The mood board, a creative tool for everyone

A mood board or a trend board is perfect for sharing a feeling, a trend and even a concept related to a project. This tool, mainly used by graphic artists and designers, makes it possible to show in images, in texts and even in objects a project in development. It's also a way to develop your creativity and be able to boost your edits for social networks. It's a wonderful visual communication tool! I often used collage during my work at school and even sometimes to present my project ideas. Of course, with the technological age, it is obviously easier to create this type of collage through Pinterest. On the other hand, getting out of your digital bubble can do the greatest good. I therefore suggest a physical mood board. It can be useful for presenting a project to new clients, enhancing the aesthetic side of a wedding or other event, or for preserving precious memories.

I consider this experience as a therapy that allows me to get ideas out of my head, to take time to step back and focus better on myself. Here's how to start the creative process of creating our inspiration board. For the assembly of your mood board, several options are available to you: a large cardboard, a notebook like those of Pigeon Atelier Letterpress or an old coroplast of elections.

COLLECT-KEEP-REUSE

The first step is to collect objects that can be used for our painting. The easiest way is to start the process by adding items to a box over time. When traveling or visiting outdoors, you can keep postcards, seashells, and even squeeze flowers. Of course, magazines on subjects that resonate with you are an important source of images. Taking snapshots or copies of Nomade Magazine becomes an inspiring starting point for a travel painting. Additionally, you can keep inspirational images or phrases on Pinterest so you can print them out. You can start from an image or a sentence to create the visual or simply take objects and sort them as you go – no rules, just your creativity! Illustrations by Élisabeth Provencher , such as the Pegasus, can inspire with their softness and pencil strokes, or watercolor animal illustrations by Cathy Faucher can become an interesting focal point for a project focused on animals, nature .

EMOTION AND VIBRANCE

It's important to create an emotion through the mood board. When we think about what we want to create, we also have to think about what we want people to experience when they watch it. Cheerfulness surrounded by happiness or a more thoughtful side? Through our mood board, we will transport people to a room, another country or even a memory. Hence the importance of the mood board. Mood meaning mood. It's more than a visual communication tool, it's an experience in itself!

PRE-ASSEMBLY

Once we have all our inspirations, it's time to put it all together. This is a crucial step that allows certain aspects to be eliminated. Place your images, textures, texts in superposition, side by side or diagonally. Keep what makes your work vibrate and eliminate the rest. Sometimes an image that we like very much and that perfectly conveys the chosen message, can destroy the general image of our painting. We must therefore make choices and keep only what inspires us. Consider adding texture, color, text, and even objects to bring your mood board to life. Motivop 's inspirational phrases can be an interesting addition to your artwork.

GLUING

During the final editing, we must maintain a balance on our inspiration board. It's more than just gluing items side by side, it's also about thinking about the colors that flow from one image to another. Sometimes leaving a space around an image and even around the central collage can generate a feeling of a work of art, of lightness and propel the concept towards the sought-after essence. Play around with your tunes trying different ways to lay them out on your canvas, have fun! By taking a picture of your different ways, you will be able to see what appeals to you the most and brings out the desired emotion. I like the Laucolo montages that inspire me for my garden, my seed planning and floral concepts!

INSPIRATION

Here are some found paintings that can help unlock your creativity and inspire your project. Let your inspiration and creativity run wild!

Reviewed by Marie-Pascale