How did the encouragement you received as a young artist (or lack of encouragement) change your life? Feel free to vote below if you haven't yet, or just click on "view results" to see what other artists have said.
Poll Questions for EmptyEasel Readers:
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Posted May 9th, 2008.
Posted May 2nd, 2008.
Since this week was "Photoshop Week" on EE, I thought it'd be interesting to know how many artists used Photoshop versus other image-editing software. Feel free to vote if you haven't yet!
Posted April 24th, 2008.
Some artists are totally against making reproductions of their paintings, while other artists just want to sell prints of their work over and over again (and don't care that much about selling the originals.) Where do you stand?
Posted April 18th, 2008.
Here's another easy poll question for all of you artists out there - how much time per day do you spend on art? Obviously there's no right or wrong answer since everyone has different circumstances, it's just always interesting to ...
Posted April 11th, 2008.
This week's poll is short and sweet - I thought it might be interesting to see how other artists expected to be using the internet a decade from now, so I wrote out the following question:
Posted April 4th, 2008.
Today's poll: How much is the average artist willing to pay for their own portfolio website? When you factor in the cost of setup fees, domain fees, and who knows what else, some artist websites seem horrendously overpriced. Cast your ...
Posted March 28th, 2008.
There's always something, isn't there? Something that keeps you from your easel, away from your paints and pencils? This week's poll is all about those "stumbling blocks" that artists face. . .
Posted March 21st, 2008.
Ever wondered how your art blog or artist portfolio compares to other artist's websites in terms of traffic? Find out by taking this week's poll - just enter your daily page views and compare.
Posted March 6th, 2008.
Are you an art competition junkie? Are juried shows an obsession? Or not so much? This week I asked artists how often they enter competitions, and the poll results are in - actually, you can still vote if you'd like. ...
Posted February 28th, 2008.
This week's poll asks simple question—what artistic medium do you like the best? Feel free to vote if you haven't yet!
Posted February 21st, 2008.
Most of us are used to art galleries taking a commission on the sale of our art - usually between 40-50% of the sale. But with the rise of the internet, there are now online galleries with lower commission rates, ...







