Archive for March, 2009

The Basics of Self Portrait

The Basics of Self Portrait By David Urmann Self portraits have been very popular even in the ancient period. A self portrait is a picture where the subject is the self or the artist. These kinds of portraits started in the ancient times or ancient period. This was the time of the rise of thrives [...]

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Mounted Cards Or Pictures Using Watercolours!

Mounted Cards Or Pictures Using Watercolours! By Anna Meenaghan It is possible to add a mount to a finished watercolour picture to improve it before you get around to framing it, or you could also use it as a card. So what will you need for starters? A ruler, scrap paper, a 12mm flat brush, [...]

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Oil Paintings

How to Get the Most Out of Your Oil Paintings By Ralph Serpe Learning how to become a good oil painter is a difficult undertaking. In fact, it is more than likely one of the most difficult painting mediums to master. Things like color mixing & theory, perspective, techniques and materials can really intimidate a [...]

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Marketing Your Art to Your Niche Online

Marketing Your Art to Your Niche Online By Nina Alvarez You’ve found your niche online and have interested readers filtering into your website through forums and social networks. How do you get them to make a purchase? * Know your competition. Study the work of other online artists with work truly comparable (popularity, experience, subject, [...]

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Support For Art Careers in Transition

Support For Art Careers in Transition By Barbara Bowen We artists want to answer the call to creative career change, but we also prefer to stay in familiar territory – precisely because it is familiar. The circumstances of our creative project or career direction may change drastically. If so, it is highly important that we [...]

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Art Marketing Tips

Art Marketing Tips Launch A Successful Business Selling Your Art Or Crafts By Ralph Serpe Define your goals and get organized – What are your goals as an artist? Do you hope and dream to one day have your artwork displayed in a museum or do you just want to sell enough of your art [...]

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The Top 4 Reasons Most Artists Fail to Make a Living As an Artist

The Top 4 Reasons Most Artists Fail to Make a Living As an Artist By Thom Pletcher The top four reasons why artists fail to make a profit or living on their art. There is no lack of a need for high quality original art. In fact It is in high demand. People need art [...]

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Is Art Something to Be Experienced?

Is Art Something to Be Experienced? By Anna Meenaghan Art presents itself in many shapes and forms today – to me it is always interesting and gratifying to appreciate other peoples art. You donĀ“t necessarily have to like it personally to accept the hard work that has gone into it and the thought behind it. [...]

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