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    Art Tutorials

    7 YouTube Art Channels that EVERY Artist will Enjoy

    Mixed-media birds by Kellie Day

    How to Paint Simple Mixed-media Birds

    Painting of a busy beach from high above

    5 Simple Tips for Painting Ocean Waves & Water

    • Our Drawing Guide – How to Draw EXACTLY What You See
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    Three women pose in front of a classic blue car

    Nostalgic, Color-soaked Paintings by Simon Miller

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    Unleash your Creativity (Draw Anywhere!) with CLEAR Dry Erase Paint

    Need a Better Way to Take Photos of Your Art? Try a Pop-up Photography Studio!

    Introducing the Highly-Customizable Artist Cargo Sketchbook Organizer!

    • The Persistence of Memory by Salvador Dali
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    Puzzle pieces

    9 Things I Wish I’d Known as a Brand New Artist

    Detail of Salvator Mundi, by Leonardo da Vinci

    Why is High-end Art So Outrageously Expensive?

    Painting of a courtyard surrounded by foliage and flowers

    What’s a Good Online Art Gallery Now That Vango is Gone?

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Year: 2010

General Art Advice

How to Handle Rejection of Your Art

Let’s say you’ve decided to start a card business and you’ve been working on designs for six weeks. Your friends love them. Your mom loves them. Your coworkers love them. You think they’ll be hot sellers
Art Marketing Tips

4 Highly-Portable Portfolio Ideas: Is Your Art Ready to Show?

Have you ever been at a party and someone said, “I didn’t know you were an artist. What do you do?” Or someone at the park says, “I love art. I have a lot hanging in my home. What is yours like?”
Weekly Preview

This Week: 2/14 through 2/20

First off, Happy Valentine’s Day! To celebrate, we’ve got a special gift for you over at foliotwist.com. :) Monday in...
General Art Advice

How to Teach an Art Class or Art Workshop

If you’re an established artist and you feel pretty comfortable with your medium, its probably only a matter of time until you’ve had some inquiries about teaching an art class or art workshop
Art Marketing Tips

How To Set Up RSS and Email Subscriptions for Your Art Blog Through Feedburner

Once your art blog up and running, it’s important to keep visitors interested and coming back. One great way to do that is add Feedburner's RSS Email Subscription option to your blog. Here's how to do it
Oil Paintings

Delicious Oil Paintings by Mary Ellen Johnson

If you like food (and who doesn’t?) then stick around for a mouth-watering peek at Mary Ellen Johnson’s delectable oil paintings. Her larger than life images truly expose the “finer details” of eating.
Motivation

First, Imagine what Your Art could be. . . Then Experiment!

One common misconception about artists is that we are able to envision things perfectly in our imagination. People assume that we instinctively know what patterns and textures go together, or can come up with effective colour combinations off the top of our heads.
Video Tutorials

VIDEO: How to See (and Draw) the Basic Shapes Within Objects

When you want to draw an object with realistic volume, or mass, it helps to be able to “see” the underlying shapes that make up that object. These aren’t complicated geometric patterns - basically, you’re just looking for shapes like circles
Weekly Preview

This Week: 2/7 through 2/13

Monday in Video Tutorials – Tomorrow, David Kitler demonstrates how seeing the basic shapes within objects (like circles, triangles, and...
Artist Interviews

Interview with Tina L. Scott: Portrait Photographer and Photo Collage Artist

Tina L. Scott has been selling photographs since 1999. Aside from taking the everyday portrait, she also turns photographs of her clients into stunning photo collages. Here are some of the questions I asked about her business, pricing, and art.
Motivation

The Extreme Sport of Watercolour Painting

Believe it or not, watercolour painting can be “extreme” under certain circumstances - for me, extreme watercolour painting must be done on location, in a foreign country, in a place that you can only reach by taxi
Photography

Helene Havard: Creating Emotion Through Photography

Helene Havard is a photographer and digital artist who attempts to portray meaningful images beyond what her camera alone can capture. She specializes in shooting still photography on movie sets and streets, and enjoys the craft of photo manipulation.
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StudioDoorz

Writing Artist Statements
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Color Wheel & Theory

Mixing Neutral Colors
Artistic Composition Tips
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Plan a Series of Paintings
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Choosing Oils or Acrylics
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Customizable Art Websites
Wacom Graphire Review
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Corel Painter-Wacom Tablet
Help Me Sell My Art Online

Tips for Beginning Artists
The Bob Ross Method
Free Artist Websites Trial
The Best Art Blogs Online
Anyone can Learn to Draw
Artist Websites 101
Why Artists should Blog

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