Art Journal Inspiration – Mike Deakin Art

Posted on 02/02/2019 02/02/2019 by Mike — Leave a comment

Mission: Inspiration February 2019 – “Play”

Mission: Inspiration Art Journal Page – February 2019 – “Play”

It’s time for another Mission: Inspiration challenge over on our Facebook group – this month we have some fantastic colours to play with and a great selection of ingredients to throw around a page! Check out how I created my art journal page above by watching my full process start to finish video by clicking the YouTube link below!

This is the Mission: Inspiration brief for the month of February – please feel free to use it in all your FB, blog, vlog, YouTube and Insta posts – but please remember to link back to our Facebook group!

February’s Mission: Inspiration Challenge Brief.

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Posted on 15/12/2018 15/12/2018 by Mike — Leave a comment

Day 7 – 7 Days of Christmas – Be a Unicorn!

For Day 7 of my 7 Days of Christmas series for 2018 I’m doubling up with a project from the Mission: Inspiration Mid Month Mini Mission over on our Facebook group (link below). The word this month is “Unicorn”. Please feel free to download the graphic below to use in all your online posts.

I first drew out a sketched version of my Unicorn head, then traced it onto black cardstock using white graphite papers from Royal Langnickel. I then went over the lines using, white, silver and gold Signo opaque rollerball pens. It’s one of the unique things about art journaling, is that it can take whatever form, shape or colour you want. Some days you want to do add lots of layers, sometimes you don’t!

If you’d like to watch how I drew my on layer Unicorn page, click the YouTube link below!

The Mission: Inspiration Facebook Group can be found by clicking the link below too!

Posted on 10/12/2018 10/12/2018 by Mike — Leave a comment

Day 3 – 7 Days of Christmas – Ten Below!

For day 3 of my 7 Days of Christmas series, I’m playing in my small Dylusions creative journal and making a snowy, collage scene using the Tim Holtz Assembly Snowman Bigz die from Sizzix and a retro Christmas tree background printed from my computer. To watch how I created my art journal page from start to finish, simply click the YouTube link below.

Don’t forget, if you missed my 2017 Christmas series you can watch it by clicking on the playlist below!

Posted on 04/12/2018 04/12/2018 by Mike — Leave a comment

Mission: Inspiration December 2018 – Winter Wonders

My art journal page project for December the last main Mission: Inspiration Facebook challenge for 2018. To watch the process of how I created this page from start to finish, click the YouTube link below!