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17 watercolor fall and Thanksgiving art ideas
It’s gobble, gobble time! Anyone craving a turkey wing or a thigh? Well, let’s put the food away and see what we can do with a canvas and a brush! In this blog, we will cover 17 watercolor art ideas for the fall and Thanksgiving holidays. Foliage Summer has ended, and the weather has cooled.…
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How to photograph your artwork
Nowadays, an inspiring photographer doesn’t have to take a semester at the local community college or seclude themselves inside a dark room to develop a string of high-quality pictures. Fortunately, we live in a…
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Art displays ideas that convert into sales
The internet has provided great opportunities for artists to reach a mass audience so that they can sell their art and build a loyal customer base. However, I’m a bit of a traditionalist and…
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Watercolor Pencils for Beginners
Regular colored pencils are excellent for beginner artists and for young children. However, there will come a point in an artist’s development when it’s time to progress to more advanced tools and applications to…
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Watercolor basic tutorial for beginners
I first learned how to work with watercolor in middle school, and it has been my primary go-to technique since then when creating mixed-medium art. Watercolor paint dissolves when you apply water and spread…
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The ultimate beginner guide to oil painting
Many notable and distinguished oil paintings have been exhibited in galleries all over the world for centuries. With that being said, no one expects you to turn into a Leonardo da Vinci, Vincent Van…
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The ultimate beginner guide to jewelry making
Artwork is a doorway to creativity and self-expression, but unfortunately, most of the work you create can only be displayed inside an exhibit or a private home. Jewelry-making is another form of art. The…
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Colored pencils tutorial for beginners
Colored pencils, like crayons, are often the first associated tools children use to create their art projects. Of course, students mature and gradually learn how to craft their artwork with various types of paint…
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A beginner’s guide to color mixing
Art evokes many emotions by incorporating images of contrasting color tones and patterns. A seasoned artist adheres to this technique with the application of color mixing. Color mixing is a technique of combining two…
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12 Painting ideas for beginners
Congratulations. You have decided to tackle the task of creating art for a living! In little to no time, you should have a portfolio that deserves a slot in the local art galleries and…
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