Art Journaling

Art journaling can be one of the most rewarding forms of art. Don’t know where to start? Have no fear because we have plenty of free art journaling techniques, prompts, tutorials and videos. If you’re already into this mixed media craze you can keep up to date on the newest supplies to make a killer project and learn how to make an art journal. If you’ve been at it for a while and are looking for fresh art journaling ideas, we’ve got you covered, too. You’ll even find art journal blogs by some of the most talented authors around.

Art journaling can be one of the most rewarding forms of art. Don’t know where to start? Have no fear because we have plenty of free art journaling techniques, prompts, tutorials and videos. If you’re already into this mixed media craze you can keep up to date on the newest supplies to make a killer project and learn how to make an art journal. If you’ve been at it for a while and are looking for fresh art journaling ideas, we’ve got you covered, too. You’ll even find art journal blogs by some of the most talented authors around.

Obscuring Text from stART Journaling: An Art Journaling Workbook

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There are so many ways to obscure text while art journaling but we couldn’t fit them all in stART Journaling: An Art Journaling Workbook. Here are two techniques, one from stART Journaling and one from Mixed Media Revolution.

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Creating Backgrounds from Mixed Media Techniques for Art Journaling

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Create fabulous backgrounds for your art journal with these techniques from Mixed Media Techniques for Art Journaling, Journal Bliss and Acrylic Techniques in Mixed Media.

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How to Make Stencils from Freezer Paper Cloth

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Making stencils can seem complicated but this tutorial from Dreaming from the Journal Page shows you how to make stencils from freezer paper cloth in minutes!

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Craft Month 2013: Preview Our Art Journaling Workbooks

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Get a sneak peak into North Light Books’ four art journaling workbooks to be published in May 2013. You’ll find plenty of art journaling inspiration and prompts before anyone else!

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Craft Month 2013: from Desire to Inspire “Be a Force of Good”

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Find out how you can be a “Force of Good” with this Craft Month 2013 inspiration and project from Christine Mason Miller’s book, Desire to Inspire!

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Erasing in Your Art Journals?

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Margaret Peot shares ideas for making the most of the pages in your art journals, even the pages that are ugly and you wish you could erase.

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Tracing-Paper Overlay Art Journaling Technique

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In this tutorial from Dreaming from the Journal Page by Melanie Testa, you’ll learn a fun art journaling technique using tracing paper as an image transfer, plus you’ll get a few ideas about layering and adding watercolors.

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How to Make a Plexiglas Journal

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Tonia shares how you, too, can make your own book or journal with Plexiglas covers and tabbed pages.

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Gel Medium Resist from Art Journal Freedom

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Looking for something to spruce up your art journal? Try this Gel Medium Resist from Dina Wakley’s new book, Art Journal Freedom!

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Acrylic Leaf Printing: A Watercolor Tutorial for Art Journaling

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Looking for a new art journaling technique? Try this acrylic leaf printing technique with watercolors from Elizabeth Groves’ book Exploring Watercolor.

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