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One Simple Secret To A Life As A Recognized Artist

One Simple Secret To A Life As A Recognized Artist

How many successful artists do you think there are out there that aren't in touch with their emotions and feelings? A. 0% You know how we know this?  Because in...

One Simple Secret To A Life As A Recognized Artist

How many successful artists do you think there are out there that aren't in touch with their emotions and feelings? A. 0% You know how we know this?  Because in...

Smashing Artist's Block - Exercise 1

Smashing Artist's Block - Exercise 1

Have you ever felt like you’ve been staring at your own artwork for too long, and what you thought was a masterpiece now looks as though it might as well...

Smashing Artist's Block - Exercise 1

Have you ever felt like you’ve been staring at your own artwork for too long, and what you thought was a masterpiece now looks as though it might as well...

How To Begin Creating Abstract Paintings and Drawings

How To Begin Creating Abstract Paintings and Dr...

How To Begin Creating Abstract Paintings And Drawings Occasionally, artists fall into a “realism rut.” This is when we become used to creating realistic paintings and drawings and forget how...

How To Begin Creating Abstract Paintings and Dr...

How To Begin Creating Abstract Paintings And Drawings Occasionally, artists fall into a “realism rut.” This is when we become used to creating realistic paintings and drawings and forget how...

How To Paint Realistic Skin Tones

How To Paint Realistic Skin Tones

Trying to capture natural skin texture and tone through painting may be the most daunting quest of them all — but we’ve broken down your path to success. 1. Use...

How To Paint Realistic Skin Tones

Trying to capture natural skin texture and tone through painting may be the most daunting quest of them all — but we’ve broken down your path to success. 1. Use...

Add the Technique of “Scumbling” to your Arsenal

Add the Technique of “Scumbling” to your Arsenal

Scumbling or Dry Brushing can be described as broken paintbrush strokes that expose or overlay layers below. In real life, what’s broken tears us up inside. We struggle to handle...

Add the Technique of “Scumbling” to your Arsenal

Scumbling or Dry Brushing can be described as broken paintbrush strokes that expose or overlay layers below. In real life, what’s broken tears us up inside. We struggle to handle...

Diversify your Painting Using "The Sgraffito Effect"

Diversify your Painting Using "The Sgraffito Ef...

Sgraffito is an Italian word meaning “to scratch”. It shares an etymological root with the word graffiti and it reminds me, a former exchange student, of the Italian phrase for “I am mistaken”: ho...

Diversify your Painting Using "The Sgraffito Ef...

Sgraffito is an Italian word meaning “to scratch”. It shares an etymological root with the word graffiti and it reminds me, a former exchange student, of the Italian phrase for “I am mistaken”: ho...