Learn Digital Scrapbooking and Visual Journaling in Procreate

1. Course 39 Intro: Hi, everyone. Welcome to class. I'm Jen, and I'll be the one guiding you through this creative course. I'm a freelance graphic designer, illustrator, and educator based out of the Midwest and I run Bella and Sophia Creative Studio. If you want to learn more about me, you can find me online at www.bellsophiacreative.com. You can also check out my YouTube channel, the creative studio, where you'll get a behind the scenes view of the work that I do as a creative freelancer and find a huge library of free tutorials cater to those of you interested in graphic design, programs like Affinity and Procreate as well as art and Illustration. So this month, I'm really excited to share a new Procreate course. While you might be used to using Procreate for drawing, it's such a versatile app, and I thought it would be really fun to walk you through how you can scrapbook or create a visual journal in the app. I love the idea of scrapbooking and creating memory books, but sometimes all of the supplies necessary can make it cumbersome to do. So I found that I can do similar projects in a digital version. No mass, no massive supply halls, and I don't have to worry about perfectionism stopping me from creating. When it comes to the skills that you'll learn in the class, learning how to scrapbook or create a visual journal in Procreate involves a mix of creative, technical and organizational skills. We will first learn a bit about scrapbooking slash Visual journaling and we'll naturally work through how to use the Procreate app while creating our project. Here's a breakdown of a few of the central skills that we're going to learn in the class together. A major portion of the class focuses on creative and design skills. Composition and layout design is really important. We'll learn how to balance elements on a page like text, images, stickers, and we'll also use some of the principles like alignment, contrast and white space effectively throughout our project. We're also going to touch a bit on color theory, choosing harmonious color palettes, understanding how colors set the mood or convey a theme in a project. Then we'll look at typography. Choosing and pairing fonts that work well together, maybe you can experiment with hand lettering or digital calligraphy for titles, quotes, or journaling entries, but we'll also be utilizing the fonts in the app itself. Then we'll also look at visual storytelling. Communicating a memory, mood, or moment through visuals is really important in these kinds of projects, as well as using visual metaphors, symbols, and thematic imagery throughout our layout. The other portion of skills that we'll be touching on include technical skills in the Procreate app. So things like brush handling, learning how to use different brush types for drawing, painting, different textures, customizing or importing brushes for specific effects, whether you're looking for things like watercolor, calligraphy or texture stamps. Also look at layer management to organizing layers for different elements, like a background versus photos and stickers and text and using different blend modes, clipping masks, and even things like Alpha lock throughout the app. We're also going to explore image importing and manipulation. So importing photos and even creating your own textures or stickers, as well as resizing, rotating, masking, and applying effects in the app. At we'll look at the text tool. Using Procreate's text tool efficiently for journaling and decorative titles is really important. So we're going to explore that a bit, as well as combining type text with different types of variations of fonts, whether it be hand lettering inspired or calligraphy inspired. And then finally this whole project is really based on the concept of digital collaging. So we're going to be combining various media paper textures, images, drawings, and creating depth and variety using things like different layer styles or maybe you want to incorporate things like shadows and textures. We'll also explore different places where you can find creative assets online for personal use if you don't feel as confident with drawing them as well. When it comes to the tools that you'll need for this class, all you need is an iPad, the Procreate app, and an Apple pencil. If you don't have an Apple Pencil, it's not an absolute must have, but it does make the project a little bit easier. So when it comes to who this class for, honestly, it's for anyone who is creative or would like to learn how to digitally scrapbook or visually journal within the Procreate app. The class is geared towards beginner learners as we're exploring Procreate in a really basic way. I'm going to walk you through the process step by step, and I'll help familiarize you with the processes and the different tools within the Procreate App. So when it comes to your class project, you're going to be creating one scrap booking spread or one dronal spread that you can then export as a JPEG. And if you feel so inspired to, I would love for you to upload it to the course Project Gallery to share with the fellow classmates, as well as me. I would love to see what you create once we get through this class and you have all the tools necessary to create your own scrapbook page. Just a few things to note. Make sure you download the class resources. I've included the project template and a few files that you can utilize for your class project. Also include a helpful course worksheet, and this will kind of get you going in the right direction as you begin the work once you finish a class. Please make sure you also share your project in the class Project Gallery. Or if you fill up for it, you can also share it on social media and tag me on Instagram at Bella Sophia Creative. I'd love to see what you created or even offer some helpful tips if you need them. And finally, once you finish the class, if you've enjoyed it, definitely, please consider leaving a class review. These reviews are so helpful in ensuring teachers get engagement, which in turn helps our classes overall in search. I'm really looking forward to creating with you today and seeing your work. Let's get started. 2. Technical Skills - File Setup: Great. Hi, everyone. So today, we are going to get started on creating a scrapbook page or maybe you like the idea of, like, visually journaling or junk journaling, and that is what this course is all about. I'm going to set you up with the basics and then walk you through a simple project that you can do on the go or just kind of utilize creative time to help with managing stress or coping and things like. So the first thing we're going to want to do is set up a file. What I like to do is usually group the different projects that I'm working on in Procreate within their own little folders. They call them stacks. So if I click on this first stack, you'll see this is my stack for my scrapbooking course. But what you can do is just create a new file, and we're going to keep this super basic just 8.5 by 11 so that if you wanted to print this out in the future, you could. So I'm going to scroll down to just the regular paper canvas. And then it's going to give me a new file, and it's going to open it up right away. But what we can do is left in the upper left hand corner, select gallery. And then we can tap on that file with our Apple pencil and then pull it into another file that you may have, or if you need to create an additional one, if you've never worked and created in the past, you can just create two new projects. And then you can tap on one and drag it on top of the other, and it's going to create a new stack for you. So I'm going to actually take this whole new stack and pull it into my scrapbooking course stack. And what's nice is that when you are in these stacks, you can organize yourself really easily. I like to rename them. So in this case, I'm going to tap where it says scrapbooking course. Yours might just say untitled. And then you'll see this little pop up come here. And you'll be able to edit and revise the label or give it a new title. So I just called mine scrapbooking course. Maybe you want a specific scrapbook or journal set for a specific vacation or moment in time, you can kind of utilize that as the basis for what you'll title it, and then you can hit done. And then I'll tap into it. You could also rename the different pages as well in that same manner. So you would just want to tap on the untitled artwork and rename it. That way, it's easier to find. And then I find it's also easier to, you know, export them and print them out as pages if you want to actually turn this into something physical, as opposed to just keeping it digitally on your iPad. Okay. Now, if there's something in this stack or folder that you don't want, you can also just hit the Select icon in the upper right hand menu. You'll hit Select. You'll tap on the canvas that you don't want to have. So in this case, I have an example of some scrapbook layouts that I'm going to show you guys later. But I don't want that in this page. So I'm going to select that one. You'll see it'll have a blue check mark. And then I'm going to hit Delete. And then when I'm done, I can just hit the little X button in the upper right hand corner and it'll remove the select options. So now that we have created our pages. So now that we've created our canvases and we're ready to work on our first page, we can just select the page and then tap on it, and it'll open up. 3. Layer Management: Basics: You can zoom and adjust your view by utilizing hand gestures. So if you take your finger on your canvas, you can pinch in to zoom out, or you can push out to zoom in. So I'm just going to zoom it so that you can see the full page with some gray border on the outside. And one of the big things that I like to do when I'm working on projects like this is stay organized. So that's kind of the beauty of Procreate. You work in layers. And what I find is that when I'm working on scrapbook projects, it's nice to kind of organize and keep my layers based on background, text, any stickers or ephemera that I'm adding, and then pictures. So I like to kind of create folders based on that. So I can basically create a folder or group for each section. So we'll start with this really quickly. So we're going to go into our layer section. It is the little square icon right next to your color picker. So we're going to tap on those two squares and you'll get your layers pop up. So I am going to keep in mind how many sections I need. So a background section, images, text, and then any decoration. So I'm going to just create four layers to start with. You're already going to have an original layer, and then to add an additional layer, you'll select a little plus icon that's to the right of the layers title, and then it'll allow you to add in additional layers. So I'm just going to do four for now. And then I'm going to rename each of these layers. So layer one, I'm going to tap where it says