This Week: 11/23 through 11/29

Published Nov. 23rd 2008

Well, no new articles this week, folks—Thanksgiving Day is just around the corner and I’m headed off to a little family reunion.

There were quite a few good posts last week, however, so if you find yourself with some extra time on your hands make sure to check those out.

Last week’s articles:

Twitter Search: How to Directly Market Your Art on Twitter

Avoiding Tangents: 9 Visual Blunders Every Artist Should Watch Out For

Layers, Patterns, and Color: Abstract Collage Artwork by Lisa Carney

A Call to Artists Everywhere: Stop Dreaming and Start Doing

GIMP and Photoshop Layer Modes, Part 4 (Hue, Saturation, Color and Value)

And just like always. . .

Feel free to submit any articles you’d like to have published on EE, or send in your artwork to be featured. We’ll be back to a normal schedule on the 30th of November.

Enjoy the holiday! : )

PS - For those of you that are currently art students (graduate or undergraduate) you may be interested in the $16,000 art scholarship contest going on at myartspace.com. Head over to myartspace.com/scholarships to learn more.

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