![]() ![]() This is a wonderful art journaling technique to use to help evoke a sense of place through your background. Then I cut out a destination spot from another part of the map in the shape of a tag, backed it with a frame of scrapbook paper, and added marks with a black gel pen. When that dried, I used white ink and a stencil to write the word Journey over the lake. I also added a little watercolor paint here and there to put some color back in the land area and painted the Lake Ontario area with watercolors. I covered the entire page with slightly watered-down gesso, rubbing it off in places. In my example, I took a free, cheaply made turnpike map from last year's trip to the Midwest. You can also use a slightly wet paintbrush to flick droplets onto the page. To give the map an aged look, gently rub off the gesso in places, rub some brown or yellow ink (or walnut ink) over the gesso layer. A thin layer of gesso will give you a muted background onto which you can paint, stamp, write with gel pen, and so on. Third, unless you want the map to be center stage on your art journal page, you'll probably have to knock back the color somewhat with paint, ink, gesso, or a combination. Travel journal page by Jacqueline Newbold. So either mount the map on watercolor paper first using gel medium or be prepared to attach the page or piece to sturdier paper with adhesive or stitching later. Second, map paper isn't always that sturdy, and if you paint over it, the paper can buckle. So don't use them for commercial art purposes without getting permission (or making sure the map isn't copyrighted). Plus, if the map is of the place where you journeyed, it contributes to the meaning of your art journal.Īrt journaling on a map presents some challenges, though.įirst, be aware that most maps are copyrighted material. All those wiggly lines, symbols, numbers, and colors make a great graphic backdrop. We have several of them framed and hanging on the walls of our home, and I used a ordinance survey map from our honeymoon in Cornwall on the English coast to paper the back of a bookcase.Īnd, of course, maps make terrific backgrounds for travel journals. It's not that I have something against maps, per se. Now we argue over whether the GPS is right, or is giving us the best directions, or whether we should be using the map anyway. I thought that when we got the GPS we could avoid directional discord. One piece of paper with words telling you what to do-no folding required. Nick loves maps and knows what each color, symbol, and abbreviation means. I could keep an entire travel journal just on the bickering and muttering and wrong turns that have occurred over the years. In the car, we used to argue over map reading. (The other is the kitchen, if you must know.)ĭetail of my travel journal page using a map. We are so excited that she is coming back to ESS this year.My husband and I only argue in two places one of them is the car. Wendy loves to travel around the country & teach stamping/altered art classes. In addition to designing art stamps (studio 490) and art parts, Wendy is Ranger’s Senior Educator and it is the perfect job for her as she LOVES their products. You can now sign up and pay online by clicking this button: Some tags are completely hidden! lol…I like surprises! The photo above is a peek to get you excited… Ps…rest up.this WILL be an all day jam packed art marathon! ![]() I hope you can come join the mixed media madness! I’ll bring the craft scrubbies! You’ll leave with an art journal that’s loaded with awesome art that YOU created! You’ll learn how to stamp with water, how to emboss with archival, how to stencil with archival inks and how to transform art parts into faux metal…a REALLY cool technique…and lots more. we’ll add in plenty of stenciling and stamping and I’ll share lots of fun tips. since this is a mixed media technique class, we’ll be using all sorts of fun products, including embossing pastes, my new archival inks, distress inks, stains, markers & paints. each tag will focus on a specific technique. Once the covers are complete, we’ll get started on the tags to fill the journal. you can customize the journal with your choice of colors and stamps. we’ll embellish the covers with art parts, stamps, stencils, inks and more. We’ll start the day by constructing the art journal covers, using my brand new sturdy art parts tags. ![]()
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