layer one, and you'll get this little pop up, and then I'm going to select rename, and I'm going to rename this background. And then I'm going to do the same thing for layer two, tap where it says layer two. I'll get the pop up to the left. I'm going to select rename and I'm going to change this one to images. And I'm going to do the same process for layer three, tap on layer three, select rename, and then I'm going to name this one text, and then tap on layer four, and rename it and change the title to decorations. And then what it'll do is add an additional layer above each one of these. So I'm going to select background, hit the plus icon. I'll give me a new layer, select images, hit the plus icon. I'll give you a new layer above that one, select text. Hit the plus icon. I'll give me a new layer above that, and then the same thing for the final decoration one. Then what we can do is group these layers, and that will create a folder. So to create folders for each of these, I'm going to tap on the new layer I made above decoration, hold my Apple pencil, and then you'll see it kind of pulls out from the background, and then I'm going to drop it right on top of the decoration layer, and you'll you'll see the little left gray window turn blue or have a blue outline. That's how you know it's selected, and then I'm going to release it, and it's going to create that new group. So I'm going to rename that group decoration now. And then I'm going to do that same process with the text one. I'm going to tap on the new layer I created, drag it above the text layer, wait for that gray box to be outlined in blue, release it, and then I'll get a new group folder, and then I'm going to tap on the new group and rename it text. And then to close these little folders, all you have to do is select that little carat on the right side of the folder selection. You'll see a little checkmark, and then right next to that, to the left of it is a little carat. You can just tap on that carat and it'll close your layers. And you can do this as you go as well. You don't have to start off with just two layers in each group. Um, you could also just create your layers and then group them together and then rename them. It's just so that I can stay organized, I kind of work in this process. But whatever you feel comfortable, making sure that you still have some folders and organizations, it'll make everything easier, especially if you want to move things around in the future after you finish your layouts. And then I'm going to close the layer groups by tapping on the little carat, and now I'll have everything that I need. And this also makes it so that we can utilize different things like blood modes within the layers. I'll kind of show you where that is. We will play with that later into the project. But what I find is that if I have different layers grouped together and I want to apply maybe a shadow just to, like, some of my stickers, I can go into the decoration section. And then I can pick, you know, whichever layer I'm working on that I want to have maybe a shadow. I'll click on that layer, and then you'll see on that layer, like, a little letter that says, N. But if you tap on that, that is the different layer options that you have, and you're able to change it from normal to things like screen, color dodge, darken, multiply. There's all kinds of different blending modes, and then other ways they can create like clipping masks and add Alpha locks. And that's why it just makes it easier to have different things and different elements on its own layer within its own folder so that you can apply different things without having that effect change the entire project itself. 4. Layer Management: Working with images: So obviously, if we're working on a scrapbook, one of the main components that we're gonna want to utilize is pictures. Visuals. You can import things very easily into Procreate. So just to start, I'm going to import some visual elements, specifically photos. So to do that, we're going to go into our upper left hand menu. You'll select this little wrench icon, and this is your actions menu. You're able to add things like images, files. You can adjust your canvases. You can share the final file. Procreate also allows you to capture video of your work progress, and you can do that. You can adjust your preferences as needed. Say, for example, you are a lefty and you want to have a right hand interface as opposed to a left hand interface. You're able to adjust things like that. But just to start, we're just going to select the ad option. And you can insert files or photos. So I'm going to insert a photo. When you select insert a photo, it will basically pull up all of your photos from the photo app. I'm just going to pick a picture of the sky that I took when I was recently on a walk, and when you place it in, it'll place it based on the size of your original image. And you'll see these little marching ants and all of these little dots that allow you to kind of resize and adjust the placement of the file. So I like to make sure I resize things before I like finalize the placement. You can, of course, go back in and adjust the placement and adjust the size as well. But once I place it, I like to resize it to the size that I think I'm going to keep it at. And then I can tap the little selection icon, that little arrow in the upper left hand menu. And it'll deselect it, and then you can kind of zoom in and see how things look. But say, maybe you didn't want it that small and you didn't want it in the upper right hand corner, you can just go back into your layer menu, making sure that inserted image layer is selected, and then you can select that move icon again, that little arrow, and then you'll be able to move it and resize it as needed. You can also insert other elements outside of just like photos. So I'm going to select that wrench icon again. And I'm going to select Add once more, and this time, I want to insert a file. For this class, I've created a bundle of ephemera and stickers just for the class that you'll get along with your class resources. I have all kinds of different things like frames, labels, as well as stickers, different ephemera vintage papers that I've found and collected online that are part of a public domain, which means that you can use them freely without repercussions for things like copyright, and I've basically cut them out, adjusted them I've also added some stickers and ephemera from things that I've scanned in and then removed the white background for so they can use it for layering techniques and things like that. But I have a whole slew of these in your project resources, and these are part of the file system. So when you select Add and insert a file, you'll get your file options and you'll need to navigate. Typically, if you download these stickers to your iPad, they'll be under downloads or if you have stuff like saved specifically in certain file folders, you'll want to navigate to that. So what I've done is I just saved it on my iPad. I have a Procreate folder where I keep different files related to procreate projects or classes that I'm working at, and I've named it scrapbooking course, and then I have the stickers. I just organized everything for you based on type, whether it be a frame that I can utilize to make this picture look more like maybe a polaroid. I'll select that frame. I'll import it in, and then I can resize this. I can then play around with how this is going to fit into my picture. 5. Layer Management: Effects : One really helpful tool that I find in Procreate is the masking capabilities. So instead of trying to clip it into the actual frame with this set in particular, I'm just going to basically create a rectangle that should fit around this polaroid, and then I can mask my picture into that shape instead. So to do that, I'm just going to select my arrow icon, my move icon, and just kind of move this off to the side so I can see what I'm working with. And then I'm going to create a new layer above that. I'm going to hit the plus icon. In my layers menu. So now what I want to do is just basically create a rectangle that is the size and shape of my polroid image. I'm just going to use the pencil tool to do a quick action and basically create a rectangle shape. I'm going to use a simple just monoline brush so it's all one size. It doesn't really matter the color of the pencil, but just so that you can see it better, I'm going to create it in black ink, making sure I'm on that new layer. I'm going to outline the polaroid. It doesn't have to be perfect. You can see I'm a little wobbly today. And then I'm not going to lift my pen after I've created that so that it snaps to a rectangle shape. But then I'm going to put my finger down and it's going to give me a perfect square. And then I'm going to release the Apple pencil, I'm going to release my finger, and then I'm going to go into my transform tool, that arrow. And then I'm going to adjust the size of this. You'll see it allows you to adjust the size. And I'm going to actually select freeform because if it's uniform, it's just going to adjust it into a square shape, but I want it to be more of a rectangle shape. And then that way I can kind of line everything up with my polroid image. I'm going to go into my color options, and I'm going to drop it into the square so that it fills it. So to do that, I'm going to tap on the color icon and then I'm going to drag it out and then you'll see a little black circle and then it'll fill with color drop. I'm going to use this black rectangle as my masking layer. I'm going to go back into my layers. I'm going to select my original picture. I'm going to tap on that image and then I'm going to drag it above the layer with the black square or the black rectangle on it. I'm going to select my move tool so that little black arrow, and I'm going to move this picture so that it is right above that new layer, and I'm going to resize it a bit so that it'll fill it nicely. To resize it with in proportion, you'll probably have to go back into your lower menu here. You'll go into the lower menu of your transform tool, and you'll want to change it from free form back to uniform. That way, basically will resize in proportion. And then once I resize it so that it'll basically cover that new rectangle, I can then go in and I can create a clipping mask. So I'm going to select that little icon to the left of the layer, and it'll basically be the icon of the picture, and I'm going to select clipping mask, and it'll clip into that rectangle that we've created. So it helps to kind of keep everything in proportion. And then I'm going to select both of these and group them together. So I'm going to tap on the inserted image that we've clipped into the layer below, and then I'm going to drag right with my Apple pencil over the layer with a black rectangle, and I'm just going to group it. I can tap where it says new group. And in order to maintain the number of layers that I have to kind of manage that, I'm going to then