How to Make a Color Wheel for Your Art Journal

Color is definitely my thing. (I'm guessing that if you've been hanging with me since the beginning of my blogging career, you already knew that, didn't ya?)

I admire how people respond to color in different ways. We know what we like + there is such a yummy buffet of combinations. Being able to articulate what turns you off about a certain color will help as well. (Maybe you prefer olive green over pine green or light pink over flourescent pink...)

I understand the frustrations of not being able to mix that perfect color from your imagination. Learning the basics of color theory will help you immensely. Color theory is easy to learn!  

Tutorial: How to Make a Color Wheel for Your Art Journal

Every artist - no matter their skill-level - uses a color wheel at some point for their creative projects. Learn how to make your own color wheel, so that you can study at your own pace.

Fear no color.

Allow yourself to be open to experimenting + playing with color. This activity teaches you how to mix up your own, unique colors, apply them to your work + what you want to express.

Alright creative peapods - are you ready to slosh paint around? Hop on over to my guest post on the StencilGirl Talk blog to create a color wheel for your art journal.

I am lovin' these 4 colors!

Playing with a few sizzlin' summer colors today!

I know you LOVE it when I share my desk cam sneak peeks. (Thank you to everyone who requested to see more!!)

You also know how much I love color, so, today I want to share with you, 4 swoon-worthy colors that are making me super happy right now:

• Yellow Ochre - Americana Acrylic (DecoArt)
• Hansa Yellow Medium - Fluid Acrylic (DecoArt)
• Quinacridone Magenta - Fluid Acrylic (DecoArt)
• White Pearl - Pearlescent ink (Daler-Rowney)

Desk cam! Martice's current color palette: Yellow Ochre, Hansa Yellow Medium, Quin. Magenta and White Pearl (ink)

This week, I've been working on one-of-a-kind, handmade art journals . Every single page is custom-designed with painty goodness, textures, creative hand lettering + personal symbology.

My idea behind these beauties is to have them work as collaborative journals. Simply put: I start them, you finish them. There's so much more to come! Stay tuned :)

What are your favorite colors to use while art journaling?

New Video Series: Art Journal Flip Thru 1

I am super excited to announce my *new* series of videos, giving YOU the inside scoop on my visual journaling process + creative lettering skills.

Sit back, enjoy luscious layers, explosion of color, bold + empowering messages, straight from my heart to yours.

These will be short videos, under 3 minutes - just enough to re-energize your creative palette + have you trying out techniques TODAY!

This isn’t your average "peek inside my art journal" video.

Let me explain:

• This is where you are given permission to play + explore new techniques, delivered in high-quality production...

• This is where you get to ask your most burning questions about mixed-media art journaling (without feeling intimidated) + soak up all the in-depth, expert advice like a sponge...

• This is the time to be nourished, uplifted in spirit + connect with other creatives...

• This is the place where you allow your free-style imagination to run wild; to find the courage to make BIG changes...to always DECLARE that your creative expression matters!

This is my platform to demystify the ideas of the "perfect" art page + reveal my process of intuitive art-making by showing you how I work.

Discover how you can go from lack of personal style to overflowing with new ideas that you can barely keep up with yourself!! You will never suffer from "white page syndrome" when you're learning from me!


Well, it seems like you get my point now, right? Great!


I hope you enjoy Art Journal Flip Thru #1!

Art Journal Flip Thru #1 MarticeSmithART from Martice Smith II on Vimeo.

(If you cannot view the video, click HERE. Allow video to fully load before playing in HD.)

Be the first to know when I release more Art Journal Flip Thru videos!

Oh, look! There's MORE! 

I will also share a few of my techniques via tutorials so that you can recreate these pages in your own way.
(If you are a regular reader of my blog, many of them will be familiar to you but there is always something new in the making, over here in my studio.)

Art Journal Flip Thru #1 
:: Feature Techniques::

Hand-carved Flower Stamp

Package Tape Tutorial

Handmade Foam Stamps & Printing Plates

**Other products include:
DecoArt's Media Fluid Acrylics
Americana multi-surface acrylics
black gesso 
liquid glass
Alphabet Stencil (Andy Skinner; DecoArt)

Crackle Paint 
Gelli Arts® - Gel Printing Plate 
Deconstructed Floral Bouquet (from StencilGirl)

What techniques you are dying to learn? Don't hold back - let me know your TOP 3 journaling techniques you are having trouble with or wish to learn more about.

sending you love, with paint-covered hands!

I'm Published in heART Journal Magazine!

Guess What!?!  I was just published in heART Journal Magazine!

                                                 

heART Journal Magazine, Issue 8!

 To celebrate, heART Journal Magazine has a given me a free issue bonus code to share with others.

Get your free issue of heART Journal Magazine today! 

Simply download the app on iTunes https://bit.ly/heARTMag or Google Play  http://bit.ly/Heartjournal

Then on your device follow these directions using subscriber code : heartsharing (case sensitive)

•             Install the App on your device

•             Launch the Magazine

•             On the Home Page, Tap on the Yellow subscribe button

•             Tap on the Current Subscribers button                                                                                                              

•             Enter this: heartsharing (case sensitive)

You will now be able to download a free issue to heART Journal Magazine.  Remember, the code is case sensitive.

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For help with the coupon code, email heartjournalmag@gmail.com

Art Journal & my two brayers

Today, I'll be sharing days 9 & 10 of Traci Bautista's Printmaking challenge with you! If you're just joining me here - WELCOME! Jump right in if you wanna play :)

All you need to do is upload your photo from any or all of the creative prompts, to your social media platform.

Oh! Don't forget to use hashtag #printmaking unleashed (without the space in between the two words) so everyone who is playing along can see it too!

Here's the chart of creative prompts

Day 9: Art Journal

This particular art journal keeps a collection of my various collages, textures, handwritten letters & notes and gelli printing papers.

 Day 10: Brayer
 Such a simple looking tool but extremely versatile in terms of application techniques. I use two kinds of brayers: a 3.5 inch, hard rubber brayer (pictured below) and a 4 inch, soft rubber Speedball brayer.

I like to use the hard rubber brayer to get uneven textures in my paint, like this:

This is my first experiment with foam stamping...I loved this technique! Simple process: draw onto the foam (with firm pressure), ink the "plate", then stamp.

 The second brayer is used for stamping, applying paint to journals, printing plates, etc. It is very important not to scratch the surface of this brayer. Any impressions will affect your final print.

This brayer is called a "Pop-in"; the soft rubber part can be popped out and cleaned.

Here, I used my Speedball brayer to ink a hand-carved chevron stamp on a phone book page.