- [Ann] Hello there, it's Ann.
Today I am going to show you
how to use the Creative Minds Journal
and 10 creative title themes you can use for journaling.
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So, first off we're going to start
with one of my favorite themes and that is the galaxy.
If this is your first time painting the galaxy,
I recommend for you to start with a small shape
like a circle or a triangle and paint within that.
For my galaxy, I like to use watercolor.
So, I'm using the watercolor palette
that comes with this journal
and I usually like to use a half and half ratio
of water and paint.
So, as you can see, I started with the darker paint
and then as I get to the center, creating my Milky Way,
I use lighter colors.
I love painting the galaxy
because this is when you can experiment
with mixing different kind of colors together
and the way I blend the color
is that I use a little bit of extra water
and then I take my brush and I would make
little swivel motions so that way the color can blend.
I also take a little piece of paper towel
and smudge the colors together as well.
Now, if you get too much paint on the paper,
go ahead and dab that off
with a little piece of paper towel.
If your paper start to ripple after the paint dries,
it's probably because you're using
a little bit too much water.
Since this is journaling paper and not watercolor
it works differently so we have to improvise
with technique by using paper towel
to soak up the water as much as we can.
Watercolor tends to dry fairly quick,
so after that is all dry up I then go over with white paint.
So, I'm using the Pro White paint for this
just 'cause it's thicker and it shows on the darker colors.
If you can't find that, you can also use
a white gel pen to create your stars.
To make sure all that work doesn't go to waste,
what I usually like to do is go in with a pencil
and write out my title word.
For this one it's manifestation.
I want to make sure that the spacing is right
and that I got the spelling down
and all the words are placed nicely
before I go in with a marker.
This is a fun artwork to do because it's a mix of watercolor
and also doodling.
So, the first thing you wanna do is take your brush
and just make a bunch of watercolor smudges on your paper.
Play around with different colors,
whatever colors you like.
Here I'm just smudging blue and red.
I don't really use this combination often
but I'm just going to experiment with it
and you wanna kind of make this into a feathery shape.
Just a note, all the artwork title
that I'm creating for you here are a lot bigger
than what I would normally use in my journal.
I would make them a lot smaller
so that way I could have more space on my page
but this is just for filming purposes.
For this title, mind spill, I want it to look minimal
just because there's a lot in design for the feathers.
So, I'm gonna go in with a thin pen
and write out the word mind spill.
This is like my handwriting
except I made it more spaced apart
and more lengthy looking.
Now it's time for the doodling part.
I love this part right here.
I'm creating a middle line in the center of the feather
and then from the center I am creating feathery,
wispy motions going out.
Between these lines I am making different patterns
and you could really have fun
and be creative with this part right here.
Do whatever makes you happy.
You can go in with a pencil if you're afraid to mess this up
and just play around with different patterns.
Have fun with this.
If you're feeling inspired to travel
or if you just love nature and the outdoors,
this is a fun theme to create.
What I like to do is use the tip of my brush
and I would make sure that it's more on the dry side
before I dip it into the colors
and this is how I got the effect of the pine tree branches
by using the tip of my brush
and dabbing it onto the paper.
Add in different shades of colors
and also create your trees at different heights
so that way it can give your painting some depth.
I usually like to create this design
on the bottom of the page
and then above it I would write a word that inspires me
or a topic that I want to write about right above the trees.
This next art is actually from an improv artwork page
in my Creative Minds Journal,
but I did something like this about two years ago
for my April spread.
The way I create my crystals is that I would go in
with some watercolor.
I pick a color that I like and then I painted it
in different shades.
So, basically I add in more water to get the lighter shades
and if I use too much water then I just blot it really quick
with some paper towel.
And I paint it within the kind of shape that I want to use
for my crystals.
Even if I don't have the outline of crystals here,
I would paint it where I want to draw my crystals.
So, when the color fully dries,
I go in and I draw some lines and jagged shapes,
some angles to get that crystal shape.
So if you notice so far, most of the artwork
are related to the titles.
