Beginner's Art Journal Swap

By composition journal do you mean a marble composition book?

Could it be handmade, or possibly a purchased spiral sketch book? I find it hard enough to write in bound books because they won't lie flat, much less try to draw or embellish in them ;)

That was what I meant, however, I do see your point. Swap edited.

About the minimum size of the book: 5x7 cm or inch? Inches, I suppose, since you're American, but not my first idea, since I'm not ;)

great swap. I just did one and I´ve learning a lot and also surprised about the things my partner did ... it´s nice to experimente this way !!

Point taken, Salome...an international swap does need specifications. Swap edited.

Anything else you folks see that doesn't quite make sense to an international swap, let me know, please. It's the first one I've tried hosting.

What do you mean by PG-13 ?

I've not come across that on a swap before.

PG-13 is a rating I borrowed from the motion picture association where it is used to suggest that some material might not be appropriate for children under 13.

Basically, it's a request to keep cursing, nudity, and disturbing images to a minimum.

I wondered if that was it.

Thanks.

I am confused ... we decorate our book with 50 pages? Then what does the next person do with it?

Hannahs, you decorate 50 pages in the journal and send it to one partner. I don't know that this will be a round-robin like the recipe swaps I'm doing. I thought I'd try this one first and see how it goes. :-)

Do we make the pages so that our partner can write in it, or do we write in it too.I mean do we make it a finished book or ready to be used like a diary? I suppose if the theme for a pair of pages needed words, the pages would not leave room for further writing by the partner. Sorry I am not up on Journals.

It's okay, burrum. The idea is for this to be a finished book. Great question.

I have got about 20 pages this is lots of fun

This is totally awesome. It's going to be a blast making such a big one!

I'm having a lot of fun working on mine between other journals. Glad to hear some of you are doing the same.

In the meanwhile, any questions, comments, other items I can help you with? Leave a message here (I try to check daily) or PM me.

50 pages back and front or 50 single pages, please?

50 single pages is the minimum, but you're free to do more if you wish!

Thanks!

For those of you unsure where to start, I've been using the web for a lot of inspiration. You might find these useful----

http://daisyyellow.squarespace.com/abstract/art-journaling-101.html http://www.artistsjournals.com/instruction.htm

Likewise, you could find 50 prompts and write about/illustrate each one. :)

Ack! This is what I get for browsing when I'm half asleep. Sorry to my partner, this isn't done yet!

So, the 50 pages are counted like those of a book. Therefore page 1 and 2 equal one sheet or leaf of paper. This means that 25 "decorated pages" are needed in fulfill the requirements of this swap. Please correct where needed. Thanks you!

Yes.

This swap has been edited and I'm pretty peeved here because what I sent out was a lot different than what I've received due to that.

Well, I'm sorry to hear that, duckduck. Please see your PMs.

Please be advised that I won't be creating a second part to this swap. I've had too many people not sending, complaining, and causing enough stress over it that I don't care to recreate the experience.