The easiest thing to fill your art journal with are some fun finger painted flowers. 35+ Art Journal Idea 1.Paint Easy Flowers with your Fingers! finger painting flowers Using stamps and stencils are not necessary, but it’s a fun option to add to your art journal stash as you experiment and create. You can then paint, draw, stamp over top of it to create a layered look. The medium acts like a glue that will dry completely clear with a matt finish. scraps of paper, photos, print outs, pictures from magazines pages, etc.). This matt medium will be super helpful if you decide to add some collage work to your pages (I.e. You get 2 different tips that you can write/draw with(one hard and one soft), and the ink is super black and luscious. My favorite pen is the Tombow dual sided pen. OR heck- use a whole page (or 2) to write what’s on you mind! Art is not limited to only drawing 🙂 Use ink based pens for outline, and detail work, or to write words, phrases and quotes within your art. Especially if you want to work with mixed media. CrayonsĬrayons can be a great addition to your art journal collection. Having a good set of brushes with different sizes and shapes will really open up to what you can create (different textures and forms) in your art journal.
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If you’re new to acrylics and want to learn more check out this how to paint with acrylics for beginners ultimate guide. But watercolors are very enjoyable to work with too! You can buy a set of watercolor or acrylic paints – it depends on what you like to work with. I’ve used mediums like acrylics, watercolor and pen and ink and this journal has worked beautifully for each medium. The pages are made for mixed media (meaning different types of paints, glues, pens, etc.)
The pages are also nice and thick and you don’t have to worry about paint bleed through to the other side. I personally use this book for my art journal and love it! The ring binding help to keep pages flat when it’s opened so you don’t have to use your hand (or elbow) to keep it open or flatten it -a problem with other non-ring bounded journals. Here’s are some basic items you could use to start out with ( you can always add to your collection as you go).
You don’t need too many fancy things to start an art journal.
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