Start with the lightest shade and start an image.
Work your way through an image, adding darker darks until you work your way up to straight india ink.
Try a springy liner brush and a small mop.
Ink wash is fun and forgiving.
A great journal process video by InkSmear on youtube. Chekc it out:
All about crayons and using them as a resist. It's short it's fast. Watch it.
I've written about this book before it's a gem of a book about Artist's Books. It's one of my all time favorite books on artist's books and art books in general. On my copy the cover is a nondescript green with red lettering. Nothing about it's outside seems particularly interesting but it's what inside that counts. It is an art history book. I make no attempt to hide that. Some of the text is dry but it's a very detailed and informative account of artist's books.
The pages are filled with loads of images, sadly all are black and white, but that doesn't detract from the ideas that the books possess.
AS this was one of the first books I read on artist's books I was amazed and drawn into the concept that one could go about creating a book that was their own art, not just a book that contained their art. The concept floored me. It was one of those moments in an artist's life that is a defining moment, something critical to move them from their artistic rut.
This isn't a book that is going to TELL you how to make something or give you a diagram nor a description of precisely how the artist created their book but it will give you a description of the book and an idea of how it was made.
I give this book 5/5 binder needles and 2 paint covered thumbs up.
This is a book for inspiration in addition be being another great reference on artist's book.
See more of it here.
Do it while the weather is good- before it gets too hot or too cold and you have an excuse to not go outside. Just do it.
Pack a lunch and go.
Stop with the excuses and do it.
I just found this site via SuziBluTube’s blog it’s called Inspire Me Thursday. It has prompts and ideas to inspire you in your art and journaling. They say this:
Welcome to Inspire Me Thursday… A weekly dose of inspiration for
mixed media artists and creative types to nurture their muses and CREATE!
I think that perfectly fits the bill. It’s a simply laid out site site that focuses on the inspiration. The center column has quotes for inspiration, the right most a dialog about the prompt for that week, and below that is an area for people to leave comments- with links to your blog with images of how the site inspired you. At the very bottom are random bits of inspiration- a font site and flickr.
I really like the concept of this site- give a little inspiration then readers add to it and create the content- something like a wiki but with added inspiration.
Head on over and check it out!
Maybe the next time you journal you can choose a new identity to force yurself into a new way of thought? that’s what the journaler and blogger here thought up. Check out the pic below for an interesting pictorial thought on this idea.
I like the idea, and its a nice way to take an old writing prompt and explore it over again. For those of use who are visual journalers what about drawing or writing in someone else’s style?