Art Journal Workshop: Sunrises, Sunsets, & Life

[devacangel53]

Loved your video. So wonderful to see how you create, layer by layer. I am so new to art journaling and found your video very easy to understand. Thank you and I admire your work very much. Thank you!!! O:>) Renee

[doghappy101]

are you using a moleskin book?

what type of paint did you use? what type of crayons did you use on your other videos? what type of pen did you use?

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[mmartin3babson]

Thanks for making these videos! I'm new to art journaling and I've found them helpful. I can feel your spirit shining through your work!

[Dix994]

this just looks like a muddy overworked mess to be, and from the very beginning you just kept covering up everything you did. I don't get it.

[claychick]

@Dix994

think layers , layers , layers,

gives work depth, and interesting surfaces.

[Dix994]

I am an artist myself, work mostly in pastel which is all about layers. The point of layers is for the lower ones to still show through, to still have some life. If using paint to layer, u also want the lower layers to come thru - which is why the layers that are closer to the top should be much thinner, more like glazes, allowing lower layers to be seen. I think that this is your goal, but mediums like gesso and acrylic paints are too opaque for it to work effectively.

[Dix994]

also, if you are building up to get interesting texture/surfaces, you should try out some textured gesso - Liquitex makes a product called Clear Acrylic Gesso (sold at Micheals arts/crafts), gives awesome texture to paper. Golden makes the same type of thing, or you can get it in colors in a product called Colorfix by Art Spectrum. You paint it onto your surface (any surface) and then you can work on it in EVERY medium from pencil to oil paint.

[stgenis22]

i don't think you need to be so harsh. For me -i'm not samantha- art journaling is about the process of creating, letting yourself go and see what comes up. The point of what I do is not necessarily the finished product, and I *try* most of the time to let go of any 'shoulds'

[Dix994]

I agree, but it is still good to go into it with even a tiny bit of a plan, especially if you are filming the process for others to see. Otherwise, besides it being a waste of materials, it is not much fun to watch. I mean, if I want to see aimless playing, I can watch a 2 year old, which would probably be more interesting.

[ACraftJunkie]

I love watching you! You are such a joy and inspiration...always!

Peace & Love,

~Barb~

[papermason]

Thank you for the wonderful ideas!

[321EmoPixie123]

Thank you so much for your videos!

you are amazing!! :)

[ojewel]

I enjoyed watching you create!I love how you say mistakes are little surprise visitors. Thats great.

[applepie1991]

love ya hun, i keep comming back to these amazing vids

[peachez77]

That's so very rude of you. I love her style, it's her very own and nobody can take that away from her. I have gotten some really great tips from her. I viewed your vids as well and well they suck!!!

[bloknotedotnl]

I deserved that. I truely appolgize.

[natashastacia]

very nice!!! love all your videos. You are gifted

[weedsong36]

love ur work

[atisoo]

love this video, its really helpful for some one such as myself who has a perfectionistic strek and cant seem to get it out of my journaling either, the part about mistakes being suprise visitors struck a cord, ill have to viewthem as such now instead of flinging it in the bin or stopping and getting mad at myself!! thank u so much, a little slower next time would make it totally perfect tho!!!

[artoftranscription]

Very, very nice. Wish you would make one that wasn't so speeded up, though, so we could see what you're doing better. i hope you are planning on becoming an art teacher or something. you are a very good presenter, especially for somebody so young, and obviously have a lot to offer the world! Best wishes to you in your future career!!! please keep these videos coming. you are inspiring a lot of people of all ages!

[littleglimpses]

Love, love, love your work, your approach, your spirit! thank you!

[asimpleoffering]

great entry! thank you for sharing it!

[artmemoirs]

I like watching your creative process. Thanks for sharing.

[photogirl008]

this is so cool! I was wondering what kind of white marker are you using at 5:25?

[sweetpatience54]

YOU are My MUse

[sweetpatience54]

YOU ARE SSOOOO cool ........YOU INSPIRE ME,, LOVE your ARTWORX!!!! KEEP'EM COMING I'LL WATCTH EM ALL

[xneeneex]

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[shadfan66]

Wow, so good - inspired me to have a go at this journaling

[wanmarie]

This is lovely work, samanthakira, and you are teaching us a valuable technique.  Keep it up. Just one little tiny criticism...it's "palette". A pallet is used in warehousing and shipping goods.

[omniscientmoon77]

Hi! Cool videos! I was wondering how long it takes the gesso to dry? You seem to be working on it immediately, but the containers always say to wait 24 hours (talk about intimidating!)? How does that all work?

[samanthakira]

Yes, the container says 24 hours, but I never listen to it! If the layer's not sticky anymore, I'll start workin' on it...many of my gesso layers have finger prints from me trying to see if it's dry enough. ;)

[omniscientmoon77]

:o) Thanks! I also realized that I had clear gesso... so today I went out and bought white. I also bought this great set of alphabet stamps, which I'll be trying out tonight!! I'm very excited! I always wanted to try art journaling, but I was always apprehensive because I tend to be a perfectionist... Anyway thanks to You Tube and you guys being so brave and sharing, I no what to do now! :o)

[southernsunshine81]

Nice choice of music. Great work! I was wondering what kind or type of "notebook/sketchbook" is good for art journaling? It looks very interesting and I'm going to try it :-)

[southernsunshine81]

Hey, I checked out your blog and got the answers for what to use. cool cool stuff, keep journaling! :-)

[Clarachk]

I learned a lot from watching this video today. I love your style. I am impatient when it comes to waiting for paint to dry, lol. This is a very good art video, Samster. And.... I have the same question as ShellyAtkinson up there ;0)... my pens don't like to write over the art I do. what do you use? Thanks so much!

[mshockey73]

This is one of the best "how to's" in journaling I have seen. P.S. Your artwork is awesome.

[shellyatkinson]

thanks for sharing.....can you give me a detailed list of the pens you use....I find that when I want to write on my journal...my black ink pens just don't work...I buy the expensive Micron pens...and they get ruined.....I need a white fine tipped pen and black that can write over oil water soluable crayons...and pens.

HELP

[daligoddess2006]

Very nice.

[lastmonkey81]

Thanks, that was really informative! I saw some of your journal entries on Flickr, they're really cool. I'm still new to art journalling, and it's so interesting that you can do so many different things with art supplies and ticket stubs, etc., to express yourself in a new and unexpected way on each page you work on, it's so great! I love it!