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Technique Tutorials, Inspiration and Prompts ★

Technique Tutorials, Inspiration and Prompts ★
Art journaling is a fantastic hobby for people who enjoy being artistic, and when you finish a journal it is so satisfying to look through the beautiful and varied pages you've created. I especially love journals that incorporate a wide range of media and texture experiments because these journals are literally bursting at the seams and are so fun to look through! You can use a huge number of different materials in your journal, and you can really let your creativity run free without judgement. The most popular materials are pens (markers, felt tips, micron pens etc) and paints (acrylic, watercolor, oil etc), although I've seen everything from salt to tea bags being used! I find experimenting with art techniques to be the most fun part of this hobby. Art journals can simply be a notebook and a pencil, or you can make use of several different techniques on one page. And remember...every page does not need to be a masterpiece. Related:  Writing and Journaling

Art Journaling 101 - abstract - create explore paint How do you start an art journal? "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 Welcome to Art Journaling 101 If you are just starting to bring art into your life, or wish to introduce kids & teens to art journaling, check out Art Journaling 101 for Kids, Teens & Beginners. I'll begin with a note that the type of art journaling that I talk about is very loose and free and unencumbered by rules. 1. 1,000 Artist Journal Pages by Dawn DeVries SokolSpilling Open: The Art of Becoming Yourself by Sabrina Ward HarrisonThe Journal Junkies Workshop, by Scott and Modler Good Mail Day by Jennie HinchcliffJournal Spilling by Diana TroutCreative Illustration Workshop for Mixed-Media Artists by Katherine DunnPersonal Geographies: Explorations in Mixed-Media Mapmaking by Jill K. by Annie LamottThe Art Journal Workshop 2. ➸ Note! 3.

Art Journal Every Day Q: How can I find all the previous Art Journal Every Day posts? A: Find them all listed by category and linked here. Q: What is Art Journal Every Day? A: Art Journal Every Day is weekly feature on this blog. It appears every Friday. Q: What does the title "Art Journal Every Day" mean? A: I do my best to art journal every day. Q: How can I participate? A: Lots of different ways! There is a free flickr group here for sharing photos of your pages. Also, you can grab this button... ...for your blog by copying the text in the box and pasting it into your sidebar. Q: What if I've never art journaled before? A: Jump right in! Q: What supplies do I need to get started? A: You don't "need" anything.

Tracy Weinzapfel Studios: Doodle Inspirations...... I have decided to continue sharing some of my doodle practices just because it is what is inspiring the heck out of me right now! Saturday morning I worked in my studio and just played.....It is fun finding inspiration in everything around me! I carred my art journal around and a few pens including to the barbor shop where my boys got their hair cuts where I sat outside and drew. I excited me to love practicting these techniques and just trust the process. Here is the before and after some coloring........ some practicing needed....... I even tried a tree! Thanks Joanne Sharpe! Thank you weekend! "You are alive in an immense world with infinite destinations.

Digital Art Journaling – Resources/Tutorials/Links | suruha Art Journaling is HOT right now. 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.

First Page Creativity New journals are exciting–the possibility, the fresh approach, the hope you will be as filled with opportunity as the journal is filled with pages. And then that clutch of fear: the. first. page. Suddenly the possibility, joy, newness, excitement is filled with panic. Your inner perfectionist starts up on full volume. “Well, once you ruin the first page, the whole journal is ruined,” or, “Sure, go ahead and make a fool of yourself on page one.” No worries. 1. 2. Raw Art arrows 3. 4. 5. See five more (and different) things you can do with that first page. —Quinn McDonald is a writer and certified creativity coach. Like this: Like Loading... How to Collage in Your Art Journals ©2004 - 2006 by Aisling D'Art click any image to see it larger Collage is an easy way to add art to your diary or journal. For years, I started each day with a quick collage, the same as I used to to "morning pages" as described in the book, The Artist's Way: A Spiritual Path to Higher Creativity. For me, collages are a more visual version of "morning pages." I usually allow a half an hour for each collage, but sometimes go back several times throughout the day to add things. Usually, I just work on the pages in a spiral-bound sketchbook, just as they are. Sometimes I'll gesso a few pages my journal, ahead of time. I'll leave a few pages for writing, then allow two or three pages that are left blank for collage. In an average journal, I'll gesso five to ten pages that I plan to use for painted, ornate or heavy collages. Remember that gesso is entirely optional. I use any gesso that's cheap, from the fine art supplies section of Michael's or any art supply store. I love layers in my work.

Zentangle What is a Zentangle? In a word, a doodle. A structured, contained doodle. The term 'Zentangle' was coined by Rick Roberts and Maria Thomas when, one day, Maria described her experience, as she created her art, as "feeling timeless, free and engendering a sense of deep well-being". Rick recognised that she was in a meditative state and so Zentangles were born. I use the technique of Zentangle in my own artwork, incorporating them into sketching, art-journalling and collage. On this page, I will describe how to draw a Zentangle from scratch, what materials are required for Zentangles and also show you how to use the techniques imaginatively in your own work. Note: Zentangle-inspired drawings are often called 'zendoodles'. © This page was created by TheRaggedEdge. Zentangle® is a registered trademark of Zentangle, Inc. Tags: Zentangle, doodle, Zentangle-inspired, zendoodle, zendala, pen and ink drawing, Sakura Pigma Micron, Zentangle how-to, Zentangle instructions.

