The art of the art journal
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This document discusses the art of keeping an art journal and provides tips for getting started. It notes that Leonardo da Vinci annotated his journals, making them works of art. Travel journals can be fun keepsakes to look back on later. The American artist Edward Hopper made extensive use of sketchbooks to plan his compositions. Art journals are a personal creative outlet that do not need to follow any set style or logic - they can simply be explorations. The document encourages experimenting with different materials and moods, and stresses that art journals should be beautiful reflections of one's creative energy. Above all, one should have fun experimenting in their journal.
The art of the art journal
- 1. THE ART OF THE ART JOURNAL
- 2. LEONARDO DA VINCI ANNOTATED HIS JOURNALS………WHY? DA VINCI’S JOURNALS ARE THEMSELEVES WORKS OF ART, ALTHOUGH THEY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN CONSIDERED AS SUCH DURING THE RENAISSANCE.
- 4. TRAVEL JOURNALS CAN BE FUN AND MAKE GREAT KEEPSAKES TO LOOK BACK ON YEARS LATER.
- 5. Some of the best journals incorporate collage as well as drawing or painting.
- 7. The famous American artist, Edward Hopper made extensive use of sketchbooks. He carefully planned his compositions and made notes regarding atmosphere, color, etc.
- 11. Sketchbooks or art journals represent your own creative life. They need not be seen by others if you choose and can exist soley for yourself! They do not need to “make sense” or follow any logic pattern. They do not need to represent one style of art, but can just be explorations. Do try to make your journals beautiful throughout, however. Think of them as a book of your creative energy.
- 12. Sketchbooks are NOT scratch-paper! Think about your mood before you begin. How can you convey that mood? Maybe write about it a bit before drawing. Think of a memory you might want to express. An affirmation doodle and see where it goes make a short series of works using a few pages. Tell a story Write and illustrate a poem Study something from life/nature Cut a couple of sentences out form the newspaper and glue them in. Then draw around them.
- 16. MOST OF ALL, HAVE FUN AND EXPERIMENT!
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