Don’t worry about “pretty” or “good”…just make.

One of the things that I think people struggle with when they art journal is the idea that every page should be pretty or good.

I think if I put pressure on myself to make every page good, I would quit art journaling. That is so not what it's about to me.

I know that people art journal for a myriad of reasons. I art journal for play, expression, and practice. Every now and then, good art happens. But plenty of times it doesn't. And I simply don't care. I embrace it, I learn. That's how I become a better artist. I learn.

The more art you make, the better you get. The more you express, the better you feel. Learn to love the whole process, the mistakes and the triumphs.

In the pages below, I was practicing my drawing. The drawings on the left weren't working, I was screwing it up (take a close look at the nose). Instead of overworking it, I just learned my lesson from my mistakes and tried again on the right side. Much better.