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Answering your Instagram questions one week at a time. This week I'm tackling the question from a user, "How do you get inspiration for all your piece?" Learn about what inspires my works and how collection pieces differ from custom commissions. Leave your own question or comment on the blog!

By Timothy M. Joe in Art Tutorials > Painting Tutorials Plein air painting is an exciting way to sharpen your observation skills and grow as an artist. However, it can also be a nerve-wracking experience your first few times out. Here are a few tips I wanted share for a smoother plein air adventure: 1. Paint only what moves you Take time to observe the scene around you and be receptive to anything that grabs your attention. It could be the subject […]

By Carrie Lewis in Art Business Advice > General Art Advice When most artists think about making money with their art, three things immediately come to mind: selling originals, doing commission work, and selling prints. Some artists might also think of teaching, or design jobs. But are those the only ways to make money as an artist? Absolutely not! In fact, we’ve put together a huge list of 77 ways you could turn your artistic skills into income. Not all of these […]

Nikita Busyak invented an ingenious way to spark up his drawings, making them look like they came straight out of a Harry Potter movie. Nikita enhances his superb creations with an illuminating pen. And the technique he coined, called “Glowing Archisketch,” breathes life into his illustrations, making it look as if someone has switched the light on inside the drawings.

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An interview with artist Anina Deetlefs about her popular floral portraits that combine portraiture with her love of graphic design and textiles while paying close attention to the names, meaning and symbolism in each piece.