Art Journals
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Art journals generally combine visual journaling and writing. Every imaginable style, media and technique is used by art journalists. When it comes to the types of work represented in artist journals, there are no rules!
Art Journal Images
Pics of art journal pages from Flickr...
Today's Journal Prompt
Use these words as a prompt to inspire today's journal page!
Art Journal Video Eye Candy
These videos flip you through the pages of art journals, without any instruction.
curated content from YouTube
Artist Journal Galleries
View pages from art journals at these sites.
- Book
- A collaborative journal exhibition by four artists from both sides of the Atlantic.
- Teesha Moore's Gallery
- The Nirvana of art journal galleries.
- Tracy Moore
- Offbeat and unusual journal pages.
- Dan Eldon
- Journals created from ages 15 - 22.
- John Copeland
- Lots of journal page examples.
- Karen Michel
- Artist journal examples using mixed media techniques, including altered photos.
- Tracy Bonkers
- Mixed media journal pages worked over the existing pages in printed books.
- Barron Storey
- Art journal examples with beautiful, detailed drawings and paintings. Small photos, but lots of them.
- Sabrina Ward Harrison
- Lively and free journaling by an infinitely talented artist.
- Glenn Moust
- Click on Books for an archive of his collage books---a cross between gluebooks and art journals.
- Aisling d'Art
- Some examples of her journal work from 200-2004
Moleskine Journals
These classic journals are popular with artists for their quality construction.
Find Art Journalists Online
Try these sites to hook up with other people doing art journals...
- Composition Art Journals on Yahoo
- A group all about journaling in inexpensive comp books. A great place to get started.
- 1000 Journals
- An ongoing art journal project that released 1000 journals out into the world.
- 1001 Journals
- A collaborative system that allows you to send a journal out into the world to be worked by other artists, or to sign up to receive other people's journals to work in.
Art Journal Eye Candy
These books are filled with color photos and inspiration.
Art Journal Bloggers
These folks blog their art journals.
- Journal Junk
- Big, beautiful images from ArtJunkGirl Lia Collis.
- Art Journals
- A visual blog of art journal pages by Ali Edwards.
- Amber Gibbs
- Amber is a longtime art journaler.
- Daisy Yellow
- Art journals from Tammy in Texas.
Copic Markers
These markers are what Teesha Moore uses in her art journals!
Art Journal How-To
Stuck getting started? Try some of these articles.
- How I Journal
- Teesha Moore gives a layer-by-layer explanation of how she creates her journal pages. A really good read!
- Journaling Arts and Art Journaling
- Free how-to instruction in art journaling from Aisling D'Art.
- Artists Journals
- An entire site dedicated to art journal instruction and inspiration, from Aisling D'Art.
- How to Collage in Your Personal Art Journal
- An article from Aisling d'Art on incorporating collage in your journals.
- Artists Journals
- An entire site dedicated to art journals, with how-to information, resources and more.
Your Art Journal How-To Library
These books are more instructional, to help you learn the process of creating art journals.
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