Very simply: A visual journal incorporates visual media in addition to text. It’s an umbrella term for a method of journaling that usually combines writing and art. Art journals, junk journals, and scrapbooks are visual…
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How to fix blurry digital collages | What is DPI?
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…
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How to find REAL vintage photos online for junk journals | Library of Congress search tips
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,…
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Where to find free vintage photos and ephemera for junk journals
Any collage artist knows the pain of needing a specific image or graphic that would be PERFECT to complete their piece of art…and not being able to find it. Having a large ephemera collection makes…
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Getting organized: Digital collage elements, photos, and ephemera
Once you start getting into creating collages, you’ll soon find yourself collecting more and more clippings. Vintage photos, interesting old papers, doodles and blobs and all kinds of neat stuff– things you want to keep…
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How to stop being jealous of other artists | 6 tips for handling art envy
How do you handle art jealousy? Spend any amount of time online in the artistic community and you’ll inevitably run into the Big Green Monster. No, not Shrek. JEALOUSY. See an amazing art journal layout…
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Make ugly art to be a better artist
So, I think there’s this huge fear among artists to make “ugly” art. I’ve been making some form of art since I was in high school (15 years ago, eek!). I started with collages/gluebooks, then…
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