If you're new to Art Journal Every Day, there is a short introduction here. All of the previous posts can be found archived here. There is a flickr group for sharing right here. Remember, it's just ten minutes of nourishing your creative self every day! No need to finish anything or even like it. If you've done some art journaling this week and you've blogged about it, or put it on flickr, please leave a link in the linky list at the end of this post. Thanks!
Every now and then I'll paint a page in my journal black. More often than not, that black page ends up being one of my favorites. Funny for a girl who loves color. But as you know, I've been struggling to find my art journal mojo and so a black page seemed like a good idea to shake things up! This page turned out better than I imagined when I started. Love it when that happens! Take a peek:
The face was created using a technique I share in my online class, Getting Started with Neocolor II.
Lots of hand carved stamps and white embossing powder. By the way, this is what it looks like when you accidentally touch the embossing powder before it has cooled down and hardened:
Ooops!
Have you tried a black background in your art journal? What did you think?
Unfortunately, there is no linky list this week because typepad (my blog host) and inlinkz (host of the linky list) are not playing nicely together and keep crashing. I'm hoping the problem will be resolved by next week. In the meantime, feel free to leave a link to your art journaling for the week in the comments section. It won't be as pretty, but it will get the job done. :)
Thanks for stopping by!
Powerful! The stamps look amazing on this page.
I’ve never used a black background. It has never occurred to me until you asked. What do you use to write in white?
Powerful! The stamps look amazing on this page.
I’ve never used a black background. It has never occurred to me until you asked. What do you use to write in white?
Powerful! The stamps look amazing on this page.
I’ve never used a black background. It has never occurred to me until you asked. What do you use to write in white?
Powerful! The stamps look amazing on this page.
I’ve never used a black background. It has never occurred to me until you asked. What do you use to write in white?
Powerful! The stamps look amazing on this page.
I’ve never used a black background. It has never occurred to me until you asked. What do you use to write in white?
Powerful! The stamps look amazing on this page.
I’ve never used a black background. It has never occurred to me until you asked. What do you use to write in white?
I have not tried a black background in an art journal, but have done it in a painting. This makes it look like fun to try in the journal and use white paint and pens. Here’s my link for the week. http://www.sugarplumpatchwork.com/2015/08/art-journal-pages-birds-and-faces.html
I have not tried a black background in an art journal, but have done it in a painting. This makes it look like fun to try in the journal and use white paint and pens. Here’s my link for the week. http://www.sugarplumpatchwork.com/2015/08/art-journal-pages-birds-and-faces.html
I have not tried a black background in an art journal, but have done it in a painting. This makes it look like fun to try in the journal and use white paint and pens. Here’s my link for the week. http://www.sugarplumpatchwork.com/2015/08/art-journal-pages-birds-and-faces.html
I have not tried a black background in an art journal, but have done it in a painting. This makes it look like fun to try in the journal and use white paint and pens. Here’s my link for the week. http://www.sugarplumpatchwork.com/2015/08/art-journal-pages-birds-and-faces.html
I have not tried a black background in an art journal, but have done it in a painting. This makes it look like fun to try in the journal and use white paint and pens. Here’s my link for the week. http://www.sugarplumpatchwork.com/2015/08/art-journal-pages-birds-and-faces.html
I have not tried a black background in an art journal, but have done it in a painting. This makes it look like fun to try in the journal and use white paint and pens. Here’s my link for the week. http://www.sugarplumpatchwork.com/2015/08/art-journal-pages-birds-and-faces.html
The black and white background really makes the colors and white lettering pop! I have tried a black background only a couple of times but as a base for using Pan Pastels. It was fun to see how the black affected the final look of the colors on top. This inspires me to try black again and not cover it all up! Thank you for sharing Julie. Here is the page I worked on this week. http://www.gingerburns.com/blog/from-my-art-journal-2/
