Faces of Flow
An Art Journaling course focused on faces
A fun art journaling journey
Faces of Flow
US$ 67
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This class is available in Ivy Newports Studioworks Creative Academy
A magic world of Art Journaling
I am so excited to share my magic world of mixed media art and this particular class, Faces of Flow, with you. I absolutely love painting mixed media faces! My goal with this class, is to share my addiction with you :) Faces can be a bit intimidating to draw and paint and I know that many of us, me included, feel a bit scared and frustrated when we get to the "ugly stage" in the painting process and everything looks a bit awkward. I hope that I with this class will give you some tools and tricks that will help you to enjoy the process, instead of resisting it! I hope this class will allow you to flow through those challenging stages and to let go of that fear.
For me, art journaling is my resting place where I give my self time to recover. My art journaling process is totally free from requirements, rules, results or obligations. It is a way for our creative soul to be totally free and a way to find connection to the creative source within. Art Journaling is a very important part of my creative process and I’m excited to show you how it can help you to relax, to let go and to find your FLOW! You should feel safe working in your art journal. Ultimately, art journaling opens up the magic of what is unique within all of us!
I hope you will join me on my 'Faces of Flow' journey.
One of my favourite tricks is to practice and play in a hand made junk journal. Not a proper art journal, with white clean pages or a precious art journal where every page is a piece of art BUT instead - a grungy, soulful, junk journal made out of scrap paper! A journal where the process is the important part and the result and outcome is secondary.
I make my own visual art journals out of scrap paper, fabric and paint and in this class I will show you how I make them! The process is super simple and not very time consuming at all. I will show you several simple ways of creating and practicing painted faces! In the end, I will show you how I turn my journals into soulful pieces of art, packed with creative energy! I add, rip, paint and alter the pages all the time and they continually evolve.
Faces of Flow
In this class I will show you how I make my own art journals out of scrap paper, fabric and paint. The process is super simple and not very time consuming at all. I will use different techniques and types of media to fill the pages and I will step by step add detail and depth. I will draw several faces on the rough and uneven pages and I will move between the face and the background to prevent that I get stuck for a long time with one face but rather move on to keep the flow
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LESSON 1 - Getting Started
In the first lesson, I will show how I create a very simple and grungy visual junk journal. I will use scrap paper and fabric and put it together with a sewing machine. I will also show how to bind them, very simply, without a sewing machine, it only takes a couple of minutes. My journals are made out of scrap paper and paint that is left over in my other art making processes. I make the journals very rough and grungy looking and it is all on purpose to make it easier to let go of the wish to create something beautiful and perfect. I trick my mind to not only seeking beauty but to enjoy the doing.
LESSON 2 - Paint over
In this lesson, I will add a face to one of the spreads by painting over an existing picture. This is a very easy way of painting a face. You already have all the features and the lights and darks in the correct place. The important part is that we just DO and don’t think too much about the result. It does not matter if it’s not the most beautiful piece we have created. When we paint over an existing picture it usually becomes quite bold and the details are lost. The important part is not what it looks like, but rather that we enjoy the process!
LESSON 3 - Transfer
In the third lesson, I will add yet another face to my journal. This time, I do a transfer from a print of one of my paintings and then I draw over that. This is also a great way of adding a face and we can re-use drawings that we have done previously, several times. I love the look and feel of transfers and it is such a meditative process. You are going to love this approachable technique!
LESSON 4 - White on black
In this lesson, we add the basic feature of the face with yet another transfer technique. We are drawing with white pencil and chalk on a black gesso background. This is a great way of creating and seeing form and value! A very valuable lesson! This dynamic way of working creates very striking results! You will want to incorporate this technique into your mixed media tool kit!
LESSON 5 - The Eyes
In this final lesson, we do a simple free hand drawing of a face, focusing on the eyes and creating wonderful grunge textures too!
Our goal is not to make a perfect face but to play around with the features until we feel happy with them. It is a good exercise to simply draw a face from our mind and try to discover and explore the proportions. I’ll show you how to create depth with shadows and lights too!
This way of creating a face is freeing and full or experimentation! I hope you are ready to have some fun!
Final Touches
In this final lesson, I will be doing some final touches to all of the pages in my journal, to make each spread look more cohesive.
I add one more face and show a couple of tricks on how to tweak the faces that I am not totally happy with.
This way of reviewing and adjusting our work is meditative and done in a gentle, explorative way. We learn from our mistakes and move on to create with more confidence and tranquility.
Faces of Flow
US$ 67
What you will learn?
How to make your own junk journal
Several simple techniques of how to draw and paint faces
Transfer techniques
Many mixed media techniques
How to create unique grunge textures and effects
How to paint over existing images to create bold faces
Learning to see and work with value and form
Simple binding techniques for your journal (with sewing machine and by hand, you do not need a sewing machine)
Tips to make sure you focus on the process instead of the product
And MORE…
What is included?
Over 4 hours of high quality video content
Access to all material for at least 2 years
Support & Community
Live sessions in a closed Facebook group
Who is it for?
Do you like crafting, drawing, writing and painting or love art journaling? Do you feel that you would like to find your flow, let go or do you just need inspiration in your creative path? You can be a beginner or an experienced artist. This class is for everyone!
The course is self-paced, and you have at least 2 years access to the content. You have instant access to all the material.