Showing Up#gmseasonofshowingupMicro Challenge 1 What is your WHY? Why do you art journal? Why is it important to you and why do you keep coming back to it even when life is...
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Your WHY
Your Why is the MOST important part of your Get Messy journey and one that you will come back to again and again.
Collaboration Prompts + Sidekick
Collaboration#gmseasonofcollaborationDownload the season sidekick Save this PDF to your computer, print it out, and let it accompany you on your artistic journey this...
Spark Prompts + Sidekick
Spark#gmseasonofspark[wpseo_breadcrumb]Download the season sidekick Save this PDF to your computer, print it out, and let it accompany you on your artistic journey this season....
Time Capsule
Spark#gmseasonofspark[wpseo_breadcrumb]Let’s go back in time! This gave me a great excuse to look through my old art journals and reference photos and match them up. I’ve realized...
Steven Prompts + Sidekick
Steven#gmseasonofsteven[wpseo_breadcrumb]Download the season sidekick Save this PDF to your computer, print it out, and let it accompany you on your artistic journey this season....
X Prompts + Sidekick Part I
X#gmseasonofX[wpseo_breadcrumb]Download the season sidekick Save this PDF to your computer, print it out, and let it accompany you on your artistic journey this...
More Prompts + Sidekick
More#gmseasonofmore[wpseo_breadcrumb]Download the season sidekick Save this PDF to your computer, print it out, and let it accompany you on your artistic journey this season. This...
Affirmation Prompts + Sidekick
Season guest artist Connie Solera embraces showing up to your art journal with honesty, vulnerability, and fearlessness in the Season of Affirmation. Through intuitive painting, Connie helps you embrace every mark you make as a part of a conversation and to follow the first ideas, gut reactions, and little whispers that won’t leave you alone. Hold your art journals close to your heart as a safe sanctuary to affirm all the feels you are feeling, all the fears you are experiencing, and all the hope you can muster for a brighter future ahead.
Bloom Prompts + Sidekick
Bloom#gmseasonofbloom[wpseo_breadcrumb]Download the season sidekick Save this PDF to your computer, print it out, and let it accompany you on your artistic...
X Prompts + Sidekick Part II
X#gmseasonofX[wpseo_breadcrumb]Download the season sidekick Save this PDF to your computer, print it out, and let it accompany you on your artistic journey this...
Less Prompts + Sidekick
Season #gmseasonofless [wpseo_breadcrumb]Download the season sidekick Save this PDF to your computer, print it out, and let it accompany you on your artistic journey this season....
Reflection Prompts + Sidekick
Reflection Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.Prompt #1 “Nothing of me is original. I am...
Creative Warm-Up Exercises
During this hangout, Jenny shared a creative warm-up exercise that can be used for those busy days when it’s hard to fit art in.
Habit Prompts + Sidekick
Habit Download your habit tracker Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal. Tick off each day that you were creative. Prompt #1 Make some art on Monday. No...
Documenting Prompts + Sidekick
Documenting Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas. PROMPT #1 - HE(ART) BY CINDY Document...
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#getmessyrecipes acrylic paint in a bright or fluorescent colour black and white image or Xeroxed image (if you don't have one, you can download one of flowers...
Recipe 11
#getmessyrecipes black and white image or pattern (e.g. music sheet, old book, handdrawn pattern, if you don't have this, print the ephemera below) tissue...
Recipe 10
#getmessyrecipes a poem on paper - written by you, from a magazine, or you can use one scanned in from an old e e cummings book (just click below) image from a...
Recipe 09
#getmessyrecipes /your gorgeous self pencil modeling paste acrylic paint stencil (if you'd prefer, you can download and print the background) brush pen (if...
Recipe 08
#getmessyrecipes magazine image to use as the focal point pattern from a magazine to use as a background text from a magazine ledger paper (if you don't have,...
Recipe 07
#getmessyrecipes dried tea bag typewriter or computer printer collage fodder - 2 pieces that mean something to you, 1 piece that you simply love, and 1 piece...
Recipe 06
#getmessyrecipes paint your favourite paper old ledger paper or book paper (click here to print if you don't have your own - make sure to print on both sides)...
Recipe 05
#getmessyrecipes two colours of paint in the same colour family pencil a dark or light colour paint paint in an opposing colour old credit card, gift card, or...
Recipe 04
#getmessyrecipes four colours of paint - acrylic, gouache, watercolour, whatever acrylic ink or fluid acrylic paint marker stencil One Add small smears of...
Recipe 03
#getmessyrecipes scraps of artwork, preferably matching scissors and glue brush pen or actual paint brush dipped into paint thread - either on a sewing machine...
Recipe 02
#getmessyrecipes old book or book pages (if you don't have any, click here to download and print with a laser printer) gesso or white acrylic your favourite...
Recipe 01
#getmessyrecipes collage papers tape - washi or masking tape glue acrylic paint watercolour, ink, or watered down acrylic a typewriter, computer, or magazine a...
Love Prompts + Sidekick
Love Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Focus Prompts + Sidekick
Focus#gmseasonoffocus[wpseo_breadcrumb]Download the season sidekick Save this PDF to your computer, print it out, and let it accompany you on your artistic journey this season....