The black and white background really makes the colors and white lettering pop! I have tried a black background only a couple of times but as a base for using Pan Pastels. It was fun to see how the black affected the final look of the colors on top. This inspires me to try black again and not cover it all up! Thank you for sharing Julie. Here is the page I worked on this week. http://www.gingerburns.com/blog/from-my-art-journal-2/
The black and white background really makes the colors and white lettering pop! I have tried a black background only a couple of times but as a base for using Pan Pastels. It was fun to see how the black affected the final look of the colors on top. This inspires me to try black again and not cover it all up! Thank you for sharing Julie. Here is the page I worked on this week. http://www.gingerburns.com/blog/from-my-art-journal-2/
The black and white background really makes the colors and white lettering pop! I have tried a black background only a couple of times but as a base for using Pan Pastels. It was fun to see how the black affected the final look of the colors on top. This inspires me to try black again and not cover it all up! Thank you for sharing Julie. Here is the page I worked on this week. http://www.gingerburns.com/blog/from-my-art-journal-2/
The black and white background really makes the colors and white lettering pop! I have tried a black background only a couple of times but as a base for using Pan Pastels. It was fun to see how the black affected the final look of the colors on top. This inspires me to try black again and not cover it all up! Thank you for sharing Julie. Here is the page I worked on this week. http://www.gingerburns.com/blog/from-my-art-journal-2/
The black and white background really makes the colors and white lettering pop! I have tried a black background only a couple of times but as a base for using Pan Pastels. It was fun to see how the black affected the final look of the colors on top. This inspires me to try black again and not cover it all up! Thank you for sharing Julie. Here is the page I worked on this week. http://www.gingerburns.com/blog/from-my-art-journal-2/
very pretty Julie! I love working on black gesso too..
I did this black gesso video tutorial recently:
http://schulmanart.blogspot.com/2015/07/black-gesso-proceso.html
very pretty Julie! I love working on black gesso too..
I did this black gesso video tutorial recently:
http://schulmanart.blogspot.com/2015/07/black-gesso-proceso.html
very pretty Julie! I love working on black gesso too..
I did this black gesso video tutorial recently:
http://schulmanart.blogspot.com/2015/07/black-gesso-proceso.html
very pretty Julie! I love working on black gesso too..
I did this black gesso video tutorial recently:
http://schulmanart.blogspot.com/2015/07/black-gesso-proceso.html
very pretty Julie! I love working on black gesso too..
I did this black gesso video tutorial recently:
http://schulmanart.blogspot.com/2015/07/black-gesso-proceso.html
very pretty Julie! I love working on black gesso too..
I did this black gesso video tutorial recently:
http://schulmanart.blogspot.com/2015/07/black-gesso-proceso.html
Love the colourful face…looks awesome!
I have never tried using a black journal page…I am surely gonna give it a try now…
Love the colourful face…looks awesome!
I have never tried using a black journal page…I am surely gonna give it a try now…
Love the colourful face…looks awesome!
I have never tried using a black journal page…I am surely gonna give it a try now…
Love the colourful face…looks awesome!
I have never tried using a black journal page…I am surely gonna give it a try now…
Love the colourful face…looks awesome!
I have never tried using a black journal page…I am surely gonna give it a try now…
Love the colourful face…looks awesome!
I have never tried using a black journal page…I am surely gonna give it a try now…
So fun! I have kept a journal since I was a little girl and always doodled in it so this is my next venture with it!
Is the face done with watercolor ?
So fun! I have kept a journal since I was a little girl and always doodled in it so this is my next venture with it!
Is the face done with watercolor ?
So fun! I have kept a journal since I was a little girl and always doodled in it so this is my next venture with it!
Is the face done with watercolor ?
So fun! I have kept a journal since I was a little girl and always doodled in it so this is my next venture with it!
Is the face done with watercolor ?
So fun! I have kept a journal since I was a little girl and always doodled in it so this is my next venture with it!
Is the face done with watercolor ?
