Uploaded April 2022 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

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Today I make an art journal page using collage, stencils, water solubles, and mark making, step by step, layer by layer. Also, yellow and wings for a happy page.

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00:00 Introduction
01:13 Art journal background
03:10 First background layer
06:05 Layer with messy gesso
08:27 Mark making with water solubles
11:44 Flower focal point
15:00 Painting the flower
16:15 Learning from a mistake
17:54 Choosing collage elements
19:26 Where do the collage elements
23:17 Finishing and embellishing with pastels
24:45 From art journal to altered book