If you’re looking for the easiest way to get started in art journaling, all you need is a good journal, with quality paper, and a great pen (see this article for some suggestions) and some inspiration.
Here are a few simple ideas to get past that first blank page in your journal.
Journaling Prompts:
If you are more comfortable writing in your journal, that’s okay! Perhaps you can write a letter to…
- yourself, when you need a friend
- your mom/dad
- who you might be in a year
- your younger self
- your soulmate… who you’ve never met
- a long lost & forgotten friend
Art Journaling Prompts:
If you like combining mixed media art (doodling, painting, collage, etc.) with writing then you might feel more inspired by writing and/or drawing a list of…
- What you would do if you had a million dollars
- Who/What you are most thankful for
- The best compliments you’ve ever received
- The “secrets I’ll never tell”. (The best part is, you can cover this page with paint when you’re done!)
- Your favorite _______
- Your goals
- Your bucket list
- Advice that you (probably should/will never) follow.
The hardest part of journaling, sometimes, is just overcoming that “blank page anxiety”. Sometimes you just have to make a mark and see what it turns into! Art journaling is supposed to be meditative and relaxing, so just put pen to paper and enjoy the process.