So fun! I have kept a journal since I was a little girl and always doodled in it so this is my next venture with it!
Is the face done with watercolor ?
Black and white journal pages are one of my favorites! mine are usually black drawings on white backgrounds though…now I have the ‘challenge’ to try the black background! Not sure my white gel pens will hold up to the job…what brand of white pen do you use?
My blog link for Art Journal Every Day is:
http://artbeneaththecottonwoods.blogspot.com/2015/08/we-make-things-it-is-fun.html
thanks for all the great pages & inspiration you share!
Black and white journal pages are one of my favorites! mine are usually black drawings on white backgrounds though…now I have the ‘challenge’ to try the black background! Not sure my white gel pens will hold up to the job…what brand of white pen do you use?
My blog link for Art Journal Every Day is:
http://artbeneaththecottonwoods.blogspot.com/2015/08/we-make-things-it-is-fun.html
thanks for all the great pages & inspiration you share!
Black and white journal pages are one of my favorites! mine are usually black drawings on white backgrounds though…now I have the ‘challenge’ to try the black background! Not sure my white gel pens will hold up to the job…what brand of white pen do you use?
My blog link for Art Journal Every Day is:
http://artbeneaththecottonwoods.blogspot.com/2015/08/we-make-things-it-is-fun.html
thanks for all the great pages & inspiration you share!
Black and white journal pages are one of my favorites! mine are usually black drawings on white backgrounds though…now I have the ‘challenge’ to try the black background! Not sure my white gel pens will hold up to the job…what brand of white pen do you use?
My blog link for Art Journal Every Day is:
http://artbeneaththecottonwoods.blogspot.com/2015/08/we-make-things-it-is-fun.html
thanks for all the great pages & inspiration you share!
Black and white journal pages are one of my favorites! mine are usually black drawings on white backgrounds though…now I have the ‘challenge’ to try the black background! Not sure my white gel pens will hold up to the job…what brand of white pen do you use?
My blog link for Art Journal Every Day is:
http://artbeneaththecottonwoods.blogspot.com/2015/08/we-make-things-it-is-fun.html
thanks for all the great pages & inspiration you share!
Black and white journal pages are one of my favorites! mine are usually black drawings on white backgrounds though…now I have the ‘challenge’ to try the black background! Not sure my white gel pens will hold up to the job…what brand of white pen do you use?
My blog link for Art Journal Every Day is:
http://artbeneaththecottonwoods.blogspot.com/2015/08/we-make-things-it-is-fun.html
thanks for all the great pages & inspiration you share!
Not black and white just yet but I think I would really like it. Here is my blog link for this week:
http://jillholmes.me/2015/08/14/art-it-friday-show-your-face-inspired-by-dina-wakley-no-5/
Not black and white just yet but I think I would really like it. Here is my blog link for this week:
http://jillholmes.me/2015/08/14/art-it-friday-show-your-face-inspired-by-dina-wakley-no-5/
Not black and white just yet but I think I would really like it. Here is my blog link for this week:
http://jillholmes.me/2015/08/14/art-it-friday-show-your-face-inspired-by-dina-wakley-no-5/
Not black and white just yet but I think I would really like it. Here is my blog link for this week:
http://jillholmes.me/2015/08/14/art-it-friday-show-your-face-inspired-by-dina-wakley-no-5/
Not black and white just yet but I think I would really like it. Here is my blog link for this week:
http://jillholmes.me/2015/08/14/art-it-friday-show-your-face-inspired-by-dina-wakley-no-5/
Not black and white just yet but I think I would really like it. Here is my blog link for this week:
http://jillholmes.me/2015/08/14/art-it-friday-show-your-face-inspired-by-dina-wakley-no-5/
I just love the way the colorful portrait pops off the black and white background. The way you shadowed it is superb as well. Blessings!
