Create Your Space: 5 Awesome Ideas How to Make an Art Studio in Your Home
Looking for ideas on how to create your own home art studio? Check out these 5 great ideas along with links to examples of studio spaces that other artists have setup.
5 Reasons Why We Love Symmetry in Art so Much (And How You Can Use This Research to Create Even More Awesome Paintings)
You may not have considered it before, but symmetry in art can make or break a painting. But why is it so important? And how can you make it work for you? To discover the answers, we need to go back through time and take a look at why symmetry is as vital today as …
5 Ways For Artists To Beat Creativity Killers
“If you hear a voice within you say you cannot paint, then by all means paint and that voice will be silenced.” Vincent van Gogh Creativity killers. They’re the Kryptonite of any artist. And, as we’ve all experienced, sometimes it can seem like there are more reasons not to paint than to pick up …
Creative Rut? We’ve Got 5 Solutions For That…
When searching for inspiration, many artists (us included), often miss the everyday objects to draw sitting right underneath our noses. It’s almost as if we can’t see the wood for the trees. Here we are, procrastinating and putting it off, when these objects we take for granted could get us out of a creative rut. …
PK 003: Kan Muftic Interview on Becoming a World Class Concept Artist
Kan Muftic had a successful career, a plush apartment and a great lifestyle in Zurich. Then he gave it all up to become a concept artist in London! Find out why in this exclusive podcast
PK 002: Diane Kraus Interview on How Artists Work and Connect Through Online Communities
Diane Kraus has found a rewarding art career through joining and participating in online art communities. Find out how you can do this too in our inspiring podcast interview
Is There An Artistic Side Of The Brain? New Research Says It’s a Gray Matter
A brain scan. New scientific research suggests there might really be an artistic side to the brain. The artistic side of the brain has been a hot topic in art psychology for decades now, but is there any truth to this theory? Exciting new research carried out by scientists in Belgium suggests the answer …
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How to Draw Expressions | 06 | Drawing a Laughing Expression
In this expression drawing lesson, you’re going to learn how to draw a laughing face. You can see what your final drawing is going to look like above. How to Draw a Laughing Face: Drawing the Eyebrows in a Raised and Relaxed Pose The first step in learning how to draw a laughing face is to raise up …
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5 Easy Ways To Improve Your Artistic Eye
One of the most commonly-asked questions by new artists is ‘How do I develop an artistic eye?’ To people who don’t consider themselves naturally creative, seeing things through artistic eyes seems like some kind of mystical gift – a talent bestowed on you from birth that you either have or you don’t. Want the good …
5 Amazing Insights Into How To Be More Creative in Art, Based On Recent Research
Have you ever wondered how to be more creative in art? Finding the best time of day to get work done can be a great start. Are your powers of observation greater in the morning or do you find you’re more creative at night? And, just what are circadian rhythms and how do these affect you?