tap on the icon of the new group and then I'm just going to flatten it so that it merges everything. And that way, I don't have so many layers taking up space within my file. So once I've done that, I'm going to then drag that picture underneath the polroid picture. And if I need to do some fine tuning, I can adjust it. I'll select that image, select my transform tool, and then just kind of adjust everything so that it fills the space the way I want it. So once I've done that, I'm going to group these two again, and I'm not going to flatten these just yet, but I want to keep them together. So I'm going to select the layer with the picture and then swipe right over my polroid layer and I'm going to select group and then I'm just going to rename this polaroid picture. Then I can just tap out when I'm done. What we can do then is say I wanted to add some special effects to the ploid so it looks like it's popping off the screen. You can add something like a shadow. To add a shadow, what we can do is duplicate the layer with the photo on it. In order to add a shadow, we're going to use something called gaussian blur and you need a color in order for it to create the effect, which will essentially look like a shadow. I've duplicated the photo and you can do one of two things. You can fill this with black, if you want it. So I'm going to pull this out so we can kind of see what we're doing. I'm going to pull this out of my layer group, and I'm going to select my move tool so we can see it. And I'm going to show you what it looks like applying the Gaussian blur without it having a fill to it. So it's just going to utilize the colors that are already in the picture. So I'm going to go to my adjustments panel, and I'm going to go down to once I've selected it, go down to Gaussian blur. And then I'm going to take my Apple pencil and then just drag right. And you can kind of see it blurs this out. If you go left, it'll remove. If you go right, it'll blur it until it kind of disappears. So we could do something like this, and then you can bring that underneath, and it'll kind of create like this kind of fun effect, or we can undo. I'm going to take two fingers and tap to undo. And then I'm going to make sure I have that new layer selected, and I can just drag and drop color fill and basically colorize and darken this whole image until I get it to be as dark as I'd like it. And then I can go back in and go into my adjustments tool, select Gaussian blur, and then it'll blur it out so that it's a little bit darker. And then I can go in and pull this layer back into my grouping, select my move tool, and then I can add that blur underneath, and it kind of gives you this shadow to effect. So it looks like the image is popping off the screen. 6. Layer Management: Text tool: So before we jump into, like, creating our full blown layout and design, I want to highlight a few other tools. So the other thing that you'll likely want to use when you're working with creating a scrapbook is text, right? You can have fun and utilize the brushes, and there's tons of calligraphy brushes. You can use your own handwriting and write on your layout design. Um, I kind of like to angle it because I tend to write angled, and then you can adjust the placement and things like that. But you also might want to utilize the text tool. So aside from just writing things on your own, so you'd want to go into your text layer. I like to bring this all the way to the top. We'll go into our actions toolbar, and then we'll select Add Text. And you can write in whatever you want, and you can adjust the different fonts you use. So I'm going to write nature. And right now, what it's giving me is basically just like the basic I think it's like an aerial font. But in your keyboard, in the upper right hand corner, you'll see like an uppercase A and a lowercase A. If you tap on that, that'll give you all of your font formatting options. So you can adjust the size. You can adjust the font that you're using in order to change it after you've typed it, though you'll want to highlight it. So I just take my Apple pencil and I double tap, and then you'll get the selection, and you can drag over and select any additional bits. But then you can go into your font options. You can increase the size, decrease the size. All of it is sliders, but then you can actually tap on the size options and type in specifically what you want. If you have specific details of what you're working with, you can adjust your attributes. You could do left align, center line, right align, things like that. You can add stuff like underlines, and then you can also change your fonts. So I have lots of different fonts that I have downloaded. So I'm just going to find one that I think works well for this project. I want something that looks handwritten. I like this King share a lot. So what I'm going to do, though, is go back into my keyboard by selecting the little keyboard icon that it takes me back to my keyboard, and I'm going to change this from all caps to, like, a regular written piece with a combination of capital letters and lowercase. And I feel like I like that a little bit better, but you can go in again and you can change this to whatever you want to. If you want to, if you don't like that effect, just double tap your text and then drag over to select all of it. You'll know it's all selected because it'll be in a blue outline, and then you can tap on your font options on your keyboard, that little A and lowercase A, and then you can go back in and change things as needed based on the kind of style that you're going to be doing. We'll go back into detail later in the course as we go through kind of creating layout based on the theme. So you want to keep those kinds of things in mind as you're creating because that could affect what kind of typeface you want to utilize. I want something to feel a little bit more organic, so I'm going to use something more and drawn, but maybe you want it just easy to read and simple, and you can use basic fonts that you have already within your Procreate app. I think this is a really fun and simple way to kind of create and add some personality to your layouts. Utilizing your texts and the fonts is something that allow you to kind of add that extra bit of detail as you're working. So now that we kind of have the basics down, what we're going to do is jump a little bit more into some of my helpful tips when it comes to creating compositions and layouts, which are kind of the essential part of making pages that are visually appealing and engaging. So let's jump into that video. 7. Composition & Layouts: Great. So before we actually start creating our pages, I wanted to highlight some inspiration and different layouts that you can incorporate as you are working on your file. I find that there's a variety of different layouts, but I just wanted to highlight some compositions that I think are kind of helpful to kind of get you inspired and motivated and go into a little bit more detail explaining why they work. The first two I'm going to look at are the diagonal flow layout as well as the column slash grid layout. So when we're looking at these basic layouts, even in something as simple as black and white, we can kind of see why this works. So essentially, anything that's a square is a photo lines or what might be taxed, the little shapes or what could be utilized as stickers, and then you'll see titles as well. So when we're looking at the diagonal flow, typically when we're looking at the structure, your layout elements tend to flow diagonally across the page. It kind of creates a natural movement for the eye, and it follows that angle that creates this really dynamic energy within the layout. You still have all the information that you need. Visuals, the text. You have information. But it's laid out in a really kind of creative way. It's not what you would typically think of, like, grids, which will be the next one we'll look at. But this is really helpful for conveying This is really helpful for conveying motion, emotion or excitement. So things like traveling or birthday parties. So these are all kind of keeping in mind things like the principles of design. So things like balance and alignment, contrast, white space. Another key thing to keep in mind in terms of the design principles that we're kind of working with as we're designing layouts for scrapbooks is white space. Typically, my rule of thumb as a graphic designer is to not overcrowd visual space, essentially white space. We see it as maybe, especially if you're creative, you see it as like empty space that you can fill, but sometimes it can be really beneficial and helpful to allow your page to breathe. And blank space can also help emphasize key focal points and give the viewers eyes a place to rest. The next design I want to look at is the column layout. So this column layout is more like a grid layout or it is a grid layout, keeping in mind grids on a page. But also you're looking at things like columns and rows. How can we divide up the space in an orderly manner? So in this case, within the column layout, when we're looking at this column layout, we're looking at gridding that is essentially dividing your pages in two different columns. Could also look at the rows as well, and it helps to kind of keep things orderly and organized. Typically, within the structure of, like, a grid or a column layout, your content is organized into columns and rows, like you might see in a newspaper or in a photo album. And it's very symmetrical in terms of balance, and it gives a very clean and orderly feel. You'll often have the eye moving from left to right, so you have the most important thing, the title of your page in the upper left hand corner, and then your eye tends to naturally move down into the right, down into the right, kind of, like, when you think about reading, we read from left to right. So we want the most important elements, maybe to the left, and then you can kind of play around with placement. Your alignment is very strong. The elements tend to line up consistently. And typically, what I find these are helpful for is for very photo heavy pages. So also, I find that this can be really helpful too, if you like to journal, um, within these kinds of designs or layouts journal alongside to kind of add your memories or thoughts to the visuals. Basically, you can do this within equal size boxes so that the text doesn't become overwhelmed. And it tends to be seen a lot within kind of clean, more modern designs and layouts. And remember to leave consistent margins between the photos and text blocks so that you create that natural white space. So we already see that within this layout. I'm going to hide the little lines. But you will have white space in between each column, and things can be layered and aligned nicely. All right, so let's go out to our next layout concept. The next two we're going to be looking at are the rule of thirds and the visual triangle. So let's start with the rule of thirds. I don't know