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a lot of people find that art journals HAVE to look good, each page has to ‘match’ or carry a message- especially for those who are typically scrapbookers or more ‘conventional’ artists. i know a few people who are interested in beginning an art journal but don’t know where to start.
this post is for you.your art journal is YOURS. obvious, right? maybe so.
but this means only your eyes have to see it. if that’s the case, you don’t need to impress anyone. your pages don’t need to look ‘that’ good.
open up a journal, a book- something with heavy weighted paper that can handle layers. grab items of your favourite colour. if you’re just starting out, then pick things you know you like. if your favourite colour is blue, collect some blue paint, blue ribbon, blue ink. whatever you have. if you like music, grab a sheet of music notes. you get the drift.
just start layering it. don’t think about it. pick up the paint and go for it. stick over a doily or a part of an old lacy curtain. who cares? keep going. in an art journal, the ‘less is more’ view goes completely out the window. if it hangs over the edge, awesome. if a page rips- work with it!
an art journal is a book you can experiment in. get to know your products, find out what works well together. a lot of the time, i use my art journal as a basis of something bigger. i might like a technique on one page, the subject of another- i bind them together and then work with them on a canvas.
if this book is only for your eyes, then use it to its potential. journal your heart out. some days i have incredible emo days- i have resulted to scribbling ‘i feel like a fucking messsss…’ on one page, and ‘life is beautiful’ on the following one. who cares?
whether you paint over your journaling or not, the fact you have written it is therapeutic. tumblr is a GREAT source of inspiration- for quotes, colours, subjects. copy someone’s and make it your own!
‘copy’ you hear me say? LUDICROUS.
as ‘unprofessional’ that may seem- every artist ‘copies’ in some form. there is no such thing as a new idea. we all get our ideas from somewhere. just change it up a bit, credit the artist if you remember. follow youtube videos and their process.have fun, get messy, play and experiment. no need to impress- just get it out.
imagine if one of your parents kept an art journal of quotes and random emo memories and happy times? no matter what it looked like, it would be beautiful to you. your art journal will be beautiful to someone, whether you decide to show it or not.don’t let fear stop you from having fun and creating art. each person is creative in some shape or form, whether you know it or not.
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Série Girls #09
Boneca feita a partir do aprendizado no workshop da Christy Tomlinsom
Técnica: mixed media, collage
Materiais: Moleskine, tinta Liquitex, Smooch, carimbo Hero Arts, cartões feitos pelos meus filhos quando crianças (colados no background), tinta acrílica, tinta spray Shimmerz, Glimmer Mist, stencil caseiro, máscara Tattered Angels, carimbos Unity Stamps, carimbeira Stazon, tintas Shimmerz, caneta Pilot Permaball, caneta Uniball Signo, caneta Pitt Artist Faber-Castell; rub-ons Kaisercraft, Fancy Pants, BoBunny e Hambly; retalhos de papel e tecido, folha de livro, caneta Sakura Pigma Brush
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