Every year there are more and more resources becoming available for free public domain or royalty free images! That’s great news for digital artists, since it means more amazing photos, illustrations, and ephemera to work with. The majority of the image elements I use in…
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How to make a heritage junk journal on the computer
Heritage journals or heritage scrapbooks are kind of a new thing, though REALLY they’re just a spin-off from traditional scrapbooks. Traditional scrapbooks combine photos and journals/stories, with artistic embellishments added onto the page to make it interesting. They’re often focused on recent family events, such…
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How to fix blurry and pixelated digital collages
Updated August 1, 2021. Sometimes when I create a digital collage it looks perfect in the preview, but comes out blurry in the final export. Or sometimes MOST of the collage looks fine, but one image element is badly pixelated. I couldn’t figure out what…
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5 tips for getting the most out of the NYPL Digital Collections
The New York Public Library Digital Collections is a resource of 900,000+ digitized items, including photos, illustrations, manuscripts, texts and videos– with more being added every day! There’s a huge amount of digitized art, photos, and texts from around the world, and a particularly good…
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How to find vintage photos on the Library of Congress website
The Library of Congress website is my go-to resource for free vintage images of people. The LOC has a huge collection of photographs from the very early days of the camera, as well as illustrations, posters, prints, and more. It’s the first place I go…
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August Art Journal Prompts | Ideas for Collage Creators
Sometimes you’ll want to make a collage but have NO idea what to collage about. A good way to jump start the creation process is by using a prompt! Since we’re artists, I’ve focused on things that can be translated visually, by colors or images…
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100+ pieces of trash to upcycle into junk journals
One of my favorite things to do is to turn junk into art. A large part of my collage materials collection is just stuff I’ve saved from the trash– personal ephemera, yes, but also things like junk mail, catalogs, fruit stickers, etc. Not only am…
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