Watercolor abstract painting ideas with simple shapes, dots, modern marks, and layered blue green mixed media texture.

Abstract Art Journal Pages with Moody Earth Tone Color Palettes

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Come along with me as I continue filling my Bare Spine Beauty journal with abstract mixed media pages inspired by Color Cube palettes. In this video, I work with warm earthy colors and moody contrasts to explore how changing the dominant color on each page creates a completely different feel across the spread. I layer Holbein gouache, Faber-Castell Black Collection pencils, Kuretake gold mica ink, and Kingart gel sticks to build soft texture, expressive marks, and shimmering detail. These taped-off page designs add extra interest to the composition and make this abstract art journal process a fun way to experiment with color palette inspiration, mixed media supplies, and handmade journal pages.

Check out the Bare Spine Beauty Art Journal workshop on my site: https://2lilowls.com/product/bare-spine-beauty-master-the-art-of-coptic-bookbinding/

Looking for the supplies I used? I’ve listed all my favorite and most-used materials on one easy-to-update page here: https://2lilowls.com/favorite-supplies-for-mixed-media-abstract-art/

(Some of the links are affiliate links. If you use my link, I get a small commission, which will go toward my art supplies and to support this channel! I appreciate your support!!)

Note: I don’t list individual supply links on every post any longer, simply because keeping up with that for each video or project took more time than I have. Instead, I’ve created one easy-to-browse page where I’ve listed all my favorite and most-used art supplies. It’s always up to date, and a great place to find what I’m working with most often.

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My open handmade art journal with two abstract mixed media pages painted in warm earth tones, olive green, burgundy, orange, ochre, and gold.
My close-up abstract art journal page with olive green, peach, ochre, burgundy, orange dots, pink stripes, gold accents, and flowing pencil lines.
My abstract mixed media painting detail with deep olive green shapes, burgundy textured marks, orange dots, gold lines, and muted pink stripes.
My moody abstract art journal detail with charcoal brown, olive green, burgundy stripes, orange dots, ochre, and delicate metallic gold lines.
My handmade art journal open on my studio table with two abstract mixed media paintings in warm and moody earth tone color palettes.

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