So heres the first post!
This art journal has come about for several reasons. I recently broke my hand & wrist so have been unable to draw. Whilst I started off trying to stay creative by researching the net, I also got to doing some housekeeping on my computer. I'd got files and files of patterns, brushes & research pictures. So in my clearing down what no longer worked, or I no longer wanted, I also got to looking at all the research pictures I had tucked away in files. Years back when we used to take a roll of film to the chemist to be developed you'd sit and look at them then they'd be tucked away in a draw somewhere never to be seen again. The same thing seems to happen even with the technology that we have to hand now. I pool through the net for hours in preping for the next picture or commission, and save them to a newley named file. Then when the next project comes along and I pool through the net again I suddenly realise Im saving some material I already have saved. I loosely kept journals in the past, but I came across a site for Digital Journaling. Ever wanting to be greener on this planet it seemed the perfect opportunity to sort those blasted files out once and for all. SO, instead of having research in files why not collate them onto collages, or digital scrapbooks. I also purchased what I believe to be my book of the year - Digital Wonderland by Angi Sullins & Silas Toball. Not only are the pictures amazing, but the tips and tutorials are mind blowingly brilliant. With that in hand there are also several brilliant websites out there that offer a host of tutorials, 101's and downloads galore. Im hooked.
These posts are far from the usual sketches and illustrations I post on the other blog, but this is about as close as you can get to seeing inside my head. Enjoy x
