A complete step-by-step guide for building art journal pages & growing your confidence as a beginner artist
This art journal course will take you from a confused beginner to an inspired artist who knows the whats and the how-tos, in less time and less frustration than if you tried figuring out the things on your own.
Watch the video below to take a peek!
What you'll learn in the course:
- you’ll learn a number of ways to start your pages and get ideas.
- ..from blank paper to amazing art. You'll be able to create simple & complex backgrounds & grow your confidence in color choices.
- Learn how to add actual words on your page in interesting and artistic ways even if you feel your handwriting is terrible.Also, learn how to connect them to your art so they have more impact.
- this is the question you might have: “How do I finish my page without ruining it?” I’ll show you how!
- you'll spend more time creating with a creative recipe and less time worrying you’ll mess up.
What other students say...
I was always second guessing myself with everything I did in my art journal. So before this amazing course, I was always nervous about trying new things in my journal, in case I mess it up.
But have learnt on this amazing course that you never make a mistake that you cannot use. I have learnt something from every session from the right colours to use to creating beautiful backgrounds using different tools
- Andrea Clack
You'll also get:
A pdf resource book (30+ pages) that includes extra materials and tips so you can really enjoy your art journal pages to the fullest!
- printables
- tips and tricks
- color palettes
- inspiration boards
- prompts
- supplies checklist
Your teacher
Ivana is a self-taught designer, artist, and a photographer with years of experience in art journaling and design. She's the founder of the Artful Haven blog where she teaches art journaling beginners to start their art journals with ideas and confidence.
Here are all the lessons:
- What's my first step?
- How to choose colors? (6:14)
- How do I know how many colors to use?
- Beginning with backgrounds
- Simple backgrounds (21:07)
- Layered backgrounds (22:40)
- How to create layers without creating mud?
- Focal points and composition (14:32)
- How to connect all the elements to create balance? (6:08)
- How to layer the elements on your page
- How to build a page starting with a prompt
- BONUS: Using Gelatos for backgrounds (16:49)
Frequently asked questions
SOUNDS GREAT BUT I'M NOT AN ARTIST
Yes, many years ago, if you wanted to paint, you needed to know all the theory behind it. You were taught rules in art and that artists were only the people who really know what they were doing, whose art was admired by the most and who earned money from it.
Now, when we live in a global village and have access to many things like online classes and can shop for supplies online, we are offered a great opportunity to make art, and the art we like.
There are millions of people making art just for fun and joy and nothing else. So, why on earth would you care if you're called an artist or not? If you enjoy your art journal, what does it matter if a teacher told you once you're not good at drawing?
They told you you weren't an artist? Well, ok, for them, you're not. But you are you, not your ignorant cousin or your next-door neighbor, or that shitty teacher, so you do you and let them go around saying what other people are and aren't.
You don't need a label like an "artist" to enjoy spending time with your journal, brushes, paints and all that wodnerful jazz.
THERE ARE MANY YOUTUBE ART JOURNAL TUTORIALS, WHY IS THIS COURSE DIFFERENT?
Yes, YouTube and the Internet are packed with different art journal tutorials, but aren’t you tired of scrolling and searching hundreds of different ones only to end up frustrated, overwhelmed and still have no idea on how to start? This course offers a step-by-step process, or path, that will help you gain more skills, knowledge and inspiration in a more organized and methodical way.
Art Journal Recipe is the full journey in one place, so you could create your own unique recipe for starting and building your pages, a proven system that works and will help you get rid of endless hours of YouTube tutorials that give you only a piece of this process.
Also, unlike YouTube and the similar places, in this course, you’ll get my support. I’ll hold your hand all the way and invest myself in your success and progress.
WHAT’S INCLUDED IN THE ART JOURNAL RECIPE COURSE?
Art Journal Recipe is an online course for art journaling beginners designed to help you get over the blank page and have all the tools you need to build your pages from start to finish.
The course has 6 modules and 5 bonuses. Each lesson is a step you need to take in order to create your perfect recipe for building your art journal pages. You’ll get all the tools to implement the lessons via videos, instructions, photos, and printables.
HOW LONG DO I HAVE ACCESS TO THE COURSE?
You’ll have a life-long access to the Art Journal Recipe. This means that, as long as my business and the course are alive, you’ll have access to it, even all the updates I may add in the future.
If at some point, this course will no longer be active, I’ll let you know in advance, so you can download all the resources.
WHAT ART SUPPLIES DO I NEED FOR THE COURSE?
Since this is a course for beginners, you won’t need many art supplies to finish the course. We’ll mainly be using magazine images, acrylic paint, watercolor, brushes, stamps, ink, stencils, and pens.
In the first module of the course, I’ll show you a simple tutorial on how to make your own art journal, so you’d need some sheets of thicker paper (watercolor paper, mixed media paper, scrapbook paper or just ordinary cardstock) and some twine.
If you already have an art journal that you want to use, you don’t need to make this one.
WHAT IF I PURCHASE THE COURSE BUT DECIDE IT ISN’T FOR ME?
If that happens, I offer a 15 day guarantee. So, if you start the course and decide it isn’t for you in the first 15 days of the course, you can ask for a refund. You won’t need to give any reasons, if you’re not satisfied, you’ll get a refund.