Finishing Prompts + Sidekick
Finishing#gmseasonoffinishing[wpseo_breadcrumb]Download the season sidekick Save this PDF to your computer, print it out, and let it accompany you on your artistic journey this...
Prompt Generator
Keep clicking to receive a new art journal prompt.
Ephemera
Digital ephemera for you to print out and put into your art journal.
Creativity Prompts + Sidekick
Creativity [wpseo_breadcrumb]Season of Creativity Art Journal Challenge:Create an art journal based on a book, movie, podcast, tv show, music, etc that makes your artist soul...
000 Bootcamp
If you’re in need of a realignment, Bootcamp is what restores you to a creative state and gets you ready for your journal. It has three parts to it and can be done every month or whenever you need a reset.
Ubuntu Prompts + Sidekick
UbuntuPrompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Story Prompts + Sidekick
Story Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Play Prompts + Sidekick
Play Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Kindness Prompts + Sidekick
Kindness Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Nature Prompts + Sidekick
Nature Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Connections Prompts + Sidekick
Connections Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Fairy Tales Prompts + Sidekick
Fairy Tales Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Freedom Prompts + Sidekick
Freedom Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas. Inspiration
Colour Prompts + Sidekick
Colour Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Contrast Prompts + Sidekick
Contrast Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Art 101 Prompts + Sidekick
Art 101 Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Seasons Prompts + Sidekick
Seasons Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Gifts Prompts + Sidekick
Gifts Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Dreams Prompts + Sidekick
Dreams Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Music Prompts + Sidekick
Music Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Introspection Prompts + Sidekick
Introspection Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Lists Prompts + Sidekick
Lists Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Happy Prompts + Sidekick
Happy Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Magic Prompts + Sidekick
Magic Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Words Prompts + Sidekick
Words Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas. This season has been a personal favourite...
Serenity Prompts + Sidekick
Serenity Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Adventure Prompts + Sidekick
Adventure Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Brave Prompts + Sidekick
Brave Prompts Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
Bonus: Art Journaling Formulae for Busy People
This section will include 10 step-by-step formulae for making art journal spreads to take the overwhelm out of art journaling.
Welcome to Transference
Welcome to the class!
Closing Thoughts
To wrap up this course, I’m going to give you a little tour of some of my past art journals to show you a few examples of how I’ve used my girl sketches in my page spreads.
Closing Thoughts
Thank you so much for taking this class with me! I hope I have been able to spread a bit of the galaxy love and you have learned how to create your own starry scenes!
Fifty Two Portraits
Fifty Two Portraits is a photography class in self-discovery; a way to document your life right now and uncover your creative self using self-portraiture and reflection. Inspired by a year-long creative project she embarked upon when she turned 40, Vanessa Oliver-Lloyd leads you on a path of self-discovery towards better knowledge of yourself as a person and as an artist. The class includes 52 prompts, 1 for each week of the year, centered on 1 of 7 themes: you, places, family, style, work, life, and friends, plus Vanessa’s photos for reference and inspiration. With Vanessa as your guide, embark on a journey in using photography and words to reflect inward and capture who you are at this phase in your life.
Orientation
Get started becoming a Get Messian with Messy Orientation! Messy Orientation will show you how to get the most out of the Get Messy website, connect with your art tribe, and build and maintain your creative practice. Learn all the ways Get Messy can get you making right away with Get Messy Seasons and website resources such as the Choose Your Own Adventure Library. Then see how the Get Messy forums can help you connect and collaborate with other members and make new art friends. Finally, learn about setting art goals and creating art making habits that get you making daily or as often as you need. Messy Orientation is your resource for all things Get Messy.
Starting Prompts + Sidekick
Starting Download the prompts for the season Save this file to your computer, print it out, and keep it inside your journal to spark journal ideas.
A Zillion Ways to Fill a Sketchbook
Play There are a zillion ways to fill a sketchbook. Danny and Koosje share tips to push you out of your comfort zone and help you grow your sketchbook into a work of art. After...
Infuse your Art Journal with Emotion
Find the right media to express specific emotions.
05 • IDEAS + TAKEAWAYS
The Minimalist Art Journal > Bonus05 • Ideas + TakeawaysHere’s a bonus “lesson” with a bunch of past minimalist pages – quick examples,...
Class Bonuses + Prompts
The Minimalist Art Journal > BonusClass Bonuses + PromptsOh man do I have presents for you! Just click on the image to be taken to the...
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Nature
This page was inspired by the Christopher Paolini quote atop the Week 5 prompts. As someone who feels especially connected to the sea (and lucky enough to live across the street from the Atlantic), it really resonated with me. I'd been dying for an excuse to use my...
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Connections
Of the many connections I explored this Season, this one was one that I really loved. My connection to my work is at the very core of my identity and I feel at a loss when this connection is set aside. Revisiting the start of my career and its path was very soothing....
Season of Fairy Tales: Member Art Journal Flip Through
This season you guys have shown up and blow us away! We have been in awe of everything you guys are making and we are so sad to have come to the end. But! The end means that many of you are finishing up some really incredible art journals and sharing your final flip...
