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My Essential Supplies for Art Journaling
- gel medium
- glue stick
- paint- any kind!
- stabilo pencil- black
- sharpie
- Fude
- Carbon pen
- oil pastels 3-5
- watercolor crayons 3-5
- gesso
- catalyst blade
- stencils
Essential Questions for Picking a Journal
- What do I have access to?
- What size do I want, small, large, or jumbo?
- Can the paper take the paints and layers I am going to throw at it?
I also consider if it will lay flat and the binding in the middle if I am doing a 2 page spread.
If you’re brand new to art journaling, and want my recommendation on a journal to buy, I recommend any size of the Canson Mixed Media journals or Dylusions journals.
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Paint
Every brand of paint has its own feel and unique characteristics. The best way to find your paints is to experiment with different brands and different types of paints. If you are buying your very first tubes of paint, I recommend you pick 5-6 colors you love but each one from a different brand or style of paint. This will let you see the differences in the types of paints and get a feel for what fits your way of art journaling.
What’s the right one for YOU?
- What’s in your budget?
- What colors do you like?
- What fits with your style of play- thick or thin? Opaque or translucent?
When I got started with paints, I bought all sorts of craft paints for two reasons. – it was in my budget and I didn’t know how to mix colors. This was the perfect low pressure way for me to learn what colors were my colors, the ones that made me smile when I used them. Just because a paint is a craft paint doesn’t mean it isn’t great- there are some wonderful colors and paints that work beautifully! My all time favorite go to paint is a craft paint from Dick Blick.
Then I began to experiment with artist grade paints. I was intimidated by all the labels and names and terms I didn’t understand.
Translucent– means you can see what is below through them
Opaque means it hides what is below
Heavy body paint is thick like a smooth peanut butter or thick frosting.
Fluid paints are runny, more like a thin syrup.
Artist grade paints have more pigment in them so they are more vibrant and should look the same wet or dry.
Artist grade paints mix more predictably.
Is there one brand of artist grade paints that is the “best”? That is a personal preference. I actually enjoy colors from a variety of brands. When I am deciding on a paint to buy, the first thing is the color. Do I love the color? The next thing is how opaque is it. I like to cover up things, so I lean more toward opaque paints. That said, if I add glazing medium to most opaque heavy bodies, I can get a translucent look. So when I buy opaque paints, I can make it do both! The more versatile a supply is the more I tend to use it.
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Bonus Lessons
Lesson 1- hearts color
Sharpie marker
Carbon Pen
black heavy body paint
3 colors of liquitex paint Cobalt Teal Cadmium Yellow Light Hue Medium Magenta
glazing liquid
art journal
liner brush
uplifting words stencil
cosmetic sponge
Lesson 2- getting to know your supplies
catylst mini blade
oil pastels
dylusions paints
washi tape
watercolors
journal
stickles…glitter glue
deli paper
Lesson 3 collaging and glues
Supplies:
Glues: Xryon, Glue stick, gel medium, tape runner, fluid matte medium
Catalyst mini blade
Paints used: Liquitex Heavy Body- Cobalt Teal, Cadmium Orange Hue, Medium Magenta, Vivid Lime Green, Light Blue Permenant, Cadmium Yellow Light Hue
fineliner and white acrylic ink
circles layer me stencil and andrea bird
Lesson 4- how to know when done
Watercolor crayons (yellow, flame red -which looks orange to me, cobalt blue, and purple – which looks like magenta to me)
Gesso
White paint – I used heavy body paint so that it was more opaque
Lesson 5- the Uglies
Paint
Catalyst mini blade
Lesson 6 brought by number 3
Carbon pen
Fude pen
fineliner in white and blue
report card printouts
washi tapes
journal page from a canson journal
Now is the Time lg.
mixed media mail stencils
paints: Golden Quiacridone Magenta, Liquitex cadmium orange hue, vivid lime green, light blue permanent, yellow cadmium light hue
Lesson 7- dancing baby wipe
catalyst blade
paints- yellow teal, orange pink vivid lime green- liquitex
gel medium
2 rubber stamps
glazing medium
archival pad
Dance of this Life stencil
Wall of words stencil
Fine liners and inks…lots of colors
FUDE pen
Lesson 8 Tabloid Headlines
Paint: black, white, yellow cadmium light hue, teal, and orange
Craft Attitude
Digital Images -for you to download
FUDE pen
Circles layer me stencil
Magazine to cut up
Glue Stick
Lesson 9 bringing it all together
gesso
watercolor crayons
chain mail stencil
mixed media mail stencil
mary’s 4×4 arrows
circles layer me
now is the time stencil
gel medium
catalyst mini blade
fude pen
carbon pen