I’ve watched many people participating in the Colour Me Positive Art Journaling Challenge comment that they don’t know how to get started, or they lack confidence so I thought I’d run a few tutorials on art journal basics. This first introduction to art journaling is using products I use on nearly every single page such as stencils, ink sprays and paint. Please know you don’t have to draw to art journal, I rarely do!
You can watch the video tutorial here:
Materials and Equipment List:
- Art Journal (I am using and recommend an A4 size)
- Scissors
- Paint: I used pink, white, Dina Wakley Turquoise, Dina Wakley Tangerine, Dyan Reavely fresh lime
- Stencils: I used – TCW Corn Flower 6×6 and Art is 6×6
- Stencil brush
- Paintbrush (anything)
- Dylusions Ink Sprays: After Midnight, Vibrant Turquoise, Crushed Grape, Funky Fushia, Squeezed Orange, Lemon Zest
- Black Gel pen: Signo
- Uni Posca pen: white
- Scrap paper to protect your work station (it can be very messy lol)
- Water spray bottle: try the Mini Mister spray bottles from Ranger
- Hair dryer
- Paper towel
- Paint palette (I use a white china side plate)
Hope this helps you get started art journaling but more importantly I hope you find art as much of a healing, comforting and quiet place as I do!
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Rochelle
Beautiful spread. Would gesso on the page stop the bleed through of the Dylusions spray. Would it also alter the way the sprays develop on the page.
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Hi Pam, Unfortunately the gesso would make the sprays act differently. They are not as wonderfully vibrant if sprayed on a gesso page. They work more like a watercolour. I find the better quality journal you use the less bleed you will get. ~ Lisa
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Great video of a simple art page. Thank you.
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