Art Journal Page: Gray | Collage Junk Journal
Wednesday, November 16, 2016
This is a very simple, yet very fun to do, collage art journal page. I just used magazine pages, glue, and scissors. The process was very cathartic for me, and I just love the final result!
The Background (First Layer):
I had a lot of magazine pages that I had already thrown in a bin on my desk. So, I just started ripping them into interesting shapes and layering. A gray theme soon emerged and I ran with it.
I really liked how the ripped edges looked versus clean cut using scissors. It blends better and yields itself to more unique shapes.
I just kept ripping and gluing until I was happy with it. I let the glue dry for a bit before going over the entire surface with a homemade glue wash.
I, then, allowed that to dry before moving on to the next layer.
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Focal Images and Words (Second Layer):
I knew I wanted to incorporate a picture of a guy in there somewhere, because I had never used one in any one of my pages. Luckily, I had this image, shown on the right of the spread, of this man from a photography studio magazine. He fit right in with his gray goodness.
Next, I found the image of the young lady shown on the left. It seem to fit, and I liked the fact that she had just a hint of color. I wish I could say that there is a deep and meaningful reason for that, but I just thought it was neat.
Next, I added and spliced together words taken from several different pages in my bin to come up with a theme. My favorite bit is in the upper right hand corner: "Give a man a mask and he will tell you the truth. Disguise."
Straight up magazine collage is one of my favorite things to do at the moment. I just love taken a bin of mess and scraps and trying to create something out of it. I even have a blast doing it!
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Video (Process and my Collage Supply Storage):
Or watch on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ksmx_JqXQY
Youtube playlist with all my art journal videos: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLF-JAoUFIHc6bkeU1iukjlA7YlWCBZLqw
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I finished this journal completely. So, be on the lookout for a flip through chit chat video and blog post!
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Everybody makes their art in ways that are peculiar to them. I always find the creation process fascinating.
ReplyDeleteI totally agree! It's almost like having a window into people's brains. lol :)
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