Saturday, March 27, 2010

My first decent art journaling page!

Here is a page I did that I actually like! I am trying to add more layers to my art journaling pages. So, I started out by writing with a Micron pen on the blank page. Then, I painted on a layer of white gesso. Next, I used a Sharpie to write "Therapy," added three pictures that were cut out from magazines, and added two textual elements I cut out from a literary journal. I then added a layer of white gesso over the three pictures. Finally, I painted over the entire page using Twinkling H2Os (a brand of shimmering watercolor) from LuminArte. I completed the page by adding more writing.



9 comments:

  1. Great start! I love the H2O's, it's too bad they just don't show up that well in pictures.
    Much Love

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  2. Yay! A page you like. I'm sure there are many more coming up. There are so many ways to make pages, you'll even come up with your favorite style.

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  3. Great page! The layering looks good, doesn't it? Keep up the good work!!!

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  4. Very cool! The more you do the more you'll love your pages. :) I love layering on my pages.

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  5. Loved seeing your page. Keep up this great work! xo-teri

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  6. Great start Erica. I am particularly drawn to purple. I love your page. Keep at it.

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  7. Even though I still am a newbie to art journaling, I have a few pages I love. That when I made them I FELT like an art journaler. This is a great page. Keep them coming!

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  8. nice. i like the sentiment behind it and the 'keep on going' attitude. and i love the color.

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  9. Hey E.
    You're doing great! The color is really relaxing and I love those quotes. I know how you feel about it being stressful though. I have opened an etsy, bought a business license, got my seller's permit and even thought of a logo and line, but I feel trapped like I can't make anything because I'm afraid I'll fail. Just like any skill, you learn things as you go along. There's really no such thing as being a better artist, because we all have our own style. It's like comparing apples to oranges!

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