I know that there are people that are all caught up, people that are behind and people that are just starting. Please don’t worry about being behind. If you are just starting today, start at Day 1. It IS day 1 for you! I don’t want you to rush through to catch up so you can finally “start” too. I want you to think about and enjoy each day. :)
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Today we are going to cut our magazine images out to be small squares. Don’t get caught up with the perfect measurement but they should be approximately 1x1”. If you want to you can measure the first one to get an idea of size but eyeball the rest. OK? :)
For some of the squares you will only be able to use a part of each image. For instance, half a large smile or part of a large sentence. You don’t have to recognize what the original image was after you cut it out but try and find a nice curve or interesting composition. I’ve drawn a box around my image here just to demonstrate. Don’t draw the box, just cut.
Now to attach your squares to your page. Use a grid pattern arranging the images in any order that you like. If your journal is small you may not use them all. If your journal is big you may have more white space and want to add a few more squares. I am going to attach mine using matte medium under and over the images to protect them. If you don’t have matte medium, you can use any glue you have handy.
You will be amazed how beautiful these tiny random images start to become as you place them on a page together. Do you see any themes happening? Do you see any stories? Play with the arrangement and see how themes can change.Today we are going to cut our magazine images out to be small squares. Don’t get caught up with the perfect measurement but they should be approximately 1x1”. If you want to you can measure the first one to get an idea of size but eyeball the rest. OK? :)
For some of the squares you will only be able to use a part of each image. For instance, half a large smile or part of a large sentence. You don’t have to recognize what the original image was after you cut it out but try and find a nice curve or interesting composition. I’ve drawn a box around my image here just to demonstrate. Don’t draw the box, just cut.
Now to attach your squares to your page. Use a grid pattern arranging the images in any order that you like. If your journal is small you may not use them all. If your journal is big you may have more white space and want to add a few more squares. I am going to attach mine using matte medium under and over the images to protect them. If you don’t have matte medium, you can use any glue you have handy.
(here I am rearranging the look of my page and figuring out placement)
If your rows are a bit wobbily…that’s OK. Your squares a bit crooked?…good. Allow yourself to be imperfect!
