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Эта яркая книга даст вам вдохновение и все необходимые инструменты для того, чтобы создать свой альбом и рисовать в свое удовольствие. В ней вы найдете:
советы и идеи от 27 художников со всего мира;
более 25 упражнений, которые помогут вам тренировать новые навыки и реализовать новые идеи на практике;
яркие журнальные страницы с иллюстрациями на тему путешествий, природы и повседневной жизни;
подсказки, которые помогут вам визуализировать важные жизненные события и вехи;
поддержку и вдохновение для борьбы с творческими кризисами;
информацию о разных художественных стилях.
Эта книга — лучшая возможность начать реализовывать ваш творческий потенциал.
Эта яркая книга даст вам вдохновение и все необходимые инструменты для того, чтобы создать свой альбом и рисовать в свое удовольствие. В ней вы найдете:
советы и идеи от 27 художников со всего мира;
более 25 упражнений, которые помогут вам тренировать новые навыки и реализовать новые идеи на практике;
яркие журнальные страницы с иллюстрациями на тему путешествий, природы и повседневной жизни;
подсказки, которые помогут вам визуализировать важные жизненные события и вехи;
поддержку и вдохновение для борьбы с творческими кризисами;
информацию о разных художественных стилях.
Эта книга — лучшая возможность начать реализовывать ваш творческий потенциал.
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Cathy Johnson
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sometimes known as Kate, has worked as a naturalist, writer, and freelance artist for the past 30 years, and was staff naturalist and contributing editor for Country Living magazine for 11 years. She is a contributing editor to the Artist’s Magazine and Watercolor Magic and has had a regular column in Personal Journaling magazine, where she wrote on a subject she feels passionately about -- realizing the importance of creativity in our lives. She has written and illustrated -- her own work and that of others -- for a number of national magazines, including Science Digest, Harrowsmith Country Life, Sports Afield, Country Journal, Muzzlelader, Women's History, Early American Life, Sketchbook, Woodworker, Woman’s Day, Threads, Mother Earth News, National Wildlife Magazine, Sierra and additional magazines listed on the writer page. Her writing and artwork has been included in a number of nature anthologies and art books.
(from http://cathyjohnson.info/biography.html)
sometimes known as Kate, has worked as a naturalist, writer, and freelance artist for the past 30 years, and was staff naturalist and contributing editor for Country Living magazine for 11 years. She is a contributing editor to the Artist’s Magazine and Watercolor Magic and has had a regular column in Personal Journaling magazine, where she wrote on a subject she feels passionately about -- realizing the importance of creativity in our lives. She has written and illustrated -- her own work and that of others -- for a number of national magazines, including Science Digest, Harrowsmith Country Life, Sports Afield, Country Journal, Muzzlelader, Women's History, Early American Life, Sketchbook, Woodworker, Woman’s Day, Threads, Mother Earth News, National Wildlife Magazine, Sierra and additional magazines listed on the writer page. Her writing and artwork has been included in a number of nature anthologies and art books.
(from http://cathyjohnson.info/biography.html)
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May 1, 2020
If you've read long and hard, or talked long and hard, or thought long and hard, you've come across the gates of metaphor. There's something about being sentient that demands expression, demands connection, and there are only so many words to go around. We mix them and we match them and we create a few new ones every year, but it's never enough. There's always an observation just beyond the boundary of our lexicon that begs to be conveyed. And so we revert to symbols and similarities. "He's all hat and no cattle." "Not my circus, not my monkeys." "It was like trying to nail Jello to a wall." We'll twist ourselves inside out to impart our experience exactly - which probably has something to do with loneliness, and something else to do with evolution, and is certainly responsible for the current fascination with art journaling.
Art journaling is precisely what it sounds like; adding art to your journal. The theory here is that the use of imagery - figures, landscape, design, or mere ephemera - will help to more fully reveal this life and our encounter with this world. Anyone who's ever pasted a ticket stub in a diary, or spilled some tea, or mindlessly doodled along the margin as the phone was ringing, ringing, ringing, and their heart was aching, aching, aching, knows the change that occurs. A visual has been introduced...and somehow bringing the outside in has made aspects of this record-keeping much more intimate. Artists know this, of course. But so do explorers, and builders, and observers. And that's not bad company to keep.