if you've heard of this rule before, but we see this a lot in photography, keeping in mind, if you were to divide an image that you're looking at into nine squares. So three rows and three columns. And putting interesting, parts of that visual element in areas that may intersect or that kind of our focal points. So when we're looking at the rule of thirds, the structure is about dividing your layout or your visual area into a page with a three by three grid, kind of like a ti tac toe grid. So I'm going to add a layer here so we can kind of see what that would look like here. Okay, so it's not perfect, but you kind of get the idea. So the point of this is to create something that is asymmetrical but still grounded. So when we look at this, our pictures aren't, you know, directly across. One is a little bit higher, the center one is lower, and the right one is a little bit higher, but the right and the left both still line. Um, so it just creates these interesting key focal points, and it's not exactly symmetrical, but it's balanced. And then the title information to kind of draw you into what those areas are and then below it, then you see, um, the text kind of as a second thought. Typically, these are used for pages with a focal photo and surrounding design elements. And like I said, it really helps to add a dynamic flow and natural balance without it being overly symmetrical. All right. So the next one we're going to look at is our visual triangle layout. So when we look at this one, we're looking at three key focal points within a layout. So the structure is about three focal points like embellishments, bold colors or images that are placed in a triangle shape that then draw the eye across the page. So in my case, I did my large title as one point, an area for an image as another, and then another picture towards the bottom, and it creates this triangle shape, and then the embellishments will be around it, and any text will go underneath the title. So with this one, again, this is about asymmetry, but still being visually balanced if we were to have a little bit of text on one side of this large, like, floral shape, that would be an image, and we would have the title over to the title on top of that and another picture underneath. I'll feel really heavy on one side. So the idea is to balance that weight, but still be creative in terms of how we're getting the eye to move across the actual page layout. Typically, what you'll see within this is the use of contrast. So you'll see different variety sizes, colors, or textures to define those key triangle points, and you kind of see that within the sizing of these shapes. And then finally, I have two last layout designs that we can look at the central focus, and then I kind of combined that column and strip layout along with the rule of thirds once more to kind of play around with that idea so we can look at that as well. So when we're looking at a layout with a central focus, it's all about a key moment or key element that is meant to draw your attention. So in this case, the picture itself, and then elements radiate around the center of that focal image. So you'll see elements on the side of it, a key title, and then information below it. But essentially, that large image is the centerpiece of this. When it comes to white space, there's often very ample white space around that central image, which adds focus and pulls the viewer's eye to the center and to this image. And it's often used for, like, a very special photo or memory that a person would want to dominate the page. And a tip that I would suggest when creating with something like this is utilizing framing or madding the center image for extra emphasis and contrast. You could even add things like shadows, kind of make things pop off the page. And then finally, we're looking at the rule of thirds again, but I've also kind of combined it with that column focus. So essentially, the structure of this focuses on aligning content in vertical or horizontal strips. So in this case, I have them horizontal. But again, keeping in mind, those rule of thirds, I used three key areas as opposed to four. So I've made a bigger, wider space at the top that include an image with some framing, the title, and the text, and then two additional supplemental images at the bottom. So it's three sections, but you still kind of see that gritting effect at play. It's very linear. It's great for combining text and pictures. Um, you'll often see white space between the columns and the rows or the strips. And you'll often want to use something like this for storytelling sequences, timelines, or even event recaps. And a really helpful tip is to utilize things like washi tape or stitch lines between columns for visual separation. And yes, you could use digital washi tapes and you can create kind of, like, stitch line feelings with different textured brushes. Um, but you can still do this in digital format, but you'll have that kind of tactical feel that you might get with the more traditional analog style of scrapbooking. Alright, so that is it for our layout concepts and overview. 8. Typography Tips: When it comes to choosing and pairing fonts and scrap booking design, you want to keep in mind that fonts are more than just words. They're a design element. The fonts you choose should match the mood and the style of your page. So some tips when it comes to choosing your fonts, I suggest keeping in mind your theme. You'll want to match your theme. So, for example, maybe you're creating a romantically inspired layout. You'll want to utilize fonts like script or cursive fonts, things like grape vibes or dancing script. If you are creating something that is meant to be more fun or playful, perhaps you'll want to use more whimsical or chunky fonts like Comic New. And say, for example, you want to create something that is more vintage or heritage inspired. Sara fonts or typewriter styles can be really fun to add a bit of that vintage style into your design. And finally, maybe you are creating layouts that relate to things like traveling or adventure. Bold Sand serifs or rugged fonts like Bebas Nu or Montserrat are really great options for this. The most important thing, though, is that you'll want to prioritize readability. So body text text that you'll use for journaling should be clean, simple fonts. Things that are Sanserf or light serif can be really helpful because it's easy to read. Then you can play around with your titles. These can be more decorative, but they should still be legible at a glance. When it comes to pairing fonts, a good rule of thumb is contrast book compliment. You'll want to pair a decorative or a script font for things like titles or quotes with a simple San serif or serif font for the written parts of your scrapbook or junk journal. I suggest using at max only two fonts per page. This way it kind of avoids that overly designed feel or cluttered feel. And you'll want to ensure you keep in mind hierarchy. So the title should obviously be the largest and boldest, followed by any subheaders or additional body text for things like journaling. When it comes to hand lettering or digital calligraphy, adding handcrafted or personalized writing text to your projects adds a bit of warmth, personality, and a tactile feel that digital text can't always replicate. So you can utilize hand lettering for things like title quotes, special phrases or accent words. It adds a bit of uniqueness and artistic flair, and it's always nice to kind of have your own personality imbued into your layouts because that's your handwriting. Tools that I suggest you use are things like brush pens, and what's great is that Procreate offers a variety of different brushes that can kind of um, replicate the effect of things like Tambos or gel pens or watercolors and markers. When it comes to hand lettering, you can variety different kinds of styles. You can do things like fo calligraphy, brush script, block letters, which is really fun and simple if you don't feel like your handwriting is as nice as you would like it to be, you could even add things like whimsical doodles. That's what I love about these kinds of digital scrapbooking projects that I can do and procreate. I can add a picture, and then I can doodle on top of it, which makes it more whimsical and fun. Tips I have are sketching in a new layer first so that you can always go back in and change and adjust and then add a new layer and trace over that so that you can have a more solid piece, and then you can also move and space things if they are on its own layer. I also suggest mixing lettering styles. So things like combining script with an all caps block. Style of calligraphy or fonts, it kind of helps to create that fun juxta position that you often like to see in layout designs like this. If you want to create your own font with your own hand lettering, I suggest checking out my font making class. You could even create your own fonts as well in apps and tools, like different software. Or there are apps that are actually free to download and some that are paid and procreate that can be really helpful as well. Again, I'll share some of those in the resources section of the class. Some practical type tips. When it comes scrapbooking, I suggest for your title elements, you utilize fonts that are bold script or display fonts. For subheadings, they should be clean Sanserfs or Sara fonts that are easy and legible. Can be read at a glance. Anything like journaling or body text, I suggest using simple, highly readable fonts that just make it easy for your eyes to read and review blocks of text. And then finally, for caption elements, I suggest using things like lighter fonts or italics that are the smallest in terms of sizing within your layout design. 