Art Journaling: Emptying Out, Filling Up

January 24, 2022 Post a Comment

Dearest Wonderful, Creative You:

Art journaling is a vital part of my creative self-care practice and I hope these little videos spur you into artistic action also!

It'south astonishing to me how something that helps empty me out, lower my stress, and empathise the world can likewise fill me with so much joy and pregnant. Fine art journaling takes me on adventures into my own inner earth in a way zippo else does. I want the same experience for you in your periodical. Here'south a piffling window into mine correct now. I hope you savor it:

Fine art Journaling Supplies I Use in This Video:

The pigment I'm using in this video is a high flow liquid acrylic from Gilded, information technology's like a artistic hugger-mugger weapon – always fun, e'er experimental! Look at that rich color! If you lot want to learn more about working with these paints, check out my course, Fluid Art.

I'thou pretty much obsessed with gold paint right now, the one I apply to make the footling "finishing" dot on the page is fluid acrylic, likewise from Golden.

I'one thousand a HUGE fan of working small – it makes getting artistic and then much less intimidating. I'm using a three.5 10 5.5 periodical from Moleskine.

The pen is an 01 Micron pen in blackness.

Hints for Getting Artistic:

Don't make such a big bargain out of "making art." Just sit down and experiment. Write out your feelings. Doodle a pattern. Cover a folio in paint. Open your journal to a random page and play. You lot tin try out things you lot see in this video or exist inspired by your ain interests.

Make your lettering interesting by changing it'due south size and varying upper and lower instance. Writing slowly and practicing also assist your writing to develop and look more pleasing.

Instead of cartoon first, write out a favorite quote and then paint a low-cal coat of pigment on the folio.

Remember, the only manner to become started with your art, is to just kickoff – whether for the first time e'er, or the outset time today. Sit down down and do something, anything! Procrastination is the enemy of life-giving creative freedom.

The drawing technique I'thou practicing is called blind contour cartoon. Y'all can find out more drawing techniques here. I find it's an excellent way to really SEE, to SLOW DOWN, and to get nowadays. I hope you do too.

If yous'd similar to learn more most art journaling in this intuitive way, you lot can check out my e-book, Starting Your Art Journal, or i of my east-courses here.

Creatively Yours,

Amy

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