Art Journaling - A Playful Introduction

Name: Art Journaling - A Playful Introduction
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Use a four step approach to create three very different Art Journal pages and get inspired to create more!

Created byKarli Stumpf

Last updated 3/2021

English

What you'll learn

Create your own Art Journaling pages
Identify an adequate color scheme for your picture
Express an idea or a feeling through your art
Set a focus on your page
Finalize your picture with doodling and other finishing touches

Course content

6 sections • 16 lectures • 2h 41m total length

Introduction to your teacher - Karli S.2:20
I love Art Journaling. And hopefully, at the end of this course you will too! Join me in this short intro to find more about me.
What you need to start your own art journal page8:00
You don't need much to start an art journal. You will have most of the products already at home. Here you get some ideas of the must-haves and the nice-to-have products required to start this wonderful hobby.
Creating your own art journal5:50
Art Journals can be expensive. By creating your own journal, you can customize it to your needs and save money! I will show you how to put together your own home made art journal.
How this course is structured0:13

Creating your background with acrylic paints - Nr. 18:57
So let's get started! We will start with a simple background. All you need is some paint and your imagination!
Creating your background with sprays and stencils - Nr. 28:06
Backgrounds are so much fun. This one is based on stenciling and spraying. Look our for some cheap stencils to start with and have fun: this requires no specific drawing or painting skills.
Creating your background with collage - Nr.313:01
If you are looking for an easy, cheap and fun way to create backgrounds, use collages! You will find a lot of colors and forms in newspapers and advertising mail.

Focusing the eye with your own painting - Nr. 119:00
Background are a great starting point, but they sometime feel "empty". Our eyes like to focus on a message or on an image. Here we create a focus with a brush and paint. If you feel uncomfortable drawing a face, go to Lecture 16. There I give you some hints on how to approach the facial features.
Focusing the eye with a magazine cutting - Nr. 24:34
You don't like or don't want to draw? No problem. Just pick a magazine a choose a picture you like. Animals, faces, kitchen items, whatever you choose can be used as a focal point of your art journaling page.
Focusing the eye with a stamped image - Nr. 312:21
You own beautiful stamps featuring flowers, butterflies, trees, etc.? Then using a stamped image as your focal point might be a good option for you to try out.

Setting finishing touches with acrylic paint - Nr. 16:07
Your page already looks amazing, but you might feel that something is missing. So let's takle this and use our acrylic paints again and add some finishing touches.
Setting finishing touches with pens and markers - Nr. 219:54
One of the favorite tools of Art Journalers are their pens and markers. They are great to doodle on your page, to create borders or to highlight so parts on your page. Here you will see some ways to use your pens and markers.
Setting finishing touches with 3D tools - Nr. 318:11
In Art Journaling anything goes. So why don't we use tools to create supplementary structure to our page. Here we are using a puncher, but you can use whatever works for you!

Defining your color scheme9:22
What colors should you choose and mix on your page? While any color combination is possible and allowed, it is good to be aware on the effect they have on us. This will help you stress the message you want to get across.
Drawing a face9:00
Once you understand how a face is structured it is easy to draw one. Here you will given some guidance on how to best approach the drawing of a face.

Requirements

Working place protected by newspapers or a craft mat
Paper or a journal (at least 110 lb or 190g) - Mixed media, watercolor paper will do
Colors (acrylics or gouache) as well as brushes
Pens and pencils
Newspapers or magazine

Description

You love seeing these beautiful page, full of colors and words. You always wanted to start your own Art Journal, but wasn’t sure on how to best approach this. This course is for you: you love playing with colors and forms, you want to start becoming more creative. I want to show you how to overcome the blank page.

Create Your Own Beautiful and Colorful Art Journal Pages

This course is about you having fun while creating and trying out new methods.
While playing with colors and images, you will slowly be introduced to the world of Art Journaling.
The different videos enable you to follow along, at your own pace
In the course we will use a four step methods to help you overcome the blank page and our own uncertainties
You can create three pages in less than two hours, and get added content to deepen your knowledge of anything related to Art Journaling

A Four Step Approach to Art Journaling

After having creating your background you have a great base for a focus point: this is what will make your page interesting. Text can then be used to stress what you want to say or to express your sentiments. The finishing touches make your page complete. To be able to create your own page, you don’t need to spend a lot of money or be a great artist: this is what you will learn in this course.

So what’s next?

After giving you some guidance on the materials required, we will start by doing every step three times, but with different approaches. At the end of the four steps you will have created three journal pages in less than 2-3 hours! You can of course, create each page individually, by simply repeating the four creative steps!

I hope, this course will inspire you to create new pages and will give you the confidence to approach a new art piece in your journal with self-confidence.

Who this course is for:

Anybody who wants to be creative
No artistic prerequisites
If you want to have fun

Art Journaling - A Playful Introduction

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Course content

Getting started4 lectures • 16min

Creating your background3 lectures • 30min

Focusing the eye3 lectures • 36min

Getting your message across1 lecture • 16min

Setting finishing touches3 lectures • 44min

Add ons2 lectures • 18min

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