9. Visual Storytelling Tips: So a big part of scrapbooking is essentially visual storytelling. So communicating a memory, a mood or a moment through visuals. Your scrapbook page should feel like the memory it's representing. So using visual elements intentionally to match that story you're telling is really important. So how do we do this? I have some key tips to keep in mind as you are accomplishing this. There are three things to keep in mind. So the story elements, the visual tools, and some examples that you can work through for this. So when we're looking at the story element of a memory. Maybe your visual tool could be something chronological, so like a photo sequence. For example, a birthday party shown in three stages like the setup, the cake, and then presents. If you're trying to evoke a mood within your story element, a visual tool that you can utilize are the color palettes that you use or additional textures that you incorporate. So, for example, maybe soft pascels and floors for a gentle and nostalgic vibe. The final story element you can keep in mind is the moment. A visual tool you can utilize are focal key photos, journaling and emphasis on the ideas and the feelings that you had during that time. So, for example, you could use a single large photo of maybe a graduation with minimal extras to spotlight that achievement. So just remember to choose embellishments that support and don't distract from the moment. And if your page is about reflection or quiet reflection, too many bright or playful stickers can confuse the tone, but if it's about a moment that was exciting and bright and playful, again, utilizing embellishments, stickers, ephemera that kind of match that theme can be really, really helpful with your visual storytelling. Also suggests utilizing visual metaphors, symbols and thematic imagery. So visual metaphors can help your layout say more than words or photos alone. They can connect the emotional layer of the memory to the actual design. So some examples could be a theme like growth and change, and the visual metaphors and symbols you could utilize could include things like trees, leaves, arrows, butterflies, timelines. Um, if you're like in a theme of, like, love, things like hearts, roses, handwritten notes, warm colored tones, adventure or travel, visual metaphors and symbols that relate to that could include maps, compass, tickets, planes, mountains. Theme of new beginnings could be showcased with visual metaphors and symbols such as sunrises, doors, windows, seeds, blank pages. Or perhaps you're exploring a theme of loss or memory, and some visual metaphors and symbols that you could incorporate into that include feathers, stars, soft light, handwritten poems. These don't always need to be literal. They can be subtle background patterns, small embellishments or color choices that really hint at that story. So now let's think about putting it all together before we jump into designing. I want you to ask yourself as you're working on your projects, what is the emotional tone of the moment? What symbols or visual cues support that feeling? And are the visuals adding to the story or just filling up space? You want all of these elements together to tell a cohesive story that goes beyond here's a picture of the first day of school or the night he proposed or our big wedding day. So now that we have covered that, let's jump into exploring these concepts within our scrapbook layout. 10. Color Theory Tips: B So as I mentioned in our section, all about creating or evoking a mood using visual elements. Color can play an important role in this. So when we're looking at color theory and scrapbooking, we want to keep in mind choosing harmonious color palettes that work for the thing that we're going to create for. Harmonious color palette brings unity to your page, and it keeps it from feeling chaotic or mismatched. Some common color schemes that you could play around with from traditional color theory within the art and design world include monochromatic. Which are variations of a single hue from light to dark. It tends to be more clean and elegant and it's great for minimalist layouts or soft moments like baby arrivals or weddings. For example, different shades of blue for a peaceful ocean memory or a beach visit. The next is analogous colors. So these are colors next to each other on the color wheel. These have a more natural and cohesive feeling. They're great for subtle variety without contrast overload. For example, yellow, yellow, orange, and orange for kind of a warm summer page. Next is complimentary. So these are opposite colors on the color wheel, for example, red and green. These are very high contrast and bold. They're great for festive or dramatic layouts, such as holidays or celebrations. A tip you can keep in mind for this is use one as the main color and the other color as an accent. So we see this a lot with holiday themes like red and green for Christmas. And then finally, there is the triadic color scheme. So these are three colors evenly spaced on the color wheel. These are very balanced, colorful and playful themes. They're great for kids pages or cheerfully events. And one great example of this is red, yellow, and blue for a primary color theme. A tip I have for you is to utilize a color wheel or tools like Adobe color or coolers.co to experiment with different palettes. Finally, keep in mind that color isn't just visual. Colors can set the mood or convey a theme, and colors can instantly evoke a feeling that you're trying to capture. So there are tons of different color explanations or psychology of color examples that you can tap into. I'll share more in the resources. But some that we can talk about now include the color blue. Typically, when we're looking at the mood and emotion this conveys their calm, peaceful, reflective emotions. When we're looking at this and scrap booking, you'll often see it for, like, beach projects, sympathy, perhaps babies in terms of I don't like to gender colors very often, but you'll see these for, like, baby boys being born and things like that. The color red tends to evoke the emotions of love, passion and energy. You'll see this used a lot in romantic layouts, holidays and celebrations. Green tends to evoke the emotions or the mood and emotion of growth, nature, balance. You'll see it often used in outdoor layouts, new beginnings, spring. Yellow tends to evoke the moods and emotions of joy, optimism, sunshine. You'll see it often used in layouts and sprouts about summers, birthdays, kids. Purple is another. And the mood and emotions you'll see evoked with this often are creativity, nostalgia, and royalty. These are great colors to use in memory pages and layouts with spiritual themes. Black and white tend to be more elegant. They tend to reflect contrast, formality, purity, clarity. You'll see these colors often used in wedding layouts, heritage layouts, modern pages. Finally, colors like browns and earth tones. These tend to reflect warmth, tradition, grounding, and you'll see them often used in layouts relating to things like autumn, family heritage. Rustic themes. Here are some quick color tips that you can keep in mind as you're designing your layouts. Stick to three to five colors max per page for harmony. Use color swatches or inspiration boards. You can pull them from your photos or even from Pinterest. Add contrast through background versus foreground, so light photos on dark backgrounds or vice versa. And finally, consider seasonal palettes, pastels for springs, jewel tones for fall, et cetera. 11. Digital Collaging-Background: Now that we're down with the background of scrapbooking, details in terms of creating a project and some of the different styles of layouts that you can work on, I want us to create our own. So this is the final sample of what we will be creating. We'll incorporate photos, some text, as well as some of the scrapbooking stickers that I've put together for you all. And I'm going to walk you through how to set this whole thing up. It also has a really nice paper texture that you'll see as we zoom in a bit. I think it just gives it a bit of that tectile feel. So we can go back into the original file that we're working on or you can set up a new file. You can just go into your Procreate app, select that plus icon. And then I'm just going to set everything up on an 8.5 by 11 plain page. Once you've done that, Bob, this is what your layout should look like. So one of the first things I like to do when setting this file up is kind of creating my background, like we did in our kind of practice run, setting up my layers for the different elements. I'll go back into that final file so you can kind of see how I have my items set up. So I have an grouping for texts, decorations, images, and background. So I have some files already from different sets that I've purchased. So I'll show you how I'm going to place that. But then there are also a variety of different texture brushes that you can utilize to kind of get that similar effect. So I'm going to go into my actions icon. I'm going to select ad, and I'm going to insert a file. I have a file already labeled paper with a variety of different paper textures. So I'm going to go into that, and I'm going to select this Frankintun paper basement paper file that I have, and it kind of give this really nice kind of textured feel to the background. You can keep it as it is, or you can go in if you have any type of paper kind of textures for something like this. You can go in and multiply them, and then whenever you add a layer on top, that color will have that same kind of texture show through. So let me find a pen to kind of demonstrate that. So I'm going to add a layer on top. I'm going to select the little N icon that's next to the checkmark, and I'm going to change this to multiply so that whatever is below it will show through. So I have a brush now. I'm just going to use the studio pen. I'm going to zoom in so you can kind of see that texture already. And then what you'll find is if you use that multiply, it will allow that texture below it to show through. So we're going to do something like that. So I'm going to double tack to undo, and then I'm going to go back into my color picker, and I'm just going to pick this pink color that I had used originally for that last layout that I did, making sure I'm on that new layer. I'm going to just create a shape using my rectangle tool, and I'm going to make it so that I kind of have a little bit of, like, a frame effect, and then I'm going to go into my color picker here, and then I'm just going to drag it into that shape that it made. And I'm going to fill it. Once I'm done with that, I'm going to tap on my arrow icon here and I don't want to move this as much as I just want to adjust the width and the height so that it is equal on each edge. It's giving me this frame effect. Once I'm done with that, you can either tap outside of your workspace or tap on your layers. What I'm going to do now is go into layer one, tap on it, and I'm going to select rename. And I'm going to name this paper texture, and then I'm going to rename layer two. I'm going to tap on it, select rename, and I'm going to rename it color box just so that I know what everything is. And then I'm going to take that color box, and I'm going to drop it into my paper texture so that it creates a new group, and I'm going to tap where it says new group. I'm going to select rename, and I'm going to name this background. That way, I kind of keep everything organized, and then if I need to go back to something, I can go back easily and adjust based on the layer placement. So this gives us a nice, kind of, like, paper like texture, so it feels similar to the real thing of what you might do if you are scrapbooking with real paper. If I needed to, if I didn't want this bit so big, I could always go back into that color box. I can select my arrow tool, and I can adjust the size of this as well. And if I don't want it to be adjusted in proportion, if I want to kind of distort it or warp it, I can just select free form, and then I can adjust it so that I have a little bit more space on the bottom for pictures that I'm going to place. So I'm keeping in mind the kind of layout structures that I showed you kind of playing around