I generally reach for the 3.5 X 5.5 size, it’s a perfect size to work in and document. This becomes increasingly more important as your trip wears on and your journal begins to expand from all of the wonderful keepsakes that are documenting your vacation. And the most endearing feature is the elastic strap that keeps the journal closed. Most versions come with an inside back pocket so when I’m traveling around and come across things that I want to put into the journal this pocket is a great place to store things until I sit down to work. The paper is of a good quality so that paints work just fine on the pages, ( I don’t recommend working with too much water but the pages can handle minimal saturation). I do love the Moleskine journals for a number of reasons…They are easy to find even during travels most places carry them in the event I’ve left home without one or have more to document than one book will accommodate. watercolor brush (which I use With my watercolor pencils) and my trusty glue stick.
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It needs to be small enough to fit in the purse I’ve selected to travel with and I also like to take an accompanying pencil case that will hold the various pens and pencils I want to use along with small paint tubes of primarily matt acrylic paints, on this journal I used black.
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Over the years I’ve used many different style journals to work in, with experience I’ve learn that small journals, with some kind of closure like sting or elastic is best. I generally decide before i leave home the style and method I’ll use to journal.
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#Travel journal moleskine free
It is a wonderful way for me to stay engaged with my art and studio time while documenting my trip in a fun, interesting and stress free way. As many of you already know I journal everywhere I go.