Art Journaling Workshops - Easy Backgrounds for Art Journals

[jamurbanek]

If I get something in my journal and want to remove it and mount it, what do you recommend?I won't be able to frame. I was thinking of mounting on foam core but with what adhesive and what overcoat? I hope you can help

[KawaiiIchigoDesu]

for a moment i thought you were going to say let your cat walk over the pages

[gigilovesjellyfish]

This is probably really bad, but what is gesso??

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[madeinlarne]

anybody else notice the Swastika at 0.29?

[kiwitardis]

Thank you for your encouraging video. I got some great ideas - thank you so much for sharing!

[bakosanoli]

Thank you for posting this video.

[chippersmom10]

You are so driven in your art work here, I am envious. That's one thing I get from Art Jounaling is that you charge in and just create, there is no right no wrong, just let yourself go. I found when I started that I was so uptight about where to put everything, and how it was centered. Not so, just play and have a great time. Thanks for sharing!

[SOpacugirl]

Love your sweater cuffs. I'd get it full of gesso and gel within seconds of starting lol. You're a better woman than me Milliande :-)

[PurpleStarHaze]

How does the gesso Help the paint on paper ?

[Jkelquedi]

really awesome

[harvissa]

I LOVE the cat walking across your project! Looks so much like my cat (and acts like her, too!) Nice video.

[ospTube]

You look cold!

[ButterflyIsabella]

Amazing video ! I'm going to start my first journal and your videos are a truely inspiration for me !I have a question : I`m from Romania and I don`t know how to translate the gesso stuff .. can you tell me more about it ? maybe i will know how to translate it then .and another question : do you use the gesso in the cover video ? when you mix it with green and red for the roses and the backround or it is something else ? please answer ! and congratulations for your amazing videos ! Isabella

[KingredDark]

you must have been really bored before coming up with this, haven't you?

[StuckersMarni]

I like your ideas, if I may add. you can also use Gesso instead of white paint, some people I know think it is a cheap alternative to paint. and it does work well as a base like primer or paint.

I like the video and particulary the cat @ 1:48 :-)

Keep up the great videos they are inspiring me!

[fufugal]

did u let the gesso dry before painting over?

[Milliande]

yes...gesso is a baselayer tha just acts as a support for the paint on top ... it can however also be mixed with craynes etc for a chalky type paint effect :-)

[xRockaJoJox]

This is a great video, especially for me as I'm going to start my very first art journal for my GCSE..Just wanna ask, you seem to use alot of that gesso stuff, what is it for? and what does it do anyway?

[Milliande]

gesso is a baselayer that just acts as a support for the paint on top ... useful for making pages stronger to accept mixed media paints, also can seal porous pages so that paint wont sink in so fast .. all depends on what result is wanted :-) .. it can however also be mixed with crayons etc for a chalky type paint effect :-)

[Garneteve]

The music you use for the background, it sounds like little tiny cheepy birds. Am I even close?

[trishmeigs]

thank you for the poetry tiles !! I must have missed them before:)

[micheleva]

I love the marbling with the straw technique!

[magnificentAmbercin]

same here

[Milliande]

some I do some I dont...the marbeling with the straw I did not as they blend into each other...depends what effect I would like ...glad you like my work

♥ milliande

[Geniega]

Are you letting the paper dry between each technique? I love your work btw.

[JohnDope6666]

Neat O! I like your creativity on these, and how you've presented them. Cool sleeves, by the way.

Thanks for the effort,

Jon (goneglobal35d'aughtcalm)

[jetleg60]

Great video, thank you for your clear directions. I am really excited to try this.

Thanks...Jeanette

[shadylamps]

I've actually been meaning to start a journal... but the background has always stopped me (causing many papers in my bin!) so it's great that you made a video for people like me... I'll get past the first hurdle with your help, then hopefully the next jump I can make on my own. Thanks!

[selfless123]

I was just wondering what type of paper/journal you use? I tried looking on your site, but the link doesn't work =(

[Peazworld]

The gesso idea is very cool ..

[twinklekink]

when you add the watercolour is the gesso still wet? and what is gesso exactly? thanks for this, its great

[ohradiogirl]

Very nice tutorial/demo. Good ideas.

[VelocityJames]

Thank you for posting this video!

I've been trying to figure out

how to do different interesting backgrounds. :D

I must try some of these. :]

[Milliande]

You are welcome, glad you got inspired

...Milliande

[scrapzzzz]

nice

[trishbeeuk]

Fantabalous! Love the Art Tiles journal page - must try that! Now where did I put my straws??

[Milliande]

Glad you like it ... staws ---ehmm-ehh--cutlery drawer ??  giggle

...Milliande :-)

[eaglecrowowl]

cool - that gave me some great ideas! :)

[lucylearns]

Glad you got inspired :-)))))

...Milliande

[groovyholly]

Thanks for the inspiration and for the art tiles. I'm printing some up right now! You ROCK!!!

[Milliande]

Wicked ..glad you like them ...post a video response on how you use them if you like ..would love to see...

Will have a couple of new videos out by the end of the week ..

Enjoy playing ...

...Milliande