How to start art Journaling | Intro to Art Journaling for Beginners: A Complete Beginner's Guide

How to Start Art Journaling | Intro to Art Journaling for Beginners | A Complete Beginner's Guide: Art Journals take on many forms - from diaries to mixed media journals, to sketches and painted images. In today's video, I show a number of my own journals and then show the process of creating an art journal page layout, with minimal supplies. Start with a journal (or paper) that supports the medium you use. Mixed Media paper or Watercolor Paper is best for painting and markers. I also use matte acrylic paints, a few paintbrushes, stencils, and then either paint markers, gel pens, or additional acrylic paint. I show the process from start to finish for creating a journal layout. #artjournal #journaling #artinspiration #danielamellen #artist
Use the art journal to find your style, play with your favorite art supplies, or explore techniques.
Dylusions Creative Journal by Ranger amzn.to/3FMxOeu
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[@millanahorner3942]

I love the flowers

[@DanielaMellen]

Thank you!

[@magdaguadalupebenavides8805]

Thank you for your great ideas.❤❤❤

[@DanielaMellen]

You are so welcome!

[@barbaralauinger6350]

I’ve never been one to journal. I think my type A personality prohibits me from releasing my “art”. However, when I was a little girl, my girlfriends and I would spend days in the summer coloring, drawing “designs” and coloring them, water coloring in our coloring books, and drawing. Our imaginations were free! But, now, I can’t release except through sewing and quilting. I guess that is a form of my “art” and I love the hum of my different sewing machines.

[@DanielaMellen]

Sewing and quilting is a beautiful form of art. Different medium than paint and paper - thread and fabric!

[@pauladyer9845]

Thank you..helpful

[@DanielaMellen]

Glad it was helpful!

[@fionahaigh708]

Find your process so interesting, thank you for sharing some of your art journals. As someone who collects anything from feathers, to leaves and pebbles when out in nature, I feel a journal like the one from your walks might be the kind of art journal I should begin with. Thank you for this inspiration and all the helpful information too.

[@DanielaMellen]

You are so welcome! Glad you found it helpful.

[@shahirahabib2947]

I just adoooooore you creativity and style♥😍♥thank you for the creative boost😊

[@DanielaMellen]

Thank you so much 😀

[@paperblessings7338]

Just found your channel. Love your artwork! TFS.. Have you tried dusting baby powder to keep your pages from sticking?

[@DanielaMellen]

Thank you! I have not tried dusting baby powder on pages. Please share what you know about that technique? ❤️ I use Dorland's Wax Medium on the page - just buff it on and buff it off. The powder sounds intriguing.

[@paperblessings7338]

Daniela, I used to teach rubber stamping classes. We made greeting cards and oftentimes when we would adhere the cardstock papers together with Tombow permanent adhesive, students would "over apply" and have a sticky mess on the sides of their cards! I would have them dip their finger in the ramekin bowl that was filled with baby powder. They'd gently rub baby powder on the sticky areas. Easy and quick fix for most anything sticky!

[@DanielaMellen]

Thank you for explaining that! I will have to try that technique. What a game changer.

[@SandraPujari-Harrian]

I’ve done many collage journals, but I’m interested in starting a painting journal. I have mixed media paper and acrylic paints! So here I go! Thanks❤

[@DanielaMellen]

Go for it!

[@shailachikodi7240]

Excellent video.... Quiet helpful & encouraging... Thank you ❤

[@DanielaMellen]

Glad it was helpful!

[@evocationart8370]

Thank you for showing your journals they are very inspiring 😊❤

[@DanielaMellen]

Thanks so much! I'm glad you found them interesting.

[@annadora-arts845]

Love how comrehensiive your videos are!

[@DanielaMellen]

Thank you!

[@elizabethsawyer5906]

Wonderful! I love this! It makes it seem possible for me😁 Thank you Daniela💕

[@DanielaMellen]

You're so welcome!

[@norapeterson6331]

Those sketches are amazing! So talented!

[@DanielaMellen]

Thank you so much 😀

[@minahernandez814]

Thank you so much for sharing your techniques! So very informative and helpful for me. ❤️

[@DanielaMellen]

Glad it was helpful!

[@MissDaisyParsley]

Very fun! I’ve been dabbling in art journaling and this video was helpful and informative! Thanks for sharing!

[@DanielaMellen]

I'm so glad! I find it terribly (and wonderfully) addictive! 😊

[@craftygrandma56]

Love your journals!! and love these types of journals which I call my anything goes journal. I love to look back when I am in a slump and get ideas even if they were done a long time ago. My two grandsons love to look at the colors and since they are learning their colors it becomes a perfect book for them. The older one knows his colors in French so I am teaching him colors in English! which I may add, are easier to learn. LOL!!

[@DanielaMellen]

Thank you so much! Sounds like a great activity to share you with your grandsons! ❤️ Tres Bien!

[@anapatriciagonzalez1423]

Thank you! I enjoy your video a lot !!

[@DanielaMellen]

Thank you.

[@taketimetoseait396]

Good job😊, Ann, Florida fan

[@DanielaMellen]

Thank you! 🙂

[@itsbodrulbd]

very inspiring

[@DanielaMellen]

Thank you!

[@candacekerr4139]

My Daughter and I are going back and forth with a small water color journal. We each do three pages of abstract art. We each do dates on the pages. I like to doodle on mine after I finish the abstract.

[@DanielaMellen]

Sounds like a great activity together!

[@malvina1952]

Love your work. Do you also design fabrics?

[@DanielaMellen]

Thank you. I have some fabrics on Spoonflower, but have that on my to-do list for 2024. 😊 bit.ly/470Joyi & bit.ly/3MvT8IQ

[@lisamendoza-rodriguez1968]

Thank you for sharing your beautiful Art! I have been drawing for years with charcoal and pencils. I took a acrylic painting class(before Covid). I have purchased watercolors and acrylic sets but I become paralyzed when I start using these mediums! I even have a a few oil sets! I can’t figure out why this happens? Love your creativity! 💖🫶🏽💖🫶🏽

[@DanielaMellen]

Thanks for sharing! I feel that "freeze" before creating is very common. I think we all worry about making mistakes and we hesitate to put ink (or paint, pencil, pastel) on paper. Just dive in. Some of our work will not be our best, other work will be stunning!

[@tracycook7355]

Hi Daniella I am so thrilled that I found your channel. I'm currently setting up a project box for different projects to tackle during my new knee recovery. My small book to pain in has arrived and I'm so tempted to start however I want to.wait and have it record how I am doing ,along with bible verses. Anyway that you. Just quick question as we near chrisy.as will you be doing seasonal crafts. ??

[@DanielaMellen]

Good luck with your knee recovery. Great idea to be prepared with stuff to work on, so you can recover calmly. I have lots planned for Christmas techniques. I have a workshop, Stitch the Season coming up for the 3rd year, to make a fabric book for Christmas, but I will have painting videos, and additional crafts, as well. ❤️

[@tracyburcham7350]

Where can I get the circle and diamond stencils that you used?

[@DanielaMellen]

The Diamond Stencil is sold by Paper Rose bit.ly/49w6Cg8 (It may be discontinued, but here's a link) and the Circle Stencil is from Crafter's Workshop bit.ly/3UdfQti I think they discontinued the 12"x12" version, but the link is for a 6"x6"