climt in Claresters "Life on Earth" Journal Euphaeidae chose a theme close to my heart Feminine Fertility So I loved playing in her journal and made some interactive pages And here I have a basket full of journals to play in over the next while. I thoroughly enjoy playing in these traveling journals and I am eagerly awaiting the day they arrive back home carrying all the art and dreams my fellow artists have shared. How to create and keep an art journal. Art journaling / easy reverse stencil technique . . . {7:13} Artjournaling: Thoughts (by QueenofTarts)

Colouring-in (Coloring) Artwork Downloads - Alphabet. You will find lots of uses for Debbie's new Alphabet designs; one letter per page.

Colouring-in (Coloring) Artwork Downloads - Alphabet

Use them to make up your own custom signs. Alphabet Packs Purchase complete sets of uppercase, lowercase or extra letters and save. Individual Uppercase Letters Select the individual letters you wish to purchase. Individual Lowercase Letters Extra Letters… for when you need more. Debbie did. Select the extra letters you wish to purchase. Go to top of page.