with that rule of thirds. So once I've done that, I'm going to go through and start adding some of my pictures in, and then I will add details. So I'm going to close that background grouping by tapping on that little carat next to background, and it'll close the layer group, and then I'm going to select the plus icon in my layer so that I can create a new layer. All right. So before we move into adding additional element to this, I kind of want to show you how you can also utilize some of the textures directly in Procreate to kind of get a bit of that paper texture feel if you wanted to if you don't have texture files like I have. So I'm going to turn off my background in my layer studio checking by unchecking where that checkmark box is. I'm going to go into a new layer and I'm going to utilize some of these textures to kind of give a bit of that paper feel. So I have a set of brushes that are specifically made to mimic texture brush or paper texture. There's ten of them. I'll leave them linked in the resources guide, but this is one way to go about it, but then I'm also going to show you how you can do the same kind of thing using the brushes that are already pre made in Procreate. So for example, I have this paper to texture, and I can just color on the texture in a color if I wanted to. But what I find is beneficial is using something like black or a dark gray and then coloring it so that I fill in the whole entire space. I have colored that in. I'm going to go in and I'm going to add a new layer on top of it. I'm going to change that layer from normal to multiply, and then I'm going to go into my color picker tool and select a color that's just a bit off white. And then I'm going to drag that in and I'm going to fill it. And then I'm going to go back into my layer four with that texture. I'm going to keep it at normal, but I'm going to adjust and play around with the opacity so that it allows me to bring some of that color out, but then still get a bit of that texture in. So that's one way you can go about doing something like this. It might be hard to see on screen, but I'm going to kind of drop in a bit of a screen recording so that you can kind of see how this gives us that texture effect using brushes. And we can do that using premade brushes that are meant to look like paper. You can also do the same kind of idea with a with pre install brushes from Procreate. So I'm going to delete that layer. I'm going to select a new layer, and then I'm going to pick a bit of, like, a darker gray color, and then I'm going to go into my brush library. I'm going to scroll down to the procreate brushes. They have a sketching set that has, like, the Bonobo chalk, the artist crayon, oil pastels, soft pastels. You can even use something like the soft pastel and increase the size, and then just color it, and it'll give you that same kind of texture effect, it feels kind of like a higher end thick paper. But obviously, you don't want that gray. So we're going to go in, tap on the layer, tap where the is, and then we're just going to adjust the opacity so that it takes the color away, but allows you to still see the texture. So if you don't have any of these texture papers or you don't want to purchase them, then you could do it this way, as well. 12. Digital Collaging-Adding Photos: So I'm going to delete these layers because I'm going to use the one that I have, but those are just additional options that you have access to. And there's also free ones that you can find online as well. Obviously, you can't resell them. They're mostly for personal use, but if you're doing scrapbooking or any kind of memory keeping, junk journaling, creative journaling in general, that's personal use, and you can access those things. So I'll have a whole resource guide that you can utilize in the workbook for this class. Right so now that we have our background done, I'm going to go in. I'm going to create a new layer and I'm going to start adding in some photos and also the elements that incorporate photos. So the first thing I'm going to do is go into my actions file, select, add, insert a file, and then I'm going to go into my scrapbooking course file that I have already pre set up. And then I'm going to go into my stickers file, and then I'm going to utilize the frames that I have. Frames that kind of look like polaroids, so I'm going to use those, and then I'm going to adjust the size as needed, and I'm going to figure out where I'm going to place it. So in my setup, I have everything placed to my right. I'm going to add texts and other things to the left. So once I've placed that, that can kind of give me a guideline on the type of image I would like to use. But even if I don't have an image that will fit into that square, I can just utilize masking. Once I've done that and resize everything as I want it, I can then tap on my arrow tool again to deselect everything. And then I'm going to go in and I'm going to place a photo. So I'm going to select the actions icon again insert a photo. Once I've found my photo, I'm going to import it. I'm obviously going to have to resize it, so I'm just going to drag in the corners with my move tool here, and then I'm going to kind of figure out where this is going to work. And then I'm going to go into my selection tool and I'm going to go down to my selection options here and I'm going to select a rectangle again. And then I'm just going to create a rectangle right above the polaroid outline and make sure it kind of matches the shape and the width and the height and when I'm done, it's going to give me a selection. So I'm going to go into my color package tool, and I'm just going to drag color into that selection, and then I'm going to select that selection tool to deselect everything. I'm going to select my arrow tool to kind of adjust as I need. That's going to give me a shape that I can then utilize to mask my wider picture into so that it matches the shape that I need for this polroid picture. So I'm going to go into my layers. I'm going to select my inserted image. I'm going to select the arrow tool, and I'm going to place the picture over that rectangle where I want it. I'm going to go back into my layers. I'm going to adjust my layers and I'm going to pull the picture above that new layer with the square that I've created, and then I'm going to tap on the inserted image icon, and it's going to give me these additional options. And I'm going to select clipping mask and it'll clip it into that shape below. And then it fits into the picture. Then what I want to do is once I've created that clipping mask, I'm going to select the inserted image, and I'm going to select that rectangle and I'm going to group it and I'm going to rename that group photo. And then I'm going to take that group and I'm going to layer it below the polaroids so that it's not covering the edges. So once I've done that, then I'm going to select the polroid layer, and then I'm going to select the photo layer by dragging right, and then I'm going to select group, and then I'm going to rename that group polroid. And then I'll close that group, and now we have our picture. Since we're working on photos, I think I'm just going to add in the additional pictures just so that I can kind of group all the photos together. 13. Digital Collaging-Layout Inspiration: Great. See I also found inspiration. I'm going to go into photo gallery really quick and kind of showcase some visuals that I kind of pulled for inspiration when thinking about scrapbooking. I really like K dramas. It's very, very kind of fun and cheeky way to use my time. Instead of reality TV, I watch K dramas. So there's a new one that I've been watching called Love Next Door, and I absolutely love their opening credits. They basically have them designed as a scrapbook. So these are just some screen caps that I pulled from YouTube. Um and they kind of doodle and add tape and washy on snaps that they have from the show, and they've made them into these fun, kind of, like, polaroid style scrapbooking visuals for the show intro. So that's kind of like the idea of what I was playing around with when I was coming up with this class. I've been utilizing journaling, as well as art journaling and scrapbooking in a therapeutic kind of manner. So I thought this would be a fun way to kind of showcase and utilize those photos, but in a really simple and easy way that doesn't require too much skills in terms of, like, art and drawing. It's very simple doodling of facts and things like that on the visuals, aside from me utilizing this in a therapeutic way as a reason to kind of use up my photos. But I thought this would be a fun inspire like, this would be a fun way to go about creating kind of like a junctournal scrapbook kind of theme. 14. Adding Finishing Touches - Text & Type: Great. All right. Now that we've added the pictures, we can go through and start adding some of the decorative elements. So for this group polroid here, what we can do is actually add a shadow effect to kind of make it pop out of the background. So what I'll do is I will go back into the layers and duplicate the gray layer so that we can use that as our base for creating the shadow effect. So once I've duplicated that, I'm going to drag it out of that layer grouping. And I'm going to close it, and then I'm going to bring it above the polroid group so I can see the shape itself, and then I'm going to go in and I'm going to resize it. So I'm going to select my arrow tool. I'm going to select free form, and I'm just going to make it so that it's the exact same size as the polroid itself. Alright, so once I've resize it, then I'm going to go into my color picker, and I'm going to change it to black because the gray won't show up as easily when we when we go to blur it to create that shadow effect. So I'm going to go into my color picker. I'm going to select black, and then I'm going to drag that into the square, and then I'm going to just fill it. And then we're going to go into our layer grouping. I'm going to select the layer with the black square now and drag it so that it goes underneath the polroid then making sure that layer is still selected. It'll be highlighted in blue. We're going to go into our adjustments tool, I'm going to select Gaussian blur. And then I'm just going to drag it to the side. And then you'll see it kind of gives a bit of a bit of this shadow effect. And then I can go in and select my move tool and adjust the placement, so it kind of has more of an offset. We can even go in and adjust the opacity within that layer if we don't want it as dark as it is. Now we can go in and start kind of adding more of the decorative elements. So now keeping in mind some of the tools that we work through and the guidelines that we've created through while we were working on the start of this class and keeping in mind kind of like the vibe and the feel that you're trying to go to within your scrapbooking page. So in my case, I'm wanting this to feel a little bit more handmade, so I might utilize script