MATERIAL – LINEN, COTTON OR SYNTHETIC? LINEN is the preferred fabric of painters. It should be selected when the artist: Desires the highest strength, archival quality & high perceived value. • Can afford the expense of linen. COTTON is the most popular artist grade canvas fabric. • Cotton fibers stretch […]
Artists often make many mistakes at the beginning of their careers when it comes to pricing. This is natural and acceptable as it leads to growing and learning from experience. Pricing is awkward. Setting a price on something that is so deeply personal and doesn’t have a set market value is […]
Photographing your work well is the single most important thing you can do for your career apart from actually creating the work. So in this post I want to show you a few ways that you can photograph your work depending on the resources and equipment that you have available […]
Drawing a self portrait is an excellent way to learn about shading, sketching, and proportions. A common mistake novice artists make is creating a portrait without knowledge of the theory behind drawing realistic portraits. Knowing the proportions and anatomy of a human face, how perspective works and other nuances make the process […]
When you buy art supplies, you want to get the best value for your money. To make the smartest choices, you need to be intimately familiar with the materials you buy and use. This guide will help you make wiser decisions about the surface you draw on. Nothing replaces the […]
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