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Take a moment to reconnect with your inner self
Today I rediscovered a journal spread I did a while ago, but never considered as a finished page, only to realize thay it doesn't have to be finished, it only needs my attention to reflect on the page and write about it on my blog ☺️
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Not enough time to create? Prepare ahead your art journals!
How to prepare ahead your art journals so that you have a starting point and get to work on them right away, even when you don't have too much time and want to quickly create a a journal page!
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20 minutes art journaling – golden bow
Another face drawing has found a place in my art journal, this time one that’s a little bit dreamy and fairy. Hello creative souls! ❤️ If the previous girl had blonde hair, this one is a redhead girl with electric blue eyes. I really like her dreamy expression! And speaking of eyes, I like the way she looks up as if she’s dreaming about something she won’t tell. I’m working in the same journal as before, so that makes it equally difficult to paint on this paper, but far from being impossible. The truth is that I enjoy working in this journal even if it has thin paper. It’s even…
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Collage little girl
I’m still working in my handmade brown paper art journal, this time trying to add collage to the pages. Not what I wanted when I started this page, but this is what I got in the end:
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Be inspired
It’s easy to get inspired by others. Simply pick one artist that you love and draw or paint in his style. Inspired by Juliette Crane, but with my own style! The idea is not to draw “like” X or Y, but to draw “like yourself”. This face just jumped in my journal when I wasn’t feeling like drawing anything at all. In fact, the background of the page was done one night, when sleepless, I took my journal and watercolor set and started to “paint” on the page….with lights off. The result? Dozen of lines and crazy circles on the page. Nothing to worry about. Next thing in the morning,…