font, and I want to kind of keep it a little bit more fun and playful. But I want to make sure I prioritize readability. But always remember that rules, creative rules, at least in this sense, are kind of made to be broken. So while I would suggest, like, a San Sara for easily readable text for, like, the written portion, for me, I wanted something to feel kind of handmade, like it might be my handwriting. So when I add text into this, I kind of want to utilize something like a script text. So I'm going to go into my actions tool here and I'm going to select Add Text and you'll see that it'll give us a pop up here and currently it's set at a rather large size, so I can go in and adjust the placement of this as well and move it around. I'm going to keep the title a little bit bigger, but I want to change the type of font that I'm using. So when you add in text, you'll get these options up top that allow you to kind of adjust the placement, the alignment, the type of font, and whether or not you can see your keyboard. If you tap on that, you can adjust where everything is placed. And then on the bottom portion here, you should see your keyboard. You should see a little icon to the right in the upper right hand corner of your keyboard that gives you access to all of your character and font options. So you can go in and change your font. And in order to change it, you want to make sure that the text is selected. You'll know it's selected because it's outlined in blue. If it's not, you can just double tap and then drag. And in this case, I want to adjust this text to maybe something like I have an American typewriter font. You can always go through and use what you have access to, but you could always import fonts as well. And then I'm going to change it to, like, a semi boold and then I want to change the design so that the text isn't as big as it is, but I still want it to be large enough to see. So I'm going to change this to 36, and then I'm going to I'm going to hit done, and then I'm going to double tap it again and I'm going to go back into my keyboard here and just type in summer exploration. And if you don't want it on two lines, again, just zoom in you should be able to access the adjustments here and you can just adjust the border, the outline of the text box so that it is on one line. Once I've done that. I'm going to double tap again to select everything. I'm going to go into my color tool, and I'm just going to select black just so that it's easier for me to see. And then if I want to move the placement, I can just select my arrow tool and adjust where I have this. I've done that, I'm going to start pulling things together. I've got my photos here, so I'm going to group these all together. I'm going to select the first photo, drag right, select the third and then drag right on the polaridGroup, and I'm just going to group everything. And then I'm going to rename that group by tapping on where it says new groups, select rename, and I'm just going to change this to photos and then hit Return. Then making sure all of the elements are within that group. All right. So now I have that I have my background. We're adding tax stand now. Since this is more of a Serafont, you could do something like a basic Sansaraf like an aerial, but I want it to feel kind of handwritten. So I'm going to utilize, in this case, more of a script font. If you don't have a script font or if you don't want to add a font and you want to actually just write, you can do that as well. You can go into your brush tool. You can find something like a pencil brush, and then you can add a new layer. And then you can just write on top of that layer, however you want. When I write, it's harder to read, and it's not as neat as I'd like it to be, so I'm just going to double tap and undo everything. And then I'm just going to add another text box, and this time, I'll adjust the size so that I can fill more text, and then I'll change the font to something that looks more handwritten. So more of a script font. So I'm going to go into my actions toolbar here. I'm going to select add text. I'm going to move this text around. Still highlighted, so I'm going to go into that. Um, character options for my font options. I'm going to resize this first so that it's small enough that it feels like so that it's small enough so that I can get enough text in there. And then I'm going to scroll through my options here, and I'm going to find script font. I have this kingshare font that I think will work really nice. Once I've done that, I can go back to my keyboard by selecting the keyboard icon in the upper left hand corner. And then I'm just going to type in some thoughts about maybe this little adventure that I was on. Oh. Alright, I'm also noticing as I type this that it's center aligned. So I'm going to select everything by just double tapping, and then I'll get my alignment options here, and I'm just going to select left aligned, and then I'm going to tap on my keyboard icon in the lower right hand corner, and it'll remove that. So once I've done that, I can kind of, like, zoom out and see if everything is placed or as big as I want it. And I think that works well. It still gives me some space to add in some additional, like, visual creative elements here as well. 15. Adding Finishing Touches - Digital Stickers: Okay. I've imported photos, scanned mementos, I've added some drop shadows. I've added handwriting or text. Then we can start to kind of, like, decorate creatively. So I think some of these I might want to add, like, a little background to the image, add some little stickers here and there as well. So I'm going to utilize the set of stickers that I created specially for this class. I have a whole bunch of elements that I just kind of scanned in, remove the white background from, and then I can pull them in like stickers. So usually really big creative sets in Affinity Designer, but I'll utilize Affinity Photo paper. You can scan paper in and then cut it apart and use that as layering pieces. You can access free vintage visuals from different websites. I'll include that in our resources as well. And then you can creatively cut them out, layer them, things like that. That's how I can create some of these fun elements that we can add. If you don't have access to something like that, that's totally fine, and you can use what I've created for. Oh, I'm going to go in and start adding some of the creative elements to this, some washi tapes, some of those little icons, ticket stubs, just fun things that kind of give off a vibe of, like, exploration, a little bit of photography, and things like that. So I'm going to go in to my actions icons, select, insert a file, and then I'm going to open up my scrapbooking course stickers, and then I'm going to go in and add some labels here. So I have, like, memories, explore. I think that's a good one. And then you may have to resize it depending on how big you want it or don't want it. I want it to be a little bit smaller. So I'm going to put that there. And then when I'm done, I'm just going to select my black arrow tool, my selection icon. And then I'm going to go in and add a few more additional pieces, go into my actions icon, select, insert a file, and then go through these stickers and see what else I have that is interesting. I think I kind of want to add a bit of, like, a textury background here with this paper. So I'm going to resize it, and then I'm going to make it so that I can place it behind this, again, just to add visual interest. So I'm going to make it so that it goes behind my photos by tapping on the layer and highlighting it in blue and then dragging it so that it goes below the photos. And then it kind of gives a bit of an interesting effect here. All right. I'm going to go back to that layer. I'm going to adjust the placement. I'm going to select on I'm going to select my move tool here that arrow icon. I'm going to adjust the placement by playing around with the angle of this. You can rotate. And then I'm going to pull it up so that it's a little bit higher because it's all about just creating visual interest, right? Think about junk scrapbooking or layering and things that you would, you know, typically do when you're working on fun projects like this when you're younger. So this is a fun way to kind of, like, pull in different textures and visual elements. I'm going to go back into my actions icon, select, insert a file, and then I'm going to go through some of these pull in some of these additional elements. I have some tape here. I think this will be fun. We can put this up here and layer as well. If you want it on top, just make sure you go into the layers and then drag them so that they go above the text or above the photos. While we're in here, I'm actually going to go into my text here. I'm going to edit text, and then I'm going to adjust the width of my written text here. So I'm going to go into my written piece, select the A icon, select edit text, and then kind of play around with how wide I have this. Okay, once I've done that, I can also play around with the placement and adjust where everything is. And then once I have everything where I want it when it comes to the text, I'm going to go in, and I'm going to group these elements together so that I can just keep everything organized. I'm going to select both of my text layers, tap on the first one, and then drag right over the second one, so I can select both of them, select group, and then tap on the new group and select where it says New Group, and then click on Rename. And then I'm going to rename this Then I'm going to go back into that masking tape that I've placed. I'm going to select that Errol tool. I'm going to adjust the size of this just a bit, keeping in mind how I want things to look and flow. I think I want to add a ticket stub here. I'm going to go into my actions tool again, that wrench, select, insert a file, and then go back through some of these pieces here. Here's the ticket stub. I'm going to adjust this rotation and the size. Once I'm done with that, I'm going to select my arrow tool to deselect it, go back into my actions, here, select, insert a file, and then add some additional pieces here. I have, like, a wax seal. I'm going to resize that. I have some, inspirational elements as well. So I'm going to go back in and insert one of those. I have these little stickers, round icons with different sayings. So like I have one that says you are deserving. This blue will work nicely. I'm going to resize it a bit, layer it. I have this cute little star one, too, go back into my actions icon, insert a file, go through these and just kind of pull in some of these additional elements. Okay. Once I'm done with that, select my arrow to deselect it. And then I think I want to kind of add some interest down here. I might resize this image, but I think I want to add some of a vintage texture paper that I have so that I can again, you're not just taping pictures on the paper and calling it a day, you're adding some visual interests