Cathy Johnson is an old pro at workbooks like this. She understands the need to appeal to readers of all category and sophistication. She knows the importance of selecting sample illustrations that inspire without intimidating. Her approach is exceptionally inclusive, and that's certainly welcome to those of us who are squinting a bit at the notion of sullying our text with...well, hopefully nothing too amateurish. The true test, though, of a creative guide of this sort hinges on its ability to motivate. Is your hand reaching for a color by the end? Is your mind toying with an image? Will you risk an illustration?
My answers: Yes. And yes. And yes.
Because while it's true these pictures of mine may not be worth a thousand words, I sometimes think it would prove miracle enough if they were worth the one I was looking for.
Art journaling is precisely what it sounds like; adding art to your journal. The theory here is that the use of imagery - figures, landscape, design, or mere ephemera - will help to more fully reveal this life and our encounter with this world. Anyone who's ever pasted a ticket stub in a diary, or spilled some tea, or mindlessly doodled along the margin as the phone was ringing, ringing, ringing, and their heart was aching, aching, aching, knows the change that occurs. A visual has been introduced...and somehow bringing the outside in has made aspects of this record-keeping much more intimate. Artists know this, of course. But so do explorers, and builders, and observers. And that's not bad company to keep.
Cathy Johnson is an old pro at workbooks like this. She understands the need to appeal to readers of all category and sophistication. She knows the importance of selecting sample illustrations that inspire without intimidating. Her approach is exceptionally inclusive, and that's certainly welcome to those of us who are squinting a bit at the notion of sullying our text with...well, hopefully nothing too amateurish. The true test, though, of a creative guide of this sort hinges on its ability to motivate. Is your hand reaching for a color by the end? Is your mind toying with an image? Will you risk an illustration?
My answers: Yes. And yes. And yes.
Because while it's true these pictures of mine may not be worth a thousand words, I sometimes think it would prove miracle enough if they were worth the one I was looking for.
January 9, 2013
This book inspired more creativity in me than any other book I ever bought. I continue to return to it for artistic motivation and inspiration. I now have a better habit of creating art work weekly.
December 19, 2016
I dip into this book whenever I'm looking for creative inspiration, and it has not failed me yet. I always find something new to try, and I believe this is my fourth reading of the book. This wonderful book is full of ideas, inspiration, advice, and has lots of colorful examples of fun journal pages.
October 17, 2018
When I bought this I thought I would be able to glean a lot more information about keeping a more interesting artist journal/sketchbook and maybe even shaking up how I do things. This just didn't really work for that purpose. I think this a lot better for a beginner. I have been keeping sketchbooks/ artist journals for over twenty years which is kind of scary for me to say. Anyway, I really thought this would have more interesting unique ideas in it but they were pretty standard and basic. If you are looking for very standard basic ideas on starting an art journal and you really have no idea where to start then you might be more into this book. This isn't even really useful as a reference book for me. Maybe if you were an art teacher, teaching a very basic journaling class, this would give you some good jumping off points for discussion or like I said earlier a total beginner who has no clue where to start. 2 stars -- this just didn't work for me but I didn't give it only one cause I can see where it might help someone and it was put together well.
December 4, 2012
(More pictures at parkablogs.com)
Artist's Journal Workshop is a wonderful book for anyone looking to start a sketch journal. It's a 144-page paperback with beautifully laid out pages.
It's packed with lots of tips on finding ideas, and from there, you can discover which style suits you. This book really brings across how fun sketching can be.
There are 27 artists who share their sketch pages in this book. Some of them are Danny Gregory, Nina Johansson, Liz Steel, Lapin, Cathy Johnson herself, of course, and many more. They also share their insights.
Since this book is about journaling, the examples are mostly about illustrating what you see. It can be drawing people, places, animals or food. It's very inspiring to check out all the artists' work, even the seemingly mundane stuff look interesting when illustrated.
