Explore Nature Journaling Resource Kit

  1. 01

    • Welcome to Explore Nature Journaling for a Greater Holiday Experience

    • The What, Who, Why, When, of Nature Journaling

    • Different Approaches to Journaling with Mali & Ben

    • Introducing the 2 Minute Tips for drawing, painting, photography and journaling
  2. 02

    • Overview of Easy Fun Journaling

    • Art Materials List for Nature Journaling

    • Fast & Easy 'tracing' tips with Acacias + Plant pressing in your Journal : 9min

    • Quick & Easy 'copy' drawing a Grevillea flower with colour notes : 8min

    • Fun Scribble Sketching with a Biro from a look-out point : 15min

    • Colouring Feathers using Watercolour and Watercolour Pencils : 15min

    • Easily Practice Sketching Birds : 6min

    • Sketching Quick & Loose shapes of Kangaroos and Wallabies : 18min
  3. 03

    • Overview of Colour Recipes & Colour Mixing Theory

    • Mali's Mixing Greens - Natural & Exquisite

    • Celia Rosser's Banksia Green - Colour Mixing Formulae

    • Colour Mixing Theory using only 6 colours : 24min

    • Colour Mixing Theory Guide
  4. 04

    • A Drawing a Day : 5min

    • Tip : Drawing a Tree using a collection of marks : 2min

    • Tip: How to make a fascinating mark : 2min

    • Tip : Drawing flowing lines : 3min

    • Tip: If you make a mistake repeat it : 2min
  5. 05

    • Overview of Writing & Turning Your Nature Journal into an E-Book

    • Nature Writing: Views Tips and Suggestions

    • Digital Journaling Monetization: How to turn your Nature Journal into a digital eBook : 8min

    • Red List: How we turned Mali's Art Exhibition into a digital eBook : 5min
  6. 06

    • Overview of Innovative Fun with Photography on your Phone

    • Tips for effectively cataloguing your photographs and short films : 4min

    • 'Insectoid Viewpoint' technique : 7min

    • Multiple Landscape Approach : 3min

    • Impressionistic Photography Technique : 6min

    • Arial Photography Possibilities : 10min

    • Overlaying Drawings on Photographs Approach : 2min

    • Photography and Digital Art in Forests : 4min

    • How to Create Reflections : 2min
  7. 07

    • Overview of the Nature Journaling Activities with Children

    • Introduction to Nature Journaling for kids with early childhood specialist Ros Beeton : 8min

    • Nature Activities for parents to do with 4 - 6 year old children with early childhood specialist Ros Beeton : 20min

    • Nature Activities for parents to do with 7 - 12 year old children with early childhood specialist Ros Beeton : 16min

    • Ideas on Illustrating an Adventure through Nature Journaling with early childhood specialist Ros Beeton : 9min

    • Cartoon Memory Mapping our Adventure - Making a Map from Memories : 23min

    • Colouring our Cartoon Memory Map : 3min

    • Progressive Maps with Pearl : 6min

    • Beach Holiday Journalling with Pearl : 14min

    • Painting with Pearl on a Family Holiday : 12min
  8. 08

    • Overview of Collaborative Drawing

    • Draw Together Black Gloved Wallaby, Twin Creeks : 8min

    • Draw Together Yellow Billy Buttons, Mount Magnet : 2min

    • Draw Together Python Snake, Twin Creeks : 3min

    • Draw Together Mouse Spider, Twin Creeks : 10min

    • Draw Together Lemon Grass, Mount Magnet : 2min

    • Draw Together Spinifex Hopping Mouse, Mount Magnet : 2min
  9. 09

    • Overview of Flower Pressing

    • Flower Journalling / Collecting with Prof. Hopper : 5min

    • Professional Plant Collecting Techniques at Menindee Lakes : 4min

    • Pressing Flowers Techniques link

    • Overview of Eco Dyeing

    • Demonstrating an application of Eco Dyeing into Nature Journaling : 4min

    • Eco-Dyeing Techniques link
  10. 10

    • Overview of Refining Your Drawings and Paintings

    • Introduction to Botanical and Natural History Art Lessons : 2min

    • Lesson :: Botany for Artists : 18min

    • Lesson :: Perspective Drawing : 15min

    • Lesson :: Watercolour Painting Techniques. Wet Washes & Dry Brush : 15min
  11. 11

    • Botany of Strawberries : 6min

    • Botany of Figs : 9min

    • Botany of Flowers : 27min

    • Botany of Leaves : 16min

    • Introduction to Plant Classification : 20min

    • Introduction to Reading a Plant Key : 10min
  12. 12

    • Overview of How to Mind Map Connections in Nature

    • An introduction to the SciArt Connectivity Web : 2min

    • Art of Natural Systems Connectivity Web SciArt Version

    • Art of Natural Systems Connectivity Web template for students to develop

    • How to Create a Connectivity Web on a Walk at Wave Rock Pt 1 : 18min

    • How to Create a Connectivity Web on a Walk at Wave Rock Pt 2 : 18min

    • Artist Residency (3) - Hill End Traces of Great Southern Rifting : 7min

    • How to create the foundations for your own Connectivity Web : 2min
  13. 13

    • Overview of Deep Time Nature Journaling

    • Expand possibilities of your Nature Journaling experiences : 6min

    • How to render Atmospheric Sunsets and Night Skies with pastels : 4min

    • Discussion on how to draw Fury Animals and Marsupial Eyes : 7min

    • Contour Mapping into Art : 6min
  14. 14

    • Overview of the Genestreams Sculptures Public Art Program

    • Twin Creeks Genestreams Sculpture link

    • Mount Magnet Genestreams Sculpture Project link

    • Bonye Biar (Bunya Mountains) Genestreaming Sculpture link

    • Ravensthorpe Genestreams artwork for a proposed Genestreaming Sculpture link

    • Wave Rock Mural featured on SciArt link