http://arnoldolromero.blogspot.com/2015/08/e-is-for-ecclesiastical.html
I just love the way the colorful portrait pops off the black and white background. The way you shadowed it is superb as well. Blessings!
http://arnoldolromero.blogspot.com/2015/08/e-is-for-ecclesiastical.html
I just love the way the colorful portrait pops off the black and white background. The way you shadowed it is superb as well. Blessings!
http://arnoldolromero.blogspot.com/2015/08/e-is-for-ecclesiastical.html
I just love the way the colorful portrait pops off the black and white background. The way you shadowed it is superb as well. Blessings!
http://arnoldolromero.blogspot.com/2015/08/e-is-for-ecclesiastical.html
I just love the way the colorful portrait pops off the black and white background. The way you shadowed it is superb as well. Blessings!
http://arnoldolromero.blogspot.com/2015/08/e-is-for-ecclesiastical.html
I just love the way the colorful portrait pops off the black and white background. The way you shadowed it is superb as well. Blessings!
http://arnoldolromero.blogspot.com/2015/08/e-is-for-ecclesiastical.html
I have two that I like: http://shrsl.com/?~9iy8 and http://amzn.to/1UIC0wL
I have two that I like: http://shrsl.com/?~9iy8 and http://amzn.to/1UIC0wL
I have two that I like: http://shrsl.com/?~9iy8 and http://amzn.to/1UIC0wL
I have two that I like: http://shrsl.com/?~9iy8 and http://amzn.to/1UIC0wL
I have two that I like: http://shrsl.com/?~9iy8 and http://amzn.to/1UIC0wL
I have two that I like: http://shrsl.com/?~9iy8 and http://amzn.to/1UIC0wL
I have two that I like: http://shrsl.com/?~9iy8 and http://amzn.to/1UIC0wL
I have two that I like: http://shrsl.com/?~9iy8 and http://amzn.to/1UIC0wL
I have two that I like: http://shrsl.com/?~9iy8 and http://amzn.to/1UIC0wL
I have two that I like: http://shrsl.com/?~9iy8 and http://amzn.to/1UIC0wL
I have two that I like: http://shrsl.com/?~9iy8 and http://amzn.to/1UIC0wL
I have two that I like: http://shrsl.com/?~9iy8 and http://amzn.to/1UIC0wL
Sort of. Neocolor II: http://shrsl.com/?~9iyb
Sort of. Neocolor II: http://shrsl.com/?~9iyb
Sort of. Neocolor II: http://shrsl.com/?~9iyb
Sort of. Neocolor II: http://shrsl.com/?~9iyb
Sort of. Neocolor II: http://shrsl.com/?~9iyb
Sort of. Neocolor II: http://shrsl.com/?~9iyb
Very colorful designs! Here is an art journal step by step I blogged about.
http://marciabeckett.blogspot.com/2015/08/an-art-journal-page-in-steps.html?m=1
Very colorful designs! Here is an art journal step by step I blogged about.
http://marciabeckett.blogspot.com/2015/08/an-art-journal-page-in-steps.html?m=1
Very colorful designs! Here is an art journal step by step I blogged about.
http://marciabeckett.blogspot.com/2015/08/an-art-journal-page-in-steps.html?m=1
Very colorful designs! Here is an art journal step by step I blogged about.
http://marciabeckett.blogspot.com/2015/08/an-art-journal-page-in-steps.html?m=1
Very colorful designs! Here is an art journal step by step I blogged about.
http://marciabeckett.blogspot.com/2015/08/an-art-journal-page-in-steps.html?m=1
Very colorful designs! Here is an art journal step by step I blogged about.
http://marciabeckett.blogspot.com/2015/08/an-art-journal-page-in-steps.html?m=1
I don’t know why it didn’t put a click through link there.
http://marciabeckett.blogspot.com/2015/08/an-art-journal-page-in-steps.html
I don’t know why it didn’t put a click through link there.