Highly recommended, especially to sketchbook lovers.
February 19, 2016
"Лучшее, что может сделать для нас дневник, - научить ценить каждый прожитый день. Не нужно ждать поездки своей мечты или каких-то важных свершений, которые, по вашему мнению, единственные достойны быть запечатлены на бумаге. Как только вы начнете регулярно заполнять дневник, вы поймете, что каждый день действительно важен."
Прекрасная книга с интересными примерами ведения дневника художника. Сразу захотелось опробовать свои силы.
Прекрасная книга с интересными примерами ведения дневника художника. Сразу захотелось опробовать свои силы.
May 2, 2020
I love it! It inspires me a lot to draw more and write often) i also followed author's advice and bought some books and followed some artists in instagram. I can recommend it to everyone searching his own artist way, support and inspiration
February 27, 2015
I suspect that, no matter what else I am going to read over the next months, this will be the most important book to me this year.
There is no need to pick this up if you're not interested in creating some art yourself, but if you do, look no further. This is the perfect book for you.
Cathy Johnson covers a lot of subjects, starting with an unsual one for an art workbook - she's asking you why you want to do this. Trying to keep a journal with the wrong expectations is what got me stuck on my first attempts, so this was a very helpful start.
The author then covers subjects as diverse as materials, staying on track, finding the right place and time, trying out new ideas, composing pages and including writing. Every subject is looked at from more than one viewpoint, and you can see examples from other artists' journals to see the different ways of making something work. Cathy Johnson never tells you to do something a certain way, instead she encourages trying out new things all the time. Trying different materials, trying different art styles, trying different subjects. Just exposing yourself to life and let your art happen.
My favourite section was a section on how to deal with mistakes. Making mistakes was my biggest fear in starting an artist's journal, because I tend to be a perfectionist and when my art doesn't live up to it, I get frustrated. I know that progress is only made with constant practise, but it is difficult to be courageous. Seeing artists who are way better than me cover up things or create new layers was extremely helpful. (Mind you, I might need several layers of covering, but who cares. It's my journal after all.)
The best thing about this workshop is the collection of different artists that have offered an insight into their sketchbooks. There are ones that I absolutely admire, ones I don't like that much, ones that are way better than I ever will be and ones that I think I might be as good as with a little bit of practise. This keeps the book interesting, and if you can find your own style in an artist's workshop, your often halfway to the finish line already.
There is no need to pick this up if you're not interested in creating some art yourself, but if you do, look no further. This is the perfect book for you.
Cathy Johnson covers a lot of subjects, starting with an unsual one for an art workbook - she's asking you why you want to do this. Trying to keep a journal with the wrong expectations is what got me stuck on my first attempts, so this was a very helpful start.
The author then covers subjects as diverse as materials, staying on track, finding the right place and time, trying out new ideas, composing pages and including writing. Every subject is looked at from more than one viewpoint, and you can see examples from other artists' journals to see the different ways of making something work. Cathy Johnson never tells you to do something a certain way, instead she encourages trying out new things all the time. Trying different materials, trying different art styles, trying different subjects. Just exposing yourself to life and let your art happen.
My favourite section was a section on how to deal with mistakes. Making mistakes was my biggest fear in starting an artist's journal, because I tend to be a perfectionist and when my art doesn't live up to it, I get frustrated. I know that progress is only made with constant practise, but it is difficult to be courageous. Seeing artists who are way better than me cover up things or create new layers was extremely helpful. (Mind you, I might need several layers of covering, but who cares. It's my journal after all.)
The best thing about this workshop is the collection of different artists that have offered an insight into their sketchbooks. There are ones that I absolutely admire, ones I don't like that much, ones that are way better than I ever will be and ones that I think I might be as good as with a little bit of practise. This keeps the book interesting, and if you can find your own style in an artist's workshop, your often halfway to the finish line already.
December 30, 2016
Plenty to try
Loved reading about the methods, loved looking at the examples. This is a very good book to get you past the empty first page and making your own marks. Very light and encouraging.
