Art journalling for beginners: September 2025

Art journalling pages featuring butterflies and quotes pasted together.

Tune in to your feelings and make something that sparks joy.

Learn simple art techniques to enhance your personal journal, including collage and pen-and-ink.

Techniques include collage, pen and ink.

Suitable for complete beginners as well as improvers.

Entry requirements

There are no entry requirements for this course.

Material required for the course

All materials will be provided.

If you have a journal, feel free to bring it with you but this is not essential.

Teaching method

This course is suitable for complete beginners or those looking for a creative and enjoyable way to relax or a new hobby.

How is your progress checked

Learning will be in the form of:

  • formal instruction
  • practical demonstration
  • discussion
  • individual instruction 
  • peer evaluation

Assessment

An initial assessment will be carried out for each leaner to assess their current knowledge and starting point and what they would like to achieve on the course.

Individual help and instruction will be provided to each learner to support their progress. 

Next steps

Learners can enrol on further art and well being courses;

  • Oodles of doodles
  • Journalling for beginners
  • Watercolour for beginners
  • Calligraphy for beginners
  • Pen, Ink and Wash for beginners
  • Cake decorating and many more

More information

Fees are non-refundable unless we cancel a course.

This is a non-accredited course. You will not get a qualification.

Course details

Start date: Saturday 20 September 2025
When:
Saturday 10:00am - 1:00pm
Duration: 2 days
Full fee: £50
Concessionary fee: £50
Location: Bracknell Open Learning Centre

Contact information

Community Learning Team

Email: community.learning@bracknell-forest.gov.uk for course information

Email: olc@bracknell-forest.gov.uk for room hire

Phone: 01344 354220