http://marciabeckett.blogspot.com/2015/08/an-art-journal-page-in-steps.html
I don’t know why it didn’t put a click through link there.
http://marciabeckett.blogspot.com/2015/08/an-art-journal-page-in-steps.html
I don’t know why it didn’t put a click through link there.
http://marciabeckett.blogspot.com/2015/08/an-art-journal-page-in-steps.html
I don’t know why it didn’t put a click through link there.
http://marciabeckett.blogspot.com/2015/08/an-art-journal-page-in-steps.html
I don’t know why it didn’t put a click through link there.
http://marciabeckett.blogspot.com/2015/08/an-art-journal-page-in-steps.html
I have a couple of black backgrounds in each of my journals. I like using my brightly colored acrylic markers to draw on them. I’m sure I first got the idea for a black background from you, Julie. It was seeing your journal pages on your blog that inspired me to start art journaling. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Here’s my link for this week:
http://frommysolitaryplace.blogspot.com/2015/08/circles-on-stain.html
I have a couple of black backgrounds in each of my journals. I like using my brightly colored acrylic markers to draw on them. I’m sure I first got the idea for a black background from you, Julie. It was seeing your journal pages on your blog that inspired me to start art journaling. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Here’s my link for this week:
http://frommysolitaryplace.blogspot.com/2015/08/circles-on-stain.html
I have a couple of black backgrounds in each of my journals. I like using my brightly colored acrylic markers to draw on them. I’m sure I first got the idea for a black background from you, Julie. It was seeing your journal pages on your blog that inspired me to start art journaling. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Here’s my link for this week:
http://frommysolitaryplace.blogspot.com/2015/08/circles-on-stain.html
I have a couple of black backgrounds in each of my journals. I like using my brightly colored acrylic markers to draw on them. I’m sure I first got the idea for a black background from you, Julie. It was seeing your journal pages on your blog that inspired me to start art journaling. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Here’s my link for this week:
http://frommysolitaryplace.blogspot.com/2015/08/circles-on-stain.html
I have a couple of black backgrounds in each of my journals. I like using my brightly colored acrylic markers to draw on them. I’m sure I first got the idea for a black background from you, Julie. It was seeing your journal pages on your blog that inspired me to start art journaling. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Here’s my link for this week:
http://frommysolitaryplace.blogspot.com/2015/08/circles-on-stain.html
I have a couple of black backgrounds in each of my journals. I like using my brightly colored acrylic markers to draw on them. I’m sure I first got the idea for a black background from you, Julie. It was seeing your journal pages on your blog that inspired me to start art journaling. Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!!
Here’s my link for this week:
http://frommysolitaryplace.blogspot.com/2015/08/circles-on-stain.html
I love using white on black gesso. I’m just a beginner with it though – lots of ideas still to try.
I love using white on black gesso. I’m just a beginner with it though – lots of ideas still to try.
I love using white on black gesso. I’m just a beginner with it though – lots of ideas still to try.
I love using white on black gesso. I’m just a beginner with it though – lots of ideas still to try.
I love using white on black gesso. I’m just a beginner with it though – lots of ideas still to try.
I love using white on black gesso. I’m just a beginner with it though – lots of ideas still to try.
i love ur pages… link to my blog http://anewdawn16.blogspot.in/2015/08/flowers-and-birds.html
i love ur pages… link to my blog http://anewdawn16.blogspot.in/2015/08/flowers-and-birds.html
i love ur pages… link to my blog http://anewdawn16.blogspot.in/2015/08/flowers-and-birds.html
i love ur pages… link to my blog http://anewdawn16.blogspot.in/2015/08/flowers-and-birds.html
i love ur pages… link to my blog http://anewdawn16.blogspot.in/2015/08/flowers-and-birds.html
i love ur pages… link to my blog http://anewdawn16.blogspot.in/2015/08/flowers-and-birds.html
Nice!
Nice!
Nice!
Nice!
Nice!
Nice!