How to create and keep an art journal by aisling d'art ©2006 Artist's journals are illustrated diaries and journals on any theme. 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. How to create an art journal How I started my art journals - Early notes about how I work, from a 2001 email. Art journaling techniques How to collage in your art journals - A summary of the basics. Color basics for art and travel journals - An overview, preparing for my upcoming workshop and journaling tour. Materials and supplies for art journaling Composition book art journals - Affordable, fun notebooks for all kinds of journals and diaries. Writing tips, prompts, and ideas

Journaling your Past ©2005 - 2007 by aisling d'art I'm probably best-known for my personal journaling workshops and online art journals. And, I want to share some of my journaling tips with you in this free ebook about journaling your own history. Journaling Your Past is a free 26-page ebook, and it's like taking one of my popular workshops at home. You'll learn how to create a rich and rewarding journal of your personal and family history easily, in just 15 minutes a day. Whether you'd like to record your life story for future generations, or introduce your family to the fascinating study of genealogy and family history, this is a great way to start. This workbook includes class notes, reproduceable worksheets, and tips on how to teach this class yourself. It's also ideal for homeschoolers, Scouts or church groups, or for family evenings at home. This ebook is a PDF that you can read with the free Adobe Acrobat Reader program. YOU ARE HERE: home > journals > free 'journaling your past' ebook

ICAD FAQ - creative prompts - Index-Card-A-Day ChallengeThe 2014 Challenge Starts June 1. Welcome to the 2014 Index-Card-A-Day Challenge The challenge is about the DOING and not the KEEPING or PRESERVING or ARCHIVING. It is the process of creating each day that matters. Go buy a pack of index cards. ♥ draw ♥ doodle ♥ write ♥ collage ♥ paint ♥ haiku ♥ stamp ♥ stitch ♥ ONE INDEX card each day 2014 Index-Card-a-Day June 1 to July 31, 2014 {You do not need to catch up, just start} What do I do to start? Starting on June 1st, create something on a 3x5" index card every day for 61 days. Just index cards. [if you are reading in a feed reader, click to read the full post] Simple materials push you to think in new ways. Do we have to use index cards? The short answer is YES. Why index cards? If you want to do index-card-a-day, use index cards. Index cards are cheap. How does it work? Each day, I'll post an index card creation.Each week I'll post a list of 100% optional prompts.Each day, you create art on an index card. Why do this challenge?

Master of Art Therapy - Handbook - La Trobe University Please note that students commencing the Master of Art Therapy from 2013 will be enrolled in this version of the course. Students enrolled in the Master of Art Therapy pre-2013 should refer to that entry in this Handbook. The Master of Art Therapy is a two-year full-time specialised training program in the practice of art therapy based with its foundations in the principles and values of humanistic psychotherapy. It provides students with a range of perspectives to practice in clinical, educational, rehabilitation and community contexts. The teaching method incorporates experiential, theoretical and practice-based learning approaches. The course meets the Australian Qualification Framework (AQF) guidelines and satisfies the professional accreditation requirements of the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA). Admission requirements Entry into the Master of Art Therapy requires: Course structure (240cps)

Travel Journal Ideas - Why Write When You Can Have a Travel Story-Map? When I shared one of my travel journal ideas of a Story-Map Journal I’d kept last year in Europe, there was a buzz of excitement and interest. Certainly, for me, it’s been the most successful travel journal I’ve ever kept. A mere glance at any page brings my travel memories vividly, and instantly, back to life without having to wade through pages of words – which being a visual person, is bliss! Such as the page, illustrated above, of a day in north Wales, when we drove down the coast, crossing a stone bridge, to the local auction room where we negotiated to swap a basket full of collectible wares, we’d taken with us to sell, for a very fine antique glass. Driving back around the long sandy bay via Harlech’s thirteenth century castle we had a lunch of freshly bought bread, home cured ham and home grown tomatoes, followed by some apple with blackberries we’d gathered from the hedgerow. However, there were many people who said – Can you draw a wavy line? How did you go? And a car?

Calendar - one and three week retreats in southern France - La Muse Our retreats calendar, below, offers you the choice of one and three-week retreats. July Retreat – 2013 One-Week Retreats In 2012 we introduced one-week retreats to our calendar due to high demand for shorter stays, especially for those of you out there who want to organize workshops at La Muse. Three-Week Retreats Our three-week retreats are in normal font. Group Retreats If you would like to plan writing workshops, cookery, life-coaching, poetry or writing retreats just email us now so that we can plan and accommodate to your dates and group. Retreat Calendar for 2014 Retreat 1: January 10 – Feb. 7 – Come and go as you please. Retreat 2: Feb. 10 – Feb. 24 – Pay for 1 week or 2. Retreat 3: March 7 – 14 Retreat 4: March 18 – April 8 25% OFF SPRING SPECIAL Four weeks for the price of three from March 7 – April 4! Retreat 5: April 9 – April 30 Retreat 6: May 2 – 9 Retreat 7: May 12 – June 2 Retreat 8: June 3 – 10 Retreat 9: June 11 – July 2, Retreat 10: July 3 – 24 Retreat 11: July 25 – August 1

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