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COSplay MODE, May 2015 issue, Sword posing guide/tips! Other Touken Ranbu related pages in this issue: Honebami’s Coat tutorial Tsurumaru’s Armour tutorial Modifying a toy sword into a tantou and naginata +extra pages Cosplay Photo spreads

hi!! ok so one of my goals for the new year is to work more in journals and sketchbooks. so recently i’ve been searching for resources to help me. i figured some other people might want to see the resources i found too, cause journals/sketchbooks are really cool but they can seem difficult and hard to get into. so i made this masterpost! i hope this helps anyone who’s interested and happy journaling!

get started

how to start a journal

journaling 101

art journaling 101

lots of blog posts about journaling

start a sketchbook

start a sketchbook and stick to it

what to put in a sketchbook

sketchbook ideas

random art prompt generator

giant list of sketchbook ideas

100 sketchbook ideas

149 sketchbook ideas

sketch using a grid

journaling ideas

119 journal prompts

365 journal writing ideas

journal prompts about memories

more ideas

ideas from keri smith (creator of wreck this journal)

one word prompts

50 art journal prompts

52 list prompts

101 list prompts

lists to keep updated

how to collage in your art journal

collaging 101

other masterposts like this one

how to begin journaling

what to put in notebooks

what to do with a new notebook

journaling ideas and inspiration

ok that’s all i’ve got! i hope some of these links and resources help, and have a great year!

Jonny Duddle illustrating Harry Potter during the Harry Potter Book Night. 

best thing you can watch today.

How to make shrinky dink charms!!

this is a bit of a long post, so I’m putting it under the cut

first of all, go to your local craft store and buy the shrinky dink refill sheets. you can get clear, opaque, or solid white

they come in packs of 20 sheets for $5-$6

(i’m going to be using the clear)

step one

draw your design on paper (doesn’t have to be lined, but w/e)

this is the design you will be using to create multiple charms so you don’t have to re-draw it differently each time and you get a consistent product!

step two

trace over it with sharpies!

i wouldn’t recommend using oil based paint markers or acrylic paint, as they will come out weird in the oven

step three

get some small-grain sand paper and sand until it looks like this

make sure you sand it really well!!!

step four

go back over it with sharpie

step five

color!! do not use cheap-ass crayola colored pencils. the color won’t lay down correctly. i highly recommend using prismacolor colored pencils

i know that they can get quite expensive, but it’s worth it

also, don’t use crayons

just dont

step six

hole punch where you want the hole for the strap to be, and then cut out with some relatively sharp scissors

step seven

pre-heat your oven to 325 degrees fahrenheit (or the equivalent in your country i don’t feel like doing math), and bake for exactly three minutes, no more!! it will shrink down and look like the charm on the right when done~

step eight

before you do this next step, take a paper towel or old rag and gently wipe off the colored pencil dust so it doesn’t smudge the color when you put on the gloss!!

on the side with the drawing, coat with a single thin coat of gloss mod podge and let completely dry!

step nine

after the charm is completely dry, put one of these little finding thingies on it

you can find these in the walmart jewelry section at $2 for 250 or something

step ten

attach a cellphone strap

you can buy these on etsy in a wide variety of colors for very little money

i highly recommend getting the straps with the lobster clasps for easy attachment!

ta da!! you’ve successfully made shrinky dink charms!

store in a plastic jewelry case, with them arranged so the side with the mod podge isn’t touching the charm next to it’s similar side (i.e front to back)

~congrats u made it through this long-ass tutorial high five~