Loved reading about the methods, loved looking at the examples. This is a very good book to get you past the empty first page and making your own marks. Very light and encouraging.
July 2, 2021
More inspirational rather than educational, although I did find the following tips worthy enough to write down for reminding.
1. Figure out what and why you are journaling
2. Don't fear the blank page (which I don't)
3. Paste your business car on the first page to help reconnect you with your journal if you lose it (I did this once years ago. Even had written $50 reward if returned. Never got it back)
4. Try different media
5. I like the idea of gluing in photos, parts of a restaurant menu, business cards, collages, etc. in with or instead of your sketches.
6. I also like the idea of including a small map when needed--either glued in or drawn
7. Try a 9 square grid to capture small sketches. Even if its not sequential art (like a comic)
1. Figure out what and why you are journaling
2. Don't fear the blank page (which I don't)
3. Paste your business car on the first page to help reconnect you with your journal if you lose it (I did this once years ago. Even had written $50 reward if returned. Never got it back)
4. Try different media
5. I like the idea of gluing in photos, parts of a restaurant menu, business cards, collages, etc. in with or instead of your sketches.
6. I also like the idea of including a small map when needed--either glued in or drawn
7. Try a 9 square grid to capture small sketches. Even if its not sequential art (like a comic)
January 16, 2018
I’ve read this book cover-to-cover, bookmarked several pages, and will probably reference it quite a bit, especially when I need motivation. It is full of useful, practical information on art journaling, but more importantly it has sparked creativity more than any other how-to book I’ve read. With all sorts of beautifully illustrated examples of journal pages and techniques, it is so full of inspiration, the hardest part is keeping track of all the ideas it spawns. The Artist’s Journal Workshop is both a muse and a practical guide to creating an art journal.
August 2, 2019
Encouragement for those who want to start an illustrated journal, for whatever reason - and Cathy shares how a number of other artists are using theirs. And you don't have to be an "artist" to create and maintain an artist's journal.
There are a lot of great illustrations, and, on my Kindle app on my iPad - they look great. I haven't tried them on my black and white kindle, but think they are better in color.
Cathy mentions some tools and journals you may want to consider, but this isn't a "how to draw" book, but how to develop your own journal(s).
Recommend!
There are a lot of great illustrations, and, on my Kindle app on my iPad - they look great. I haven't tried them on my black and white kindle, but think they are better in color.
Cathy mentions some tools and journals you may want to consider, but this isn't a "how to draw" book, but how to develop your own journal(s).
Recommend!
September 18, 2017
I love this book! So many creative books only give me a few good ideas to work with but this one inspired me on every page. I love the examples and all of the tips. It's a good mixture of text and illustration. I'm glad I got this book on Kindle because I want to refer to it over and over as I work on my own techniques.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in sketching, art journaling, or just working on their creativity.
I highly recommend this book for anyone who is interested in sketching, art journaling, or just working on their creativity.
July 31, 2018
I really appreciate this book! As a high school teacher I was looking for a book to reinforce the direction I would like my high schoolers to take with their sketchbooks. This book has ideas and methods that I will use. Many of these would help students develop a deep and rich sketchbook method revolving around “looking”- as opposed to collage -cut and paste. Great book!
April 14, 2019
Very fun, I really enjoyed that there were a number of artistic styles and skill levels represented. The artists were also from around the world, and many of them have an internet presence that readers can look into for further inspiration. There were some pretty interesting ideas.
August 1, 2020
Lovely book with some real journal entries of various artists. How/where to start journaling? Why should you journal? What types of journaling can you do? This book had it all. Perfect book for someone looking to start an art journal.
November 30, 2016
Tons of ideas for experimenting with the format and your media; very motivating. Has direct "try this" ideas on almost every page. Will likely return to it in the future, probably more than once.
June 6, 2017
Good tips for my art journaling. I love the topic and I enjoyed the tips.
January 7, 2018
This is a resource I can see coming back to over and over
Inspirational art examples, lots of tips, excellent advice, lots of mediums were covered. I will be using this book a lot, I can tell. Well written too, in a manner I found relaxing and easy to follow.
