Is 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. It doesn\’t have to be a masterpiece sold for thousands at a gallery. The start of an art piece utilizes items as simple as paper and pencil.

It is not important whether you make a living from your work or if you are a Saturday afternoon sketcher at the local cafe. Art may not be included in your everyday life, but may be a great outlet for you to discover new things.

Brainstorming

Ideas need to be brought out through simple sketches and drawings. Most artists own at least one sketchbook and many have a collection. Many of the best art pieces began as small ideas and scribbles on paper. Old sketches that may be insignificant to an artists can later come to life as new ideas develop new art from an old design.

Everywhere artists may travel, their sketchbooks will follow. Large sketchbooks are hard for travel and small sketchbooks do not have enough working space; find a way to meet in the middle for the perfect sized sketchbook. 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. To create a collage, select a piece of paper or a book or your choice. Pages should be coated with water-base paint that is colorful. Choose a few colors to blend. 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. Let the image air-dry completely or use a hairdryer.

Decorative Sketches

Doodling is an expressive form of art. Doodling is about making a simple design and then decorating it. 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. Start with a basic image of anything and build on it. Delete spaces with a dark pen filling them in. Once finished, a unique design will have been created.

Save your work, whether they are sketches, complete journals, or random doodles. Place loose pages in a folder or a sketchbook. Don\’t be shy about dating your work and adding notes about what inspired you, what the work is about, or anything that you want to remember. You are the artist and this is your work.