After completing our first art journaling workshop, many students are in love with their art journals and with the idea of having a new page idea (challenge) every day. This follow-up workshop was born of that desire.

Also, we may hate to admit it, but after some time passes, we may find we are falling away from our art journaling habit. This workshop acts as a catalyst to get the whole thing rolling again.

This workshop contains 20 daily lessons which further your drawing skills, creative thinking, and teach you techiniques which are especially useful for the art journal. Lessons are posted Monday through Friday and we have weekends for catchup (or just resting - if anyone actually does that anymore!).

The workshop will run in a dedicated Yahoo Group classroom just like Love This Journal 1.

Supply List:

Exactly the same supplies are used as were required for Love This Journal, Level 1, with the addition of access to a digital camera and the ability to print out photos you take with it. Any camera is ok - even a phone camera will do.

Also a roll of clear Packing Tape.

The Original Supply List is repeated below for your convenience.

About Our New Video Format
This will be an ALL VIDEO online workshop - the first of its kind as far as we know. You must have Quicktime installed on your computer (the latest version for your system). Most computers already have Quicktime onboard, but if yours doesn't, you can download it free from Apple.com

You must be able to play our videos. Test this by trying this video (has nothing to do with this workshop). This is high end streaming video, so let it load for a few moments before hitting the Play arrow or it will start and stop. If it does not start, double-click the picture area.

http://gallery.me.com/jwesolek#100001

If you can run this video, you will have no problems with the class videos. You must have the the free Quicktime Player for Windows here (Macs have Quicktime already): http://www.apple.com/quicktime/download/win.html

Our videos are now downloadable, so you can keep a copy for yourself on your computer and watch it without being online. Our videos will play in Quicktime and iTunes - also free and available for PC and Mac (from apple.com).

Supplies. . .

A Moleskine “Large Sketchbook” (Blue/Violet Label - you will find this at Borders and Barnes and Noble, or Google it for online deals (try DickBlick.com) or visit the Moleskine website (moleskineus.com) and check out some of the sample pages while you’re there - they're inspiring. We use this particular book because it takes so many mediums so well, is archival, and is hard bound for durability).

Ability to take and print digital photos.

Roll of clear Packing Tape.

Set of Watercolor Pencils (at least 12)

Pencil Box (for taking your journal out on art dates, or just room to room)

Waterbrush - Small or Medium (this is a brush that holds water in its handle and is available at all art supply stores)

Pencil, 3H lead, not a mechanical pencil, just a plain drawing pencil, and soft white eraser.

Permanent Black Pens in two or three nib widths. We use Pitt Pens in Fine, Medium, and Brush Tip (available at office and art supply stores). Sharpies will not work because they bleed through the page.

A Bone Folder

Spray Bottle and Rubbing Alcohol (regular 70% alcohol and an old hairspray bottle works well)

Sheer Heaven (at least 2-3 sheets). There are some techniques that just can't be done with anything else - like transfers for example.

A roll of 3M Removable Poster Tape (Available at office supply stores, this is a wide, very tacky, double-sided tape that remains removable) This will be used for one of our techniques, not for sticking things in our journals

A Glue Stick or double stick tape for sticking things in your journal.

A good paper scissors and a craft knife with metal ruler and cutting mat.

Some kind of pastel chalks and clear packing tape.

Fun Foam (1 sheet - available at craft stores)

Stiff, clear plastic: A transparency will do. I prefer to run a laminating pouch through a laminator with nothing in it (copy shops will do this for you if you don’t have a laminator). Plastic should be stiff but easily cut with scissors.

Just stuff that you have. . .
Some stamps and stamp pads in a few light colors and a set of alphabet stamps. We find the small Chalk Pads or Crafter's Inks in small pads or sets to be best because they can be heat set and then painted over without smearing.

The photo below shows supplies that we will use when working on our journals at home.