Inspirational art examples, lots of tips, excellent advice, lots of mediums were covered. I will be using this book a lot, I can tell. Well written too, in a manner I found relaxing and easy to follow.
January 21, 2018
Good book. Good for tips on how to get started art journaling. Lots of good ideas and examples on what other artists have done. Pretty too.
July 7, 2018
This is a well written book. Full of inspiration and ideas. I want to read it once more
December 7, 2018
Helpful and inspiring ideas for any journal writer. This author focuses on the sketching and painting side of things vs the narrative (my style). A good resource for the self starter.
December 19, 2019
Lots of beautiful ideas and spreads.
April 20, 2020
Beautiful book. Inspiring samples, interesting ideas, and great tips for creating a journal that reflects both your life and your art practice.
May 27, 2023
The ideas are good, it's more of an inspiration gallery instead of a how-to.
September 9, 2023
I've been getting art books put from the library as I've been getting back into drawing and keeping a sketchbook, and I found out this book is out of print now :(
December 29, 2024
Several examples for creative journaling inspiration.
January 15, 2017
Nice resource
This book is loaded with information and resources. I did feel however that while the pictures included were beautiful they made me feel a bit out of my league. Those who are just starting out on their journaling journey might feel a bit intimated.
This book is loaded with information and resources. I did feel however that while the pictures included were beautiful they made me feel a bit out of my league. Those who are just starting out on their journaling journey might feel a bit intimated.
May 20, 2013
This is a beautiful book. It is in the vein of recording the moments of your life with illustrations, and Cathy Johnson makes the distinction of using an "artist's journal" rather than an art journal. It is a personal journal kept by you as an artist, but don't think you need to be an accomplished artist because that is not what she is saying at all. This is merely a book for recording your life, elevating the everyday aspects that contribute towards the whole of our lives, whether that be the way the light catches a flower in the garden, our shopping lists and numbers we collect, to the way our child looks when they are sleeping. All ideas and experiments welcome!
Cathy's use of pen and paint is stunning. Her pen work is beautiful. There are also other artist's pages scattered throughout the book.
There are boxes of "tips" and ideas to try, but mostly this book is just fill of inspiration that makes you want to begin recording your own life. There are no step by step projects, but she does go through all sorts of potential materials at the start of the book with a commentary on how to get the most out of your art supplies.
The book has 5 chapters. Chapter one is devoted to the basics including potential supplies and you figuring out what sort of journal you want to keep and what the purpose will be. Chapter 2 is about testing out different supplies and experiments you can do in the pages to see what your supplies can do and work out what supplies call to you. It also covers some design and composition ideas.
One of the most genius common-sense things I got out of this book is her experiment she did with an artist grade watercolour set and a student set, and the difference it makes prewetting your palette. The colours, no matter what set you used were so much more vibrant with just a quick spray of water a minute before you are ready to get started.
Chapter 3 looks at the different potential journals you can have including daily journals, travel journals, memory journals, nature journal, dream and imagination journals, and reportage journals. Chapter 4 covers making journaling a habit and ideas for integrating journaling into your daily life. This chapter asks a lot of questions of you to get to the heart of what you want your journaling experience to be. This chapter includes ideas for different spread layouts and how you can begin.
Chapter 5 is titled 'Pulling it all Together' and it does!! She considers questions of style, favourite techniques and subjects of the featured artists and herself, and also recognising what doesn't work for you. It also contains ideas for going forward and new things to try.
There is also a good resource spread in the book, with featured artist information, books and classes you may want to look at.
The book is really well written and is very clear, the information is very fulsome, and complete.
As well as Cathy's work which I loved, (her portraits of her husband are beautiful), I was particularly inspired by the work of these artists that were featured in her book:
Ellen Burkett
Roz Stendahl
Fred Crowley
Lapin
Pam Johnson Brickell
Danny Gregory
Pat Southern-Pearce
Hannah Hinchman
Catriona Andrews
I really recommend it, it has something to inspire beginners to more experienced painters and good ideas for sparking your creativity and developing your skills.
