Starting a daily journal practice is easy. Here, Jordan Sonder shares a simple question to kick things off: What inspires you? For Jordan, the word "undateable" offers plenty of fodder for colorful interpretation. Follow along as she puts her feelings on the page, offers advice for those who may not (yet) consider themselves artists, and reveals the beauty in vulnerability. For more tips, join Jordan for Visual Journaling: Drawing Your Feelings, a Skillshare Original: skl.sh/30pWnfU
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VISUAL JOURNALING QUICK JUMP MENU
00:00 What Inspires You?
00:38 Choosing Your Colors
00:53 Jordan's Phrase: "Undateable"
01:30 Drawing the Letters
02:20 Adding Embellishments
03:27 Finding Beauty in Vulnerability
04:16 Running Wild with Color
05:50 How to Know When You're Finished
06:52 Your Turn: Draw Your Own Entry
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ABOUT JORDAN’S SKILLSHARE CLASSES
Known for her emotionally honest work, artist and illustrator Jordan Sondler guides you through five exercises that will help you express yourself through art and connect more deeply with your feelings and identity. With her warm sense of humor and approachable teaching style, working through these meditative exercises with Jordan feels like working through them with a friend.
In this thoughtful and from-the-heart class, you’ll learn:
-Guidelines to help you with your visual journaling
-The importance of practicing these skills
-Ways that visual journaling can work for you
-A better sense of yourself and your internal experiences
Join Jordan and your classmates in a fun and meditative class that anyone can benefit from - whether you’re an artist by trade or someone who loves to doodle in the margins of your notebooks - and enjoy a no-pressure way to express and process your experiences.
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VISIT THE SKILLSHARE BLOG FOR MORE
Learn how to keep a daily log of hand drawings, doodles, photographs, and clippings with this guide to starting a visual journal-complete with prompts, examples, and inspiration: skl.sh/3mJzEE6
Whether you're hoping to find calm in a chaotic life or looking to catalog goals for the future, everyone should consider starting an art journal. Here's why: skl.sh/3009JiI
Dealing with writer's block? Try one of these 25 journaling prompts to get your creative juices flowing: skl.sh/3BRzqiq