So, this one is shine bright and this would be something
that I would use for a journal entry on self-improvement
or something that I learned a take-away for the month.
So, I would probably make my title a little bit smaller
that way I have more space above,
more negative space to write in.
I hope you're enjoying all these different artwork
for the titles.
This one is a really fun one to recreate.
Very simple and there's so many variations
that you can do with banners.
So, I'm going to create my banner
in the center of my mind spill page
and I want to add some color to this
so I'm making a water splash in the center
and then once this color is dry,
I create my banner over the top.
To create the banner I am drawing a long, rectangular shape,
almost with a slight curve.
Then for the sides I am giving it a ribbon look.
As you can see, I created a little bend
on the inner corner bottom
and then to give this a nice pop
I created a shadow underneath my ribbon.
If you like stars, then this design is for you.
I first started with a sketch
so that way I can know where I want to draw my stars.
I wanted to create a crescent moon-like effect
and so I drew stars in different sizes.
In the center the stars are larger
and as they come out they get smaller.
In between the stars, in the negative spaces,
I add some dots so that way it can add more
of a design element into the overall look of this.
In the center of this moon I am going to write
the word dream and create
because this is for an inspirational spread
and around this I can write out all my ideas
and inspiration.
So, here's a fun summer theme where the artwork
and the title creates the topic.
When you have a bunch of lemons what do you do with it?
Create an artwork, so that's what
we're going to be doing here.
The two pages you see here are actually
the mindfulness exercises in the Creative Minds Journal.
So therefore the artwork is going to be in the center
and the great thing about watercolor
is that you can write over it
so if I do choose to write over this
I can write over it and still enjoy my artwork.
So, as you can see I sketch a bunch of lemons
in the background and then for the title part
I took something circular and trace a circle for the title.
Then I went ahead and started with the lighter color yellow
and then with the leaves I started
with the lighter color green.
After I get in my lighter shades
I then go over with darker shades.
Right after everything is painted in
I am now gonna go over with a pen
and this is going to make all the difference
with this artwork.
So, I outlined all the lemons and the leaves
and now I'm going to add in little dots
for the texture of the lemons.
This art was actually just an experiment.
I just improvised as I went along with this
and I really ended up loving how everything turned out
and I hope that you are going to love it too
and please give this a try
because it is really, really easy to create.
So, if you're enjoying these artworks so far,
make sure to leave an emoji below
that represents the artwork that you like in today's video.
Alright, so the way I am creating this cactus
is again, I am doing a little sketch
of a cactus shape and you can really have fun
with different kind of cactus shape.
Dig up some photos online to see what inspires you
and then from there we use the same painting method
with this adding different shades of green
or maybe add in a little blue.
For the pot I mix in some orange, brown, and red.
A creative way to add in your topic
is to make it part of the artwork
and here I have a sign coming out of the pot.
It says hug life and this is going to be about
life in general, almost like a monthly log.
Next we are going to create a wreath.
This one is a bit leafier than I had anticipated
but overall it's still very pretty
and I love creating wreaths because you can just experiment
with different kind of leaves or flowers
and they're also colorful and fun to create.
So again, go over with a pencil
so that way you can play around with different designs.
Whatever you choose to paint for this.
I like to start off with leaves and I recommend
for you to start off with leaves
if you are new to this because that's easier
to draw out and color.
After that, for each style leaf you want to select a color
and stick with that throughout your wreath.
All you have to do is apply the same method of painting
just like we did in the other artwork.
With wreaths, they're so versatile to use
for different kind of topics and that's what I love
about them because you can just switch it up
with different plants and almost any other designs.
This last one is super, super, super cute.
It is inspired from my improv artwork
in my Creative Minds Journal.
I made one improve page and I love it so much
I want to create another one but this one
is gonna be for the theme title
and so I drew out different shaped jars
and inside is going to be a terrarium.
Again, we're gonna apply the same paint method,
sketch, everything like that,
you guys should know all that by now
and then above my topic is going to be about growth.
I put grow right here which is kinda similar,
you know, things that I want to work on
and develop throughout the year.
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