In today’s video, watercolor painter Barbara Nechis demonstrates how to paint flowers using a wet-into-wet method. As you’ll see in the clip below, she starts by thoroughly (yet carefully) re-wetting her paper. . . read more
Monday in Video Tutorials - Tomorrow, Barbara Nechis will demonstrate some of the ways you can use watercolors (and lots of water) to create soft, fluid flowers.
Tuesday in Motivation - Searching for inspiration as you start on your next big project? According to Diana Mulder, that. . . read more
Taking good pictures of your artwork can be quite challenging. Even if you've gotten a handle on basic photography techniques, you can't always avoid things like lens distortion. Here's how to fix lens distortion in just a few minutes using GIMP. . . read more
It takes a lot of work to attract visitors to your art blog, but only a few weeks of not posting to lose them forever. That's why if you’re hoping to use your blog to increase your art sales or make connections, it’s important that you keep a regular posting schedule. . . read more
There are many people that enjoy creating, but we all do it at different levels of commitment. Robin Mitchell is one artist truly devoted to creating beautiful oil paintings - on a daily basis. . . read more
I believe that there are seven habits, or traits, which artists need in order to become highly effective and successful. Let's start with the most important one: being passionate about your art. . . read more
Painting a distant figure inside of a landscape (or any scene) is an entirely different task than painting a portrait. Not only is the person much smaller, making it harder to add details, but the focus of the painting
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Tomorrow, watch as oil painter Ned Mueller demonstrates his process for successfully painting figure within a scene. Unlike a traditional portrait, Ned shows how just a few strokes of light and dark can convey. . . read more
Anything you send out, whether it be a formal portfolio or a simple jpeg, will be the first impression you make on a potential client or curator. You only get to make one first impression - so you don’t want to waste it. . . read more
Joni Nickrent, of Pop Art Minis, has always had a love for creativity and art. She credits her success, however, to her mother’s encouragement and support. . . read more
Cities are full of energy and life all their own. To capture that energy in paint takes true talent. . . and I think you’ll agree that Stephen Dobson has that talent in spades. . . read more