Mixed Media & Art Journaling with Love
First Mixed Media blog in Romania
This page is rather ambiguous. Is this a he or a she? Of course, it was intended to be a girl, but it actually looks more like a man, and why not draw masculine faces in my journals? Pagina asta…
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Sometimes I love to work on loose sheets of paper, like Mixed Media Canson block, the 200 grm (120 lbs) in A5 format 14,8x 21 cm (5.8”x8.3”). This type of paper works pretty good when adding water, and it’s perfect…
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Aww, this entry has less to do with art journaling and mixed media, although it involves brushes and watercolor. It all started with a video I stumbled upon and found it very interesting. It is about mums helping other moms…
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Not all the pages in my journal come out so easily or beautifully from the first shot. Some of them need to “sit back and relax” while I think of a new approach and get new ideas. This is the…
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Remember my brown packaging paper art journal? It’s time to draw again and fill in the pages! It’s been a while since I haven’t used my soft pastels, and today I grab them and drew this face: Va mai amintiti de…
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I began to love charcoal. Its smooth feeling on the paper and the marks that it lefts on the surface are fantastic. And because I can smudge it with water while adding some color makes it look even better. Am…
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Another face builded up in watercolor only appeared in my art journal. This one was painted on my Canson ART ONE, which has paper suitable for sketching rather than watercolors. But I use this for art journaling, so perfection don’t…
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So after having my junk journal base done, I’m now going to fill it in with all kind of embellishments and alter the journal. Remember, this journal will be in an ever changing state because I can add, stick, remove…
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As the days are getting shorter and the time spent outdoors decrease, it’s the perfect moment to start a new journal, especially when you can create your own journal out of junk you already have around you: envelopes, cards, tickets, notes,…
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Drawing baby faces can be overwhelming, especially if you do it after a moving child. But working after a photo it’s way easier and a great practice. I’m working again in the wrapped paper journal and I’m taking advantage of…
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While there is still warm outside, grab your painting travel kit and get outside to kiss the sun. As I was saying yesterday, it will make a great difference later on, when the days won’t be that pretty anymore. Cat…
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It’s said that November it’s a sad, depressive month, but it doesn’t have to be like so if you don’t want it too. If you’ve been an outside person during the summer and autumn, then chances are to enjoy this…
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One of these days, when the sun seemed to warm the earth even more beautiful than he does in the spring, I went for a walk in the park. I took with me my art journal made from wrapping paper…
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I remember when I started with art journaling..! So many pages, so many artists! I felt overwhelmed by the variety of styles and mediums I had discovered in such a short time just by searching old Google. There are many…
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Don’t know what to journal about? You know that’s just a pathetic excuse for not doing nothing, right? 15 minutes of art journaling won’t take too much of your time. No matter how busy you are, you need to make room…
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