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    How to start a visual diary: 5 creative exercises
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    How to start a visual diary: 5 creative exercises

    Discover what a visual diary is and how to use it to stimulate your creativity. 5 easy exercises to draw, experiment and free your imagination. How to start a visual journal: 5 creative exercises to free your imagination. Would you like to draw more, let your hand loose and unlock ideas without pressure? Visual journaling is a simple and powerful tool to exercise your creativity on a daily basis. Just as a notebook collects thoughts, a visual journal functions as a space where images, smudges and doodles become a language of their own. It doesn't matter if you are a beginner or an experienced illustrator: the important thing is not the end result, but the process of experimenting freely. In this article you will discover the benefits of starting a visual diary and find 5 practical exercises to fill it with ideas, color and imagination.

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    Polina Oshu Polina Oshu @polinaoshu Surfaсу Pattern Designer Valencia, Spain
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    • Botanical Illustration
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    • My project in Botanical Patterns in a Sketchbook: Conquer the Blank Page course. Traditional illustration, Pattern Design, Botanical Illustration, and Sketchbook project by Polina Oshu - 11.12.2021
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    Puño Puño @puno Medellín, Colombia
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    • Experimental cómic challenge / Confinement drawing journal. Drawing, and Traditional illustration project by Puño - 04.13.2020
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    Paulina Maciel · Canela Paulina Maciel · Canela @pau_maciel Diseñadora, Ilustradora, watercolor painter Guadalajara, Mexico
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    Ana Santos Ana Santos @anasantos Ilustradora freelance Salamanca, Spain
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    • Book: The Secret Life of Fairies. Traditional illustration, Creativit, Drawing, Portrait Drawing, Artistic Drawing, Oil Painting, Picturebook, Children's Literature, Botanical Illustration, Acr, lic Painting, Children's Illustration, Digital Illustration, Painting, Fine Arts, Character Design, and Art Direction project by Ana Santos - 11.04.2023
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    • Join me for a Watercolor Retreat in Greece! Spring 2025. Events, Education, and Painting project by Ana Victoria Calderon - 09.16.2024
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