Find Peace in the Process: Neurographic Lines & Color

Grab a Sharpie or something like it, and some color. Any will work, but watercolor is ideal. This week we’re revisiting when I started one of my favorite mind relaxers, neurographic lines. Before I knew they had a name.

Welcome to BETTER WITH ART. I’m Melinda and I’m here to encourage you to reclaim your creativity and practice creative self-care with weekly small-art prompts that can be done in an art journal or on paper if you don’t have one.

If you’d like one that is ideal for my simple form of art journaling, the paper is important. It needs to be a heavy weight and preferably hot-press because although I love the texture of cold-press it’s really hard on markers and pens. Click here for the one I use in all my videos and the art journaling groups at the library where I work is 140lb/300gsm. Sold in a three-pack, it also remains the best regular-price value that I’ve found.

This week I’m using a micron pen, a black Sharpie, and a silver Sharpie in three different versions of the same type of art. Check out what I’m using, and some cheaper alternatives below. If you use any of my Amazon links and make a qualifying purchase, I will make a small commission as an Amazon associate. This does not affect your price, but supports my sharing my healthy art habit with others. So thanks if you do!

SAKURA Pigma Micron Fineliner Pens
And various water-resistant and less expensive alternatives I’ve had success with and use now:
MARTCOLOR Micro-Pen Fineliner ink Pens
KOUSICA Micro Fineliner Drawing Art Pens
Or we can change things up with sepia:
Bianyo Sepia Micro Drawing Pens with Bonus Pouch Bag

black Sharpies
metallic Sharpies

My new favorite basic eight set of inexpensive watercolors by Prang

artPOP! Watercolor Pencils
As far as inexpensive watercolor pencils, I actually prefer the Crayola.

Whatever materials you use this week, MAKE ART! Take an ART BREAK to practice creative self-care.

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