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How to Choose the Right Watercolor Paper: Weight, Texture & Color Explained 27 Aug 2013 | 12:13 pm
In watercolor painting, brushes are important, paints are paramount, but the paper we choose to paint on is the foundation of our work—and like a house, a good foundation is critical for the success o...
Are you suffering from creative burnout? Here’s what you can do. . . 26 Aug 2013 | 02:39 pm
Sometimes, even creative people can suffer from a lack of ideas. This happens often as an artist is building a following—he/she starts to feel the pressure to create, and the creativity doesn’t come. ...
This Week: 8/25 through 8/31 25 Aug 2013 | 12:23 pm
Monday in Motivation – Do you ever feel creatively tired? Most of us do, sometimes, but it doesn’t have to sideline your artistic pursuits. Tomorrow, Steff Metal will be sharing 10 ways to overcome cr...
An Interview With Gioi Tran 23 Aug 2013 | 01:05 pm
Gioi Tran studied art at the Academy of Art in San Francisco, toured professionally with ballet and modern dance companies, and currently runs Applegate Tran Interiors while selling fine art to collec...
How to Create Easy Art on Vacation 20 Aug 2013 | 12:11 pm
When on vacation it’s easy to forget about creating. And that’s often the point right? Ironically, when we are in a relaxed frame of mind the artwork we create is often so much better. We more readil...
Beauty of the Beast: Raising Awareness for Local Animal Shelters 19 Aug 2013 | 01:02 pm
Growing up as an artist on a mid-Missouri subsistence farm was a study in severed heads and limbs, a disconnected experience that would’ve made an abstract painter out of anyone. Most of our food cam...
This Week: 8/18 through 8/24 18 Aug 2013 | 11:30 am
Monday in Motivation – Learn how one artist is launching a Kickstarter campaign with a rather unique goal: using art to raise awareness and funds for a local animal shelter. Get the full story from th...
More Artwork Terminology and Definitions: Classifying Art by Size and Type 16 Aug 2013 | 12:33 pm
Today’s article is a follow-up to one that I wrote in September 2012, which listed various techniques and terms used by colored pencil artists. This time, I want to go a little broader, and define a ...
8 Ways Twitter Can Help Your Art Business Turn a Profit 15 Aug 2013 | 01:23 pm
Twitter is a micro-blogging tool that’s fast becoming the “news” source for everyday people, by everyday people. While it can be used to stay in touch with friends and family, many small businesses, i...
Anna Halliday: Spirited Acrylic Paintings on Canvas 14 Aug 2013 | 03:47 pm
Acrylic painter Anna Halliday grew up in Long Island, N.Y, and comes from a long line of artists, sculptors, textile designers and greeting card illustrators. She was further immersed into her creativ...
