You’ll find all things art journaling: supplies, techniques, different tutorials, inspirational ideas and more. Let’s discover that inner artist of yours.
Most artists, whether they are painters or designers, make inspiration boards. They’re also called mood boards. I wanted to share my ideas on making an inspiration board in your art journal. Also, I’ll show you how I made mine, and give you a few tips and ideas so you can create your own.
I want to share some easy acrylic paint ideas that you can use in your art journal. Experimenting is the key when it comes to art journaling. The more you try out things and ideas, the more you’ll learn and become more confident in using different art supplies and media. So, I hope you’ll be inspired by these ideas.
Seasons can be inspiring for making art, so I’m sharing 23 winter art journal prompts to help you start your art journal pages during cold winter days. There’s also a free printable included.
Today, I’m doing a mixed media art journal tutorial for making a winter-themed art journal spread. I’ve done the tutorial with detailed step-by-step instructions and I hope you’ll love it and make your own winter art journal pages. The tutorial also includes a free Winter Fairy printable.
Read about 13 Halloween art journal prompts you can do this month. Some of them are just for the sake of drawing and painting, but most of them are my ideas on how to be more mindful while creating art and exploring your darker side. Welcome to the dark side.
I looked at all the stencils out there, perfectly cut female faces, with precise details and thought to myself: Oh, honey, it would be a drag to cut something so tiny like this with your not-so-sharp exacto knife. But, I still wanted to create something that reminded me of the human figure. So, I sketched a few figures, printed them on a transparency paper and got myself some great stencils and masks. I call them Extraordinary humans, and I love how they turned out. And, of course, I’m sharing these stencils with you!
Through years of art journaling, I’ve found that creating art and being mindful about it can do wonders to my mood and overall positive self-reflection. So, the other day, while I was thinking about a fall collage in my art journal, an idea came out of the blue. If you think about the fall and the falling leaves, you can see that the trees let go of leaves so they can prepare for new and fresh things. So, with this artistic mindfulness exercise, I wanted to share how to become more aware of the things you want to let go.
Does freedom in art sound like this: finger painting, uncontrolled splashes of paint, gluing paper scraps all over the place, spraying color around like there’s no tomorrow, stamping with no plan or goal, mixing colors like a playful toddler? I’m going to show you some ideas for creating mixed media backgrounds in your art journal. Expect a lot of photos so you can really see what I’m doing on the pages.
If you like the fall season, you’ll love making art in your art journal about it. Especially with these fall art journal prompts and ideas. That is why I’m sharing some ideas and prompts for your fall art journal pages, as well as some autumn quotes you can use. Also, I’ve made free fall printables you can use for this purpose.