to allow the visuals to pop out of the background. So I'm going to go into my actions tool, select, insert a file, and I'm going to scroll through and see what I have. Like vintage visuals that are now in the public domain, and I added some fun scallops to them. So I think we'll use this one. And then if I need to resize this, I can. All right. Once I'm done with that, then I can select that and pull it so that it's underneath that image within the photos. And then I can select that background as well as the picture, and I'm going to swipe right over the picture, and they'll both be selected. You'll see them highlighted in blue. Then I'm going to tap on my MOTol here, and then I can kind of adjust the placement of this so that it fits better on the page. And it just gives a fun, kind of interesting background here. Alright, so once I've done that, I'm going to go in and start organizing things again. So I'm going to organize all of these creative pieces, and I'm going to select them all and group them. So I'm going to tap on my Explorer label, all of these other additional images, and then I'm going to select group, and then I'm going to tap where it says new group, tap on the text New group and then select rename, and I'm going to change this to stickers just so that I know where everything is and then hit Return, and then I can close. Once I've done that, I think I want to add some more of these labels. Like, the word journey is a good one, and then move it. And if you find that you're having trouble resizing or moving things, so remember pulling from the corner will resize because I have it set as uniform, it'll keep it in proportion. These little tails here will allow you to rotate. And then if you want to move the element, then you will want to take your Apple Pencil outside of the visual, and then you can move it. And then when you're done, just tap on the arrow tool and I'll deselect it. Again, just keeping it visually interesting. It doesn't all have to be straight and uniform. You can play with rotating and angling things as well. I have some additional elements I want to add in. I have, like, some stickers and then a polaroid, like, camera film rule that I think will be fun to add over here. And then we can play around with finishing touches. I 16. Adding Finishing Touches - Hand Drawn Washi: All right. So I've added all of the additional elements I wanted to add in. I think I'm going to do some finishing touches with some hand drawn pieces. But before we do that, what's nice is within Procreate, you can sit there and add in your own visual effects as well. If you like drawing, I'm going to go out into my scrapbook course gallery, select a new file, the basic paper one. You can sit there and you can create elements by hand, as well. Say you want to draw washi tape. You can draw simple washi tapes and fill it and recolor it, and you can use those on your files. So something as simple as this, and then you can kind of use that as your outline and fill in with color and add some fun effects to it. You just want to make sure, especially if you're going to fill with color that all of your lines are closed so that you don't flood fill your page. So say, I'm just going to use this as a simple base for my washi. I'm going to add in a new layer so I can kind of keep everything separate. I'm going to go in and select a color. Maybe I'll use some of this yellow. So since I'm using this sketch as my base, what I'm going to do is, um, make it so that this is the reference shape so that when I drag in color, it'll stay within the line. So I'm going to go into the layer with the sketch, tap on the little icon to the left of the layer name, and then I'm going to select reference. So whatever I do to fill on top of a new layer, it's going to reference the layer below. So I'm going to go into this new layer that I've added so that I can have the color and the sketch separate. And I'm going to drag in color, and then I'm going to fill it. Then it fills in that shape for me, and then you can turn off your sketch, and it gives you, like, this fun washi tape effect. You can then add like visuals or sketching on top of this and make it so that it doesn't go outside of this shape by tapping on the orange or the yellow layer and then selecting alpha lac. And basically, that makes it so that whatever you draw on top, it won't go outside of this shape. So I'm going to go into a new layer here. So after I've done the alpha lock, I'm going to go into my brush tool, find a new brush, and then go into my color options and then select a new color that is going to pop up nicely. And then what's nice is that even if I go outside of the line, because this layer is alpha locked, it won't color outside of this. And it doesn't have to be like super fancy. You know, you can take more time. But this is just a really simple way to go about creating simple elements like this. And then what we want to do is turn off our background color. So we'll go into our layers. There is the last layer that'll say background color, you'll uncheck market, and then it'll give you a transparency. So once we've done that, I'm going to go back to the layer with the washi selected. I'm going to tap on my selection tool. I'm going to select this. I'm going to go into free hand, and then I'm going to select around this washi. And then I'm going to go into my wrench icon, my actions tool and I'm going to select Copy. And then I can go back into my scrapbook page, and then I can go into a new layer. Go into my wrench icon, select Paste, and it'll paste that washi on there, and it'll be transparent. So, you can not worry about having that white space be behind it. I really like that you can go between different projects, and say, you just do a whole page of sketched washi tapes, and you can then select those once you've removed the background and add them to your file. 17. Tips for Brush Handling: B. So I'm going to go back through now now that I've placed everything, and I'm going to make sure that any additional sticker elements that I've added, I'm going to put them into the sticker layer group. We've added visuals, we've added some creative elements, we've added text. And then I can, you know, I've decorated things creatively. You can even add in splatters because there's fun brushes that you can incorporate if you wanted to. So things like spray paints, you can add a splatter if you wanted. You can add new you can add a new layer, and then you can tap on maybe, like, the latter effect. Then update your color, and maybe you want to add some splatters and things like that, just so that you can get some additional texture and whatnot. But there's lots of options for what you can do. But what I like to do is kind of add little hand drawn doodle effects. So like I said, I was inspired by that that K drama. And then what they did is they doodled on top of the pictures. I'm going to utilize just the basic sketching brushes from Procreate, the Procreate pencil so that it gives me a bit more of, like, a gritty texture effect that looks like a pencil. I'm going to utilize the color white just because I have a lot of color on here. So in order for it to pop out, I need a contrasting color. And I think white will also look nice on the pictures. But you can do whatever you'd like. I think it'll be fun to kind of add details in a handwritten format for the locations. My hands have been a little shaky when I'm drawing. So what I like to do is go into my brush settings. So I'll go into my brush library, select sketching, go to my procreate pencil tap on that. And then I'm going to go to stabilization, and I'm going to adjust my stabilization and my streamline just a bit so that my drawing in my writing isn't as shaky of because I've been having some issues with my hands. But just highlighting the location, I'm going to do one of those, location icons, and then I'm going to fill it with color right where this is. Okay. Once I've done that, I can do the same kind of idea here as well. And 18. Saving and Exporting: Great. So, we played with putting all of this together, incorporating our layout styles, visual storytelling by showcasing different ways of incorporating creative bits and pieces that flow with the theme that you're going for, adding text, playing around with text pairing, and then pulling it together with final little bits and pieces that are creatively yours. And now I want you to take action and work on your own scrapbook page. So I have some examples within the workbook, like a starter template idea, like a day in your life page with some inspirational ideas and different tools you can utilize to kind of work on creating this in a digital format. And yeah, once you're done with that, I would love for you to upload your final page into the class gallery. So now that we're done, Um, I just want to quickly walk through how to export your file. In the Of chance, you decide to actually print this out and maybe put it in a folder or some sort of memory book. So once you're done with your project, you'll want to go into your actions tool, and then you're going to basically export this, so you're going to select share. And you're going to share whatever file format you want. I suggest just either a JPEG or a PDF. JPEG is really easy. And then I'll typically save the image to my foto role, but you could also save it as a JPEG and then save it to your files, or you can actually directly print from Procreate. So I have like a Wi Fi printer, so I can sit there and select my printer and then send this page directly to my printer and update my paper sizes and things like that in order for it to fit, and then I'll have an actual physical copy of what I've done. So once you're done with that, you select print, and then it'll export it and you can print it out. If you saved it as a JPEG and you saved it as an image, it'll be in your photo gallery, open it up and see it. And it's complete final glory. 19. Course Outro: Thank you so much for creating with me today. I hope this class has helped you get comfortable digitally scrapbooking in Procreate or creating visual journals in the app, and I also hope that the class has inspired you to experiment with the different ways that you can create digitally in Procreate. Remember to make sure to check out the class resources for your project template and the additional files that I made specifically for this class. Also, please share your project in the Class Project Gallery. Or if you feel love for it, you can also share it on social media on Instagram and tag me at Bella Sophia Creative. I'd love to see what you created or even offer some helpful tips if you need them. Finally, if you enjoy this class, please consider leaving a class review. These reviews are so helpful in ensuring teachers get engagement, which in turn helps our classes overall in search. Remember, you can find me online at www.bellasophiacreative.com and on social is at Bella Sofia Creative. Thanks for joining me in class this month. I will see you in the next one. Bye.