Thanks to everyone who took part in the TeamPK GiveBack Campaign 2015!
It was great to see so many artists getting involved and sending their work in, and we hope to raise as much money as possible to your chosen charity, The Monster Project. Check out the winning artists here…
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Table of Contents How to Make Prints of Your Art For Killer Portfolios and ExhibitionsMethod One: How to Make Prints of Your Art Using a ScannerMethod Two: Printing at Home From PhotographsMethod Three: Printing Your Paintings and Drawings ProfessionallyWhat is Giclée Printing?Color Profiles ExplainedHow to Print Digital Paintings and DrawingsHow to Prepare Digital Paintings and
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You’ll want to learn how to photograph paintings and drawings if you want to create a killer art portfolio. This blog post shows you how – in 5 easy steps.
Cyrus Smith moved to Berlin to kickstart his art career. Find out why it helped expand his creative horizons in this exclusive podcast interview.
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After 10 years as a graphic designer for a large company, Dan Davis was beginning to feel like his passion for art had flown the nest. Find out how a visit to a comic con helped him spread his wings again…
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If you’ve watched any of our Pencil Kings tutorials, you’ll know Prismacolor pencils are the tool of choice for artists all over the world. In fact, if you live in the USA or Canada, you’ll probably have rushed out shortly afterwards and got your hands on some. However, for artists living in the UK and
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What’s the most shocking art you’ve ever seen? People make art for many reasons – sometimes personal, sometimes political and sometimes to deliberately shock the establishment! Throughout history, works of art (some of which seem tame by today’s standards) have caused riots and provoked outrage among the general public and the art world as a
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Detail from Letter To My Mom by David Jon Kassan. Copyright David Jon Kassan. A homeless man, a mother and a fabulous fashionista in her 70s. These are the subjects of the three incredible paintings shortlisted for this year’s BP Portrait Award. But what is it about these works of art that have captured the
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Do you suck at drawing hands and feet? Don’t worry! Learning how to draw hands and feet is one of the main areas artists get stuck on. Fingers, thumbs and toes can be a major headache for us all, so wouldn’t it be great if you could find a way of getting them right time
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Your beloved sketchbook. It contains all your ideas, your thoughts and your personality. In fact, it probably says more about you as an artist than some of your finished work! So, can smartphones and tablets ever really replace your most treasured journal of creativity? Or, is ditching your trusty sketchbook in favor of that sparkly
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