Intuitive Art Journaling with Collage & Mixed Media

Hi there, Susanne here sharing a mixed media art journal page with a variety of different mediums, mark makings and a focal image made with our Sketchy Leaves 5 stencil. Scroll down for a full process video.

I started the page by adding some stamped collage papers with clear gesso. The papers are some kind of brown rice and calligraphy papers and I had stamped them in the past with different images. For the vintage style paper I used images from Mix It Up 6 and Mix It Up 5 together with black permanent ink.
Once the background was dry I added a bit more stamping with images from Mix It Up 4 and Mix It Up 6 and I started applying Derwent XL Blocks (Graphitint & Tinted Charcoal) with water and a brush. I am playing intuitively with the paints. These products are new to me and I just started experimenting with them.

Once I was apply with the page I added some mark making with a Derwent Graphitint pencil and a white Posca paint pen. I am also making splatters with the thinned down paint. I finished the spread by adding my focal image made with Sketchy Leaves 5.