3 Step Digital Art Journaling Approach

Viv, shares her 3 Step Digital Art Journaling Approach in Adobe Photoshop.

This tutorial may also be achieved using Adobe Photoshop Elements.

3 Step Digital Art Journaling Approach

Create a digital version of a messy journaling page in a book.

• Used a scanned dictionary page for the foundation of the digital art journal.
•  The tape using “Art is Never Finished” was my inspiration.

The selection of elements and process time depends on personal preference.

• Imagine a table full of bits of tactile products such as paper, glue and paint, and choose as preferred.

1. Create a Foundation

• Blend a solid paper featuring paint and with the dictionary page using a Layer Mask and brushes to imitate paint being applied in a traditional mixed media approach.
• Apply brushes from various ToolSets on New Layers using the Paint Brush Tool from the Tools Panel.
• Add Distressed Edge Overlay – Clip a Gradient Overlay to the overlay layer in the Layers Panel to mirror the effect of the element being dipped in different colors of paint.
  

2. Layer Digital Elements

• Add more element layers, such as Multimedia Documents, positioning one on top of the other in the Layers Panel.  
• Notebook No 1 and Notebook No 2 brushes and WordTransfers add context to the composition.
  

3. Embellish Your Digital Art Journal Page

• Personalize your layout with motifs and shapes that you love.
• Hearts are recurring element in Viv’s artistry.
• Try adding Multimedia Hearts to your design adjust the color properties using the Hue and Saturation Tool in Adobe Photoshop (Image> Adjustments> Hue/Saturation) or Elements (Enhance> Adjust Color> Hue/Saturation).

Digital art journaling is a wonderful, freeing way to play with Anna Aspnes Designs.

Try Viv’s 3 Step Digital Art Journaling Approach in your next layout to vary your digital scrapbooking.