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Fairy Tales
Working in my altered book for this season, the big bad wolf is entering the felt tip woods. - Jules Little Red Riding Hood has always been one of my favorite fairy tales, so I tackled it for my very first page of the season with a collaged gelli print background and...
Brush Lettered Inspiration
Fairy Tales [wpseo_breadcrumb] Hi again! Olivia here. I hope you’ve had lots of fun creating an entire page of brush lettered text. Here are a few more ideas for you on how...
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Colour
(Art by Riet) The creative team totally rocked it this season. I mean. They are rocking every season, but this one in particular is next level. And I know that the next season will also be even better. The inspiration for this page was from the prompt in Week 1 about...
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Contrast
I was thinking of the contrast between clean photography and messy paint and the contrast of linear maps/text and swirly organic lines. I like the idea of digging a little deeper into the idea of contrast and not getting hung up on only black and white. It's tough...
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Art 101
(art by Katie) This was an amazing season filled with learning and playing around. Here are our favourite pages from the creative team for the Season of Art 101. "Week 3 had two prompts about layers. I made this tag out of a book page that I experimented doing an...
Gifts Creative Team Inspiration
The end of the year is officially here and that means it is time for our creative team to say farewell. We know they have inspired you guys endlessly with their wisdom and beauty, but for us they have become our closest friends and family here at Get Messy and we are...
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Dreams
Page by Tanyalee You guys, we are so lucky to have so many talented artists in Get Messy. The 2016 Creative Team is back at it again with some drool worthy art journal pages today and we cannot wait for you to see them! Remember you can see all of their links and info...
How to make a prompt-producing DIY chatterbox game
Dreams Hi there everyone, Tanyalee here with a bit of a fun tutorial post. Today I am going to teach you to make an origami fortune teller/chatterbox that I have designed with art...
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Music
Every month I think, this is it - we've reach the top, it can't get any better. And then it does! You guys are amazing. Your art is so inspiring and beautiful and blows us away every day. Thank you so much for sharing it with us. We love you so so so very much. To end...
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Introspection
Hey hey!! To top off the last bit of your inspiration from the Season of Introspection here are our favorite pages from our super talented Creative Team! Karen Cait Jules Anika Essie Zinia Emily Katie Tanyalee Vanessa Nina Torrie
10 Minute Art Journal Pages
Introspection Hi there everyone, Tanyalee back with another tutorial. As it is the Season of Introspection, I thought it would be a fun idea to do a tutorial on making...
Using Envelopes In Your Art Journal
I love using envelopes when I art journal! It’s the perfect thing to tuck away some special writing or journaling, photos, letters, anything really.
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Lists
YAY! Were back with more inspiration from our Creative Team. We have been blown away this season with all our new friends (HAYYYY!!) joining us from the Lists team and we are in love with all the incredible art that was made. So let's get to ooohing and ahhhhing!...
Textured Backgrounds for Journal Pages
Lists Hello again Get Messians, Tanyalee here with another tutorial post. This week I am going to show you how to use household items to create texture on your pages. I wouldn't...
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Happy
Ooph. This Creative Team has some crazy talent. Crazy! They have been wowing us all day, every day this season and we are so grateful for all of their hard work and great ideas they have shared. Grab a cup of tea and sit back and spend some time soaking in this beauty...
Xeroxing Photos To Use In Your Art Journal
Happy Hi Get Messians, it's Cait. I'm stoked to share my first inspiration post! XEROXING PHOTOS ONTO EXCITING PAPERS! I think that xeroxing is underrated, magical,...
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Magic
Its the most beautiful season of the year! (please go back and sing this!) Its the last season of 2015 and we could not have loved it more! So much magic is in the air and we are wrapping up this season with some Creative Team inspiration for you. Happy Holidays from...
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Words
This is quite possibly the saddest end to a season yet! This has by far been everyone's favorite season and our Creative Team has been making like crazy, so we decided to double your DT inspiration for this month. Caylee Vanessa Nina Kathleen France Jules Lauren...
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Serenity
It's somehow September! And another AMAZING season of Get Messy is finished! Here are our favorite Serenity pages from our Creative Team. Vanessa Lauren Jules Kathleen Nina France Caylee
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Adventure
Watching you guys create this season has been amazing! Your adventures in real life and in your pages are so inspiring. If you haven't faced the blank page yet, here are a few pages from our creative team to get your brain turning over ideas! We can't wait to see what...
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Brave
Here's your batch of creative team inspiration from the Season of Brave! Lauren Caylee Sabine Nina Vanessa OL Vanessa P France Kathleen We can't wait to see what you made this season in tomorrow's link up!
Creative Team Inspiration: Season of Love
Here is a small dose of inspiration from our wonderful creative team for you! These are a few of the beautiful pages they created in February. Be sure to check out their blogs and social media accounts for even more inspiration and to connect with them. Kathleen...
12 Ways to Use Washi Tape
Love The Accentor This is a simple way to draw focus to your words or photos. Page by Sabine from Moments To Live For. The Secret Keeper and The Color Pop Create a flap by attaching...