Visual Journaling (a way to reduce stress and be creative):
Follow any of the prompts below to begin your
creative, visual journey……
1) How do you feel today or this week? using colors, shapes, lines or images represent your week, your upcoming break, etc
2) Spontaneous Imagery. creating a scribble or free-form lines and looking for images within those lines.
3) Non-Dominant Hand Drawing. writing with your non-dominant hand to create an image or sketch
4) Working Within a Circle. “mandala journal”, trace or draw a circle on each page of your journal and make a regular practice of creating images within and/or outside the circle template.
5) Dream Journal. visual images recalled from your dreams, key words or phrases first, followed by drawing of the main elements of your dream.
6) Photo collage Journal. try collecting your favorite images, words or quotes from magazines or books, and/ or print memorabilia
7) Stencil Lettering. Design a quote, your name, your favorite things, words, song lyrics
8) Role Model, Favorite person. Represent someone you look up to in image, words, drawing
9) Doodle Diary. Doodling with felt markers or Sharpie
10) Intention Journal. If you have a particular intention in mind [for example, a gratitude practice or a goal to become healthier in the next year], New Year’s resolution
11) Altered Book. Any book you can use the words and images in the book as part of your journaling or draw/paint/collage over text.
12) Create Your Own Approach. Draw/paint/collage as you like, It’s your visual journal, do what seems right for you and in any media that appeals to you
Here are a few basic guidelines for visual journaling:
Just Relax. Record the Date. Document your Name.
Follow any of the prompts below to begin your
creative, visual journey……
1) How do you feel today or this week? using colors, shapes, lines or images represent your week, your upcoming break, etc
2) Spontaneous Imagery. creating a scribble or free-form lines and looking for images within those lines.
3) Non-Dominant Hand Drawing. writing with your non-dominant hand to create an image or sketch
4) Working Within a Circle. “mandala journal”, trace or draw a circle on each page of your journal and make a regular practice of creating images within and/or outside the circle template.
5) Dream Journal. visual images recalled from your dreams, key words or phrases first, followed by drawing of the main elements of your dream.
6) Photo collage Journal. try collecting your favorite images, words or quotes from magazines or books, and/ or print memorabilia
7) Stencil Lettering. Design a quote, your name, your favorite things, words, song lyrics
8) Role Model, Favorite person. Represent someone you look up to in image, words, drawing
9) Doodle Diary. Doodling with felt markers or Sharpie
10) Intention Journal. If you have a particular intention in mind [for example, a gratitude practice or a goal to become healthier in the next year], New Year’s resolution
11) Altered Book. Any book you can use the words and images in the book as part of your journaling or draw/paint/collage over text.
12) Create Your Own Approach. Draw/paint/collage as you like, It’s your visual journal, do what seems right for you and in any media that appeals to you
Here are a few basic guidelines for visual journaling:
Just Relax. Record the Date. Document your Name.