After reading your comments about Maya's Art Journaling I would like to encourage my daughter who is also 9 to keep a journal. Would you be able to elaborate on Maya's Art journaling or maybe put up a picture or two of her art?
Thanks for all your help and support - your website is an incredible source of information and inspiration!!
Feb 06, 2010 Rating
Watercolour PastelsNEW by: milliande
Instead of the portfolio oil pastels I wold suggest Caran d'Ache Neocolor II Artists' Crayons... they can be used like ordinary crayons and when wetted with water turn into watercolour effect crayons...
With a brush one can also use the actual crayon like a pallette to pick up color from that then can be used as a watercolor wash ..
They can be pruchased single or in small starter sets of 8 or so ...I use them all the time and Maya loves them too
As for Kid Art Journaling Prompts... if you set them so a whole class can work on a similar theme... lets say " breakfast Favourites" , Bedtime Routine" , " Tallest Building Climbed" ,
" Last animal spotted" ... etc to get them in the mood ... and supply different materials that support your prompt ... ie collage images for your theme, shape templates, journaling line templates or pagers with lines and grids for pocket writing windows etc ...
I think the success in art journaling with kids comes from a variety of mixed media approach on the page.. so it is not just seen as drawing or sketching in a book ..but playng with composition, colour and design ...
enjoy
♥ milliande
Feb 06, 2010 Rating
Pan Pastels and Art JournalingNEW by: Melissa S.
Milliande,
Thanks so much for responding to my questions! Like you, I felt overwhelmed by the color choices in the Pan Pastels line. Your answer helps me narrow down as I look at them. I am GOING to do it!
I have been preparing pages(as samples) for the kids' art journaling classes. I wasn't sure if I should be 'teaching' (some lessons on simple drawing skills, perhaps how to approach faces, indicating body movement starting with stick figures)....or just pages where I give a prompt and a technique and they do whatever they want. Maybe a mix of both? I am trying to stay with mostly dry materials, right now, because I had foot surgery, and can't run all over the room easily (which I seem to have to do if there is paint involved!) Maybe some of those barrel filled waterbrushes and Portfolio oil pastels would be easy for adding color that is watercolor-like? Anyway, I love the grid idea that your daughter uses, and can see that in a number of situations! Thanks for your help! I am going to do it!
