I plan to do this page layout tomorrow with my afterschool art journal class. It involves layering crumpled tissue paper shapes with watery glue. I like how it looks somewhat like a poor man’s rice paper.1. I folded and cut out some red tissue paper hearts, and glued them down to my paper with some dabs of glue stick.
2. I mixed up some glue and water until it was about the consistency of milk, and sparingly brushed it over my entire paper.
3. After crumpling up some large squares pink tissue paper, I smoothed them out and pressed them over the hearts. More glue was brushed over the top layer. The goal was to leave just a few wrinkles to give the paper texture. I continued until the entire paper was covered.
4. I think it will take a half hour or so for the page to dry, so I plan to have another coloring project to work on in the meantime. When dry, red Sharpie markers are used to add decoration to the hears, and also some Valentine-like messages. The glue-like finish makes for a nice drawing surface for markers.
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I've done many of the art journal pages with my 4 homeschooled kids. No matter their age or the page idea they love it! So, thanks. With all the watery glue and paints and metallic sharpies and such, our journals are wrinkled and crinkled. Could you be very specific in recommending a brand of journal that will withstand art abuse from kids age 5-12. Thank you. You and your blog rock!
Hi Jen,
I'm glad you're enjoying the journaling, it's been well received on my end too. As for my favorite journal, I've been pretty much staying with Canson Field Sketchbooks with wire binding such as these:
http://www.dickblick.com/products/canson-field-sketchbooks/
I just place protective papers under painted pages as they dry, and then try to enjoy the extra texture they add to the book. Hope that helps.
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