Junk Monsters Journal
In this class we take ordinary junk mail and mail order catalogs and old magazines and upcycle them into a fun one of a kind monster journal. Each monster will emerge out of our discarded piles of mail and we'll even add words from tossed catalogs.
The class is open to all skill levels.
There are 16 lessons and approximately 8 hours of video content in this class. All class videos are downloadable.
Monster Junk Journal
Supplies List
I have tried to list everything I used in the class, but you don’t need to go buy them all.
Discarded mail
Discarded magazines, mail order catalogs, or maybe even old newspapers
Drawing paper scraps
Sheet of heavier paper for cover (140 lb or so)
Newsprint paper or scraps
Acrylic inks in black and any colors you like (I used Daler-Rowney Sap Green for cover, Dr. Ph Martin misc colors and black), cover used paynes grey ink with sap green wash)
Acrylic paints in white, black and colors you like (I sometimes used Waverly Chalk paint (plaster color) for eyes), Luminous Opera Pink by
Uniball Vision Elite black pen
Uni-ball Signo white gel ink pen 1.0 mm or 0.7mm
Water soluble crayons/pencils such as Stabilo All Marking pencil or Caran d'Ache Neocolor crayon
Charcoal (optional)
Bamboo Ink Pen
Small lidded containers (restaurant sauces)
Fineline Precision Applicators (for inks)
Matt Acrylic Medium (I used Liquitex)
Clear Gesso
Brushes: assorted
Embossing Heat Gun (optional to speed up drying times)
brayer
Paper towels
Unscented Baby Wipes
Scissors
Awl
Waxed linen or embroidery thread
Large eye needle
Water spritz bottle
Water brush pen
Small Water Spritz bottle for watered down inks
Old pen or sharp tool to scratch into inks
Wax paper to protect pages