subject: Identifying Yourself With Art [print this page] Is art you're passion? Then you probably areIs art you're passion? Then you probably are. Ignore other opinions. What you create is what defines you. If you have a gift in art, utilize it to create items of choice that satisfy your soul. Art can be a secretive item cherished by you, not always the public. The start of an art piece utilizes items as simple as paper and pencil.
Some artist make art a career, others may use it to pass time. Art is an adventure of ideas and creativity that can be captured by anyone.
Brainstorming
Brainstorming is vital to the creation of great art. Whether one or many, sketchbooks are significant to the establishment of art for many artisans. Many of the best art pieces began as small ideas and scribbles on paper. Carefully analyze drawings of the past and include new designs that can bring it to life.
Everywhere artists may travel, their sketchbooks will follow. A medium sized book that may fit in a small bag, but is big enough for art is idea. Make sure to always carry a pen or pencil that feels comfortable in your hand and that you enjoy using. Express Your Art on Paper
Art journaling can be interpreted in many ways such as sketching, writing, or a combination of anything that tickles your imagination. Art journals are created by hand or bought in a store. It's your choice.
Art journals are displayed in the form of a mixed media collage. Collage creation can be done on one piece of paper or a book. Diversely colored water-based paint should be applied on a page or multiple pages. Multiple colors may be blended. Remove moisture from paint. Using a glue stick, glue a collage of images that you have cut or torn from magazines, old photos, postcards, junk mail or any other item you can find. With paint, ink or glue, many other items can be added to a collage. Air drying and heat drying items only make a difference in the time it takes to dry the item.
Decorative Sketches
Yes, doodling is a valid art form. Doodling is a simple design that can become elaborate. The design can be as structured as a series of geometric shapes that form a border around the paper, or as prosaic as someone's telephone number that you scribbled during a conversation. Any small image can be made big through a constructive process of adding new elements. Using a pencil or pen, color in different areas. Your creativity will lead you to an innovating design.
Hold onto your work throughout your art career. Art papers should be kept in a safe place whether in a notebook, file or folder. Write a synopsis about your art work. Recognize the importance of all of your work.
