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Scale of Perception
Photographer Charlie Goodge and Stylist / Art Director Jessica Jung have paired up for an abstract still life series that showcases the...
Technological Revival
Technological Revival In July 2016, Japanese electronics company Funai Electric ceased production of videocassette recorders. It was the...
CREATING A LINO PRINT PORTRAIT WITH LUCY BARTHOLOMEW
Here's a wonderful step by step guide to lino print portraits by artist, teacher and contestant on Sky Arts Portrait Artist of the Year...
Like No Other
AM: What do you feel you can achieve in neon that you couldn’t do in another medium? KH: I’m not sure my work would be as impactful if it...
Neon Art: Bending Light to Design
Neon Art: Bending Light to Design Noticing light at play on an object is an early challenge many artists encounter. Their first furtive...
We All Build Narratives
Even if they are not aware of it, visual artists often develop some sort of narrative in their work. Storytelling takes many forms. At...
How to Tell a Story on Canvas
An Invisible Framework to Guide You Storytelling often comes naturally to artists. Sometimes the story starts on a single canvas or sheet...
Art Studio Playlists | Finding the Perfect Songs for Your Creative Process
Need new art studio playlists to listen to? Well, Artists Network and Artists Magazine asked readers to suggest songs for the entire...
Taking Your Unresolved Painting from Potential to Prizewinning Art
How to Find Your Painting Resolve I painted a special moment en plein air while on a trip around Bend, Oregon, more than a decade ago....
TELL A STORY Explore the theme you are living, expand it or change it . . . you are the author.
We tend to create around the same themes because this is our story, but do you always recognize the themes? How many times have you felt...
Do You Know How to Be Creative?
Can you learn how to be creative? Can you learn how to be more creative? Even as an adult who might have had to set aside creative or...
Ideas for Your Travel Sketchbook
Inspired by her love of national parks, artist Suzie Garner shares her top sketchbook tips. In 2015, I developed a course called “100...
See Paint Run: Capturing Movement With Watercolor
A roundup of full-of-life paintings by artists who use watercolor’s natural properties to their advantage. These artists harness the...
Custom Portraits: The Most Meaningful Gift
One of the most meaningful gifts I ever received was from a complete stranger. I’d just gotten done interviewing someone at a live event...
Capturing the Candid Moment in Acrylic
The Camera’s Role in the Process Don’t be mistaken, however. Jozwiak loves her camera and the thousands of reference photos it’s...
The Top Award-Winning Drawings of 2020
Take a look at the exquisite work of the three winning artists of the 12th Strokes of Genius drawing competition. Our special issue, The...
How 24 Artists Break Free of Creative Limitations
In Episode 6 of the Art Bound podcast, we heard from Suchitra Mattