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Photos are usually an integral part of my design starting point but then it is about color and texture, I can spend a crazy amount of time tweaking colors and blending.
 
For art journaling page, I usually go with my mood and find a quote to match, then go from there. I will also go through my stash pulling things which work into the image basket in ACDSee, then dragging it all into PSE.
 
nrjanitz said:
I love hearing how most of you begin your process with the STORY!! I think that's why we all do this right? We need to get down a certain emotion, a tale or event a moment in time. I also love how most of you don't really have a plan but rather go with your gut. I think in any creative endeavor (cooking, writing, decorating, etc) it becomes more important to listen to our instincts and just begin to create.

@misslovescraps unfortunately I do not really scrap that much anymore - I'm hoping to get back to it soon because I used to do it when my daughter was younger and I love looking back through them esp. now that she's grown. Since I am designing full time now, scrapping always seems to go to the back of the creative line so to speak. I do try and work in my sketchbook each day. For me I find that the longer I go without doing that, I hesitate and feel fearful (not sure why this is!) So I just begin with laying down some paint, I turn on music and just try and trust myself... not caring who I show. This is just for me...

I did just buy a Wacom tablet and downloaded some amazing Pshop brushes from http://alexdukal.com/store/ and I've been working on drawing right into Pshop. I LOVE IT! Have any of you used Alex's brushes? I bought the Aquarelle Watercolor set, the Cartoonist and Artbox (I guess Disney artists use these!) These are tool presets so they look very realistic. I created this little kitty using them...

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OMG.... love that cat!!!! I want a WACOM so badly!!!!! It's been in my "WANT" list for a LONG time!
 
For me it's all about the colors and textures and the word arts! I tend to modify WAs in a kit to fit that first feeling I felt when I read the WA that not necessarily has much to do w/ the actual WA.
 
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