Cathy's use of pen and paint is stunning. Her pen work is beautiful. There are also other artist's pages scattered throughout the book.
There are boxes of "tips" and ideas to try, but mostly this book is just fill of inspiration that makes you want to begin recording your own life. There are no step by step projects, but she does go through all sorts of potential materials at the start of the book with a commentary on how to get the most out of your art supplies.
The book has 5 chapters. Chapter one is devoted to the basics including potential supplies and you figuring out what sort of journal you want to keep and what the purpose will be. Chapter 2 is about testing out different supplies and experiments you can do in the pages to see what your supplies can do and work out what supplies call to you. It also covers some design and composition ideas.
One of the most genius common-sense things I got out of this book is her experiment she did with an artist grade watercolour set and a student set, and the difference it makes prewetting your palette. The colours, no matter what set you used were so much more vibrant with just a quick spray of water a minute before you are ready to get started.
Chapter 3 looks at the different potential journals you can have including daily journals, travel journals, memory journals, nature journal, dream and imagination journals, and reportage journals. Chapter 4 covers making journaling a habit and ideas for integrating journaling into your daily life. This chapter asks a lot of questions of you to get to the heart of what you want your journaling experience to be. This chapter includes ideas for different spread layouts and how you can begin.
Chapter 5 is titled 'Pulling it all Together' and it does!! She considers questions of style, favourite techniques and subjects of the featured artists and herself, and also recognising what doesn't work for you. It also contains ideas for going forward and new things to try.
There is also a good resource spread in the book, with featured artist information, books and classes you may want to look at.
The book is really well written and is very clear, the information is very fulsome, and complete.
As well as Cathy's work which I loved, (her portraits of her husband are beautiful), I was particularly inspired by the work of these artists that were featured in her book:
Ellen Burkett
Roz Stendahl
Fred Crowley
Lapin
Pam Johnson Brickell
Danny Gregory
Pat Southern-Pearce
Hannah Hinchman
Catriona Andrews
I really recommend it, it has something to inspire beginners to more experienced painters and good ideas for sparking your creativity and developing your skills.
January 9, 2017
The first couple of chapters deal with figuring out what you want out of a journal: what do hope to get out of keeping one?, how often will you write/draw in it?, what will you write about, etc. This section also contains ideas about what format or book style you might like and supplies to try out. There are examples of journal pages provided to show different results using each material.
The second section deals with different types of journals you can keep from nature or travel journals to integrated journals where everything mixes together. There are numerous examples and ideas of what kinds of thing to include for each type.
The final section is all about tying everything together. It provides tips for keeping yourself motivated and evaluating what's working for you and what's not.
The whole book is filled with examples of pages created by a variety of artists, which I think is really helpful in an introductory book like this because it showcases multiple styles. It can be easy to feel defeated by a new project sometimes if your results don't match up with what's pictured and I think seeing multiple people's take on a project can relieve some of the pressure leave you more free to experiment with your own ideas. There is also a fairly extensive resources section at the back that includes information about all the artist who contributed and where to see more of their work as well as listing other books about journaling. The final bit to mention is that this book has extra content available online where you can download PDFs of extended interviews with some of the contributing artists.
The second section deals with different types of journals you can keep from nature or travel journals to integrated journals where everything mixes together. There are numerous examples and ideas of what kinds of thing to include for each type.
The final section is all about tying everything together. It provides tips for keeping yourself motivated and evaluating what's working for you and what's not.
The whole book is filled with examples of pages created by a variety of artists, which I think is really helpful in an introductory book like this because it showcases multiple styles. It can be easy to feel defeated by a new project sometimes if your results don't match up with what's pictured and I think seeing multiple people's take on a project can relieve some of the pressure leave you more free to experiment with your own ideas. There is also a fairly extensive resources section at the back that includes information about all the artist who contributed and where to see more of their work as well as listing other books about journaling. The final bit to mention is that this book has extra content available online where you can download PDFs of extended interviews with some of the contributing artists.
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