Express Yourself Through Art Journaling: Three Creative Journaling Techniques

Looking for an outlet to express yourself and explore your creativity? Feeling fear of the blank page? Are your craft supplies collecting dust? Look no further! 

Join artist and surface pattern designer, Ashton Womack, to explore your own artistic style through the medium of journaling.

This class approaches art journaling as a playful method to visually document your daily thoughts and feelings. We'll conquer the blank page using simple art techniques and finally give those neglected craft paints the spotlight. 

This class is for beginners and experienced artists willing to experiment with their art supplies and learn new techniques to create art for personal expression. Art journaling is for everyone!

In this class, you'll learn:

• What is an art journal?
• Elements that can be included in an art journal page
• What to focus on as you journal & prompts to get you started!
• Tips to help you develop your personal journaling style
• Three specific methods to create journal pages
• How to modify each technique for use over and over again to create new pages beyond this class 

You’ll be creating: 

• 3 art journal pages using the techniques shown in this class

The class includes a downloadable quick start journaling guide that lists material ideas and journal prompts to help you continue art journaling on your own.

Looking for more art journaling ideas?

Take Ashton's new class, Art Journal Workshop: Document Your Everyday Life with Acrylic Paint and Brush Pens, to learn even more creative art journaling techniques.

• Introduction
• Class Project
• Tools and Materials
• What is Art Journaling?
• Journal Technique: Recipe
• Journal Technique: Collection
• Journal Technique: Repetition
• Art Journaling Techniques in Action
• Final Thoughts