100 Art Journal Prompts

30/12/2019

100 Art Journal Prompts and Ideas to Keep You Busy in Lockdown

100 Art Journal Prompts and Journaling Ideas to inspire your creativity in your art journals, journaling and creative journals. Use them however you like, literally, for art, painting, watercolour, journal prompts or photographs for memory keeping.

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100 Art Journal Prompts and Journaling Ideas to inspire your creativity in your art journals, journaling and creative journals and to help pass time whilst in isolation and lockdown.

Use them however you like, literally; for art, painting, watercolour, mixed media, journal prompts or photographs for memory keeping.

I often find myself getting out the watercolours and being totally stuck for inspiration. I hope these words help to spark your inner creativity and muse.

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Art for Beginners: Creating Mixed Media Art on Canvas

20/10/2018

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Art for Beginners: Easily create a beautiful piece of art on canvas. Read on for tips for beginners on getting started on creating your own art canvas. #artcanvas #artforbeginners #arttutorials #arttips

I love experimenting with my art and that also means experimenting with the medium and what I create my art work on. I am an avid journal lover (as you know), but I have also been playing around with creating art on canvas.

This can seem daunting, but it needn't be, honestly it is so easy to create a beautiful piece of art on canvas. Read on for tips for beginners on getting started on creating your own art canvas.

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Creating Texture on Canvas and Your Art Journal Pages

29/4/2018

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Ideas, art tips and inspiration for art journal techniques on using texture in your art journals - Kerrymay._.Makes #artjournaltexture

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Today I am giving you some ideas, art tips and inspiration for art journal techniques on using texture in your art journals in order to create textured art journaling pages and canvas art.

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You can see in the video below a simple and quick art tutorial on using tissue paper, masking tape, art stencils, Matt Medium Heavy Texture Paste and adding salt to watercolour in order to add interest and variety to your pages.

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Brusho & Watercolour Beginners Art Journal Tutorial

18/3/2018

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Brusho process video / tutorial for your art journals and journaling using watercolour, wet on wet and Colourcrafts Crystal Colours Brusho. Perfect ideas for creating a page, layout, spread, papers, mixed media and journal / atc cards Includes a cool hack to colour code your tubs using drawing pins. #brusho #brushotutorial #artjournal - Kerrymay._.Makes

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Last week I bought a Colourcraft Crystal Colours Brusho set and today I got to try it. Oh my word, it didn't let me down... such a beautiful set and so many possibilities when using it in art work and Art Journal spreads and general Mixed Media.

I got the set of 8, which is mainly nature colours, lots of greens, yellows, browns and and reds. The colours are so intense and I literally only used a sprinkling (as you will see in the video process tutorial below). I can't wait to start using it to create page background, papers and journaling / ATC cards.

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10 Art Journal Ideas and Starting Points for Beginners to Advanced

17/10/2017

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A guest post for Plan With Hannah - go visit her lovely blog.

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Tips and ideas for starting your art journal pages for both beginners and the more advanced. Kerrymay._.Makes

Beginning the journey into art journaling can sometimes be scary; not knowing where to start or what tools and equipment you need, thinking it won't be good enough, not having any inspiration... sound familiar? It needn't be.

Art journals are a means of self expression and are ultimately for YOU, no one else. So stop judging yourself and get going and go with the flow, you soon won't be able to stop those creative juices from flowing. Read on for 10 ideas to get you started.

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