Virtual Art Journaling

Each week will be about a different theme or technique, no two sessions in one course will be the same. We do also try and avoid repetition from one course to the next but occasionally sessions will be repeated in subsequent courses. As you can do the same session multiple times with different results we hope you will enjoy it even if you have done some similar before.

During your sessions you will be able to see the other people taking part and the tutor and what everyone is making. It is up to you if you turn your sound and video on but we do recommend it so that your work can be monitored by the tutor and so you can interact with the group.

Here are some example sessions:

Inchies
Techniques: creating inchies to add to your journaling pages
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
Loose sheets of paper
Dried and empty teabags
Soft pencil
Old magazine or book you don't mind cutting up
Any or all of the following - inks, watercolours, water soluble pastels /crayons, metallic paint /ink, pigment powders.

Art Journal Tags
White card to cut into tags (or luggage tags if you've got them)
Collage - patterned papers, text (like old book pages), napkins, tissue paper
Stencils and old make up sponge
Stamps and ink
Magazines - 6 small focal images and 6 words /sentences cut out
Ribbon, scrap fabric or lace

Monochrome challenge
Techniques: include collage, stenciling, reverse stenciling, and stamping.
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
Black/white and grey scraps /collage bits
Black and white paint
Stencil
Straps and black ink
Black and white focal image

Linear Composition - Journey
Techniques: working with a linear composition.
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
Black paint
Collage scraps /washi tape
Inks
Water soluble crayons /water colours
Optional items:
Water spray
Coffee
Modelling paste

Self Image
Techniques: reverse stenciling & drawing sketchy faces
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
Acrylic paint
stencils
baby wipes or painty cloth
practice paper
black pen
stamps
white pen (optional)

All the best things in life are free
Techniques - collage, using what's free to hand.
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
Packaging
Brown paper
Masking tape
Old book pages
Pencil and pen
Watercolours
Metallic paint (optional)
Fabric scraps
Embellishment eg buttons
Stamps
Stencils
Corregated card

Smile
Techniques - Collage background & teabag embellishments
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
acrylics
collage scraps/papers
pencil
watercolours
coffee
old teabag (dried and emptied)
Focal image (photo, magazine cutout, stamped image etc)
found words or letter stamps
sewing machine or needle and thread
fabric scrap

Restless - techniques, using masks and gesso transfers.
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
A luggage tag
Collage
Acrylic Paint
Stencils
Stamps
Patterned napkin
Pen and pencil
Scrap of calico or something similar (can use paper if you haven't got this)
Image - from a magazine or a laser jet print or photocopy preferably black and white. Can be of anything you like.
Fabric scraps

Gratitude
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
Scrap paper - old newspaper, book pages, magazines etc
coffee
needle and thread
scrap fabric or pretty paper scraps
old powdered make up or chalk pastels

Positivity
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
scrap paper or card
something to scrape paint like an old credit card
White pen if possible but not essential
a magazine
some thread

Kindness
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
Glue (pva and pva water mix)
Tissue paper
Paints (ideally acrylic)
Ink pad and stamps
Soft pastels (optional)

Reflection
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
Baby wipes or wet cloth that you don't mind getting painty
Magazine image cut out
Black paint
White pen (optional)
Letter stamps and ink (optional)

Hope
Techniques: include tin foil printing and reverse stenciling.
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
Tinfoil
Stick/cocktail stick or pen with a lid (for mark making in wet paint)
Baby wipes or wet cloth you don't mind getting painty
A focal image of your choice (a photo, magazine image etc)
Ink pad and stamps
Also have in mind a quote/poem/song lyric about hope.

Calm
Techniques: include creating texture rubbings and wax resists
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
Oil pastels or wax crayons
textured hard surfaces
Watercolours/water soluble crayons or pastels/watered down acrylics
card board packaging
Focal image of your choice

After
Techniques: creating a textured background and spill writing.
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
loose paper
coffee
metallic paint (optional)
pastels
water colours
Focal image of your choice

Over the Horizon
Techniques: scratch art
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
Oil pastels
Acrylics
Black paint
Stamps
Cocktail stick or something thin to scratch paint

Good Advice 
Techniques: creating inky decoupage sheets.
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
3 sheets of white kitchen towel
Plastic surface/sheet
Water spray
Any or all of the following - inks, watercolours, water soluble pastels /crayons, metallic paint /ink, pigment powders.

The here and now
Techniques: spill writing and inky doodles
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
Watercolours
Black pens with various size nibs if possible.

Play time
Techniques: reverse stencilling, transparent paint & collage bundle focal points.
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
Pva glue or gel medium
Collage pieces (old drawings /work you can rip up, scrapbook paper, wrapping paoer, old book pages etc)
Focal image stamp
Texture stamps (optional)
Stapler (optional)
Stencils
Baby wipes or wet cloth that can get painty
Acrylics
White or graph paper

View Point
Techniques: masking with masking tape and see through embellishments
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
Gesso
masking tape
acrylic paint
pencil & pen
stamps & ink
stencils
glue
acetate sheet or stiff plastic folder that you can cut up
needle & thread or sewing machine
image to go into embellishment (the prompt is about your favourite place/viewpoint)
Scrap fabric
Found words or letter stamps

Over painted images
Techniques: Learning how to overpaint images from magazines
The extras outside of the basic kit required are:
Acrylics-light and dark colours
Scarpie pen or something similar
Large magazine image
Brushes
Stencils
Stamps
Neo colours/oil pastels/watercolour pastels

Our virtual art journaling course is for all adults or teenagers with an interest in getting creative or just taking some time out of your daily life.

Although it is possible for more than one person to take part using the same device we do ask that you book one place per person as numbers are limited to allow everyone to get feedback and interact with each other online.

Each session will require you to have your own materials and equipment the basic kit is listed above and each week you will get a list of what you need for the next session.

You will also need a method to get online (phone, tablet, computer), a free download of zoom software and a clear space to work we suggest a kitchen table. desk or worktop. We recommend a table cloth being used for messy activities so check the descriptions for more information.

You will be learning at home so its yours to keep along with the skills you learn so you can carry on creating by yourself. If the session involves wet media such as paint you may want to think about where you are going to put your creations to dry after the session.