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- Lesson 1: Getting Started - An Introduction to Journaling.
- Lesson 5: Transparency, Reflections, Shadows and the Art Of Illusion.
- Lesson 7: Gestalt - Something More Than The Sum of the Parts
Lesson 1: Getting Started - An Introduction to Journaling.
Making or Buying Your Journal
A visual journal needs to be
- big enough for you to be able to experiment with ease
- small enough to take with you every where you go
- inexpensive
- made from fairly good quality paper in case you do *#!- that - *^ drawing and need to frame it
- the paper may need to be able to 'hold' watercolour at some stages
- have a hard bound cover so that it is durable and can give support behind the drawing
- it should preferably have ring binding or an easy, flexible binding so that you can bend back the cover when sitting drawing
- fairly attractive so that it becomes the book you treasure
Is this a big ask? Not really.
Is it going to be expensive? No! This drawing adventure will turn out to be the most inexpensive course you have ever completed. Unless of course you choose otherwise. You may find that as your pleasure in drawing increases you will want to experiment with new materials and papers. This is great! However - I suggest you take it one step at a time. Don't buy everything that you think you might need. Just get small new material purchases on a staggered basis. This allows you to appreciate each material for its unique qualities and value, before you go on to the next one! There is value in limiting your available choices when attempting to be creative. Savour the experience just because you can - you may as well. But be assured - you can draw everything you need to with a - ream of photocopy paper (bound together with string if need be) (AU$6 approx),
- three graphite pencils - 2B, 4B, 6B, a sharpener and an eraser! (AU $3 approx).
- Colour pencils are desirable.
So pleaseeee! don't let cost deter you.
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