MAKE THE ART: The easiest way to overcome fear of what others think

Do you struggle with feeling like your art isn’t good enough for you to take time making it? Are you afraid of what others will think? Does that keep you from making art?

This week we’ll talk a little bit about how an art journal is a perfect solution for that. A safe place for you to express yourself and experiment without fear of what others will think.

And we’ll experiment with a fun 3D effect.

WELCOME!

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 the privacy of an art journal or on paper if you don’t have one.

Let’s make some art. Because we’re BETTER WITH ART.

DON’T LET FEAR KEEP YOU FROM MAKING IT.

If you’d like an art journal that’s ideal for my simple form of art journaling that uses various mediums, 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. Here’s a link to the mixed-media one I use in my videos and the art journaling groups at the library where I work is 140lb/300gsm. It stands up to all my dry, wet, and layered applications. Sold in a three-pack, it also remains the best regular-price value that I’ve found.

Here’s the set that contains the pen I’m using.

And my current favorite inexpensive watercolor, Prang oval pan basic 8 set.

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This week’s Instagram inspiration from @malleryjaneart. You can check it out here.