How to Journal Like an Artist: A Guide to Keeping an Illustrated Journal

Jumpstart your creativity with this inspiring guide to transforming your daily journal into an illustrated record of your life, your thoughts, your loves, your goals

Special features:

• Perfect for the Beginner: Even if you have never picked up a pencil or marker, author Jane Maday’s encouraging and easy-to-follow instructions will have you drawing in no time.
• A Wonderful Gift: Includes over 300 full-color drawings printed on premium quality paper with a sewn binding that allows you to open it flat.
• Great Author: Artist and popular Instagrammer Jane Maday is known for the super-cute art she includes in the journal pages she posts every day.
• Bonus: Five pages of fully colored original Jane Maday images you can cut out and collage into your own journal

Got a voice in your head saying, “But I can’t draw”? Jane takes care of that with supportive advice on getting in touch with your creative side and silencing your inner critic. Can’t think of anything to draw? Jane shows you that everything in your life can be an inspiration for your own personal art, whether it be your favorite foods, things that make you happy, or what you did yesterday.

Jane guides you through the basics of drawing faces, bodies, hands, babies, flowers, trees, dogs, butterflies, birds, and more. She also provides you with lettering templates, sample borders and banners, and other ideas for putting the finishing touches on your illustrated pages.

Finally, she provides you with five pages of beautiful fully colored images that you can cut out and use to collage into your own journal, as well as extra pages for you to practice your drawing.

Jane Maday is an artist, illustrator, and popular Instagrammer. She is the author of two other books on drawing and creativity (How to Draw Super Cute and Everyday Art Exercises), and three coloring books, Life Is Sweet Coloring Book, Nature's Sweet Moments, and The Art of Positivity. She began her career at age 14 as a scientific illustrator for the University of Florida. A former illustrator for Hallmark Cards, Jane’s work has adorned children's books, collector plates, ornaments, cards, jigsaw puzzles, and much more. She has two children, a menagerie of animals, a garden for inspiration, and a husband to share it all. Jane Maday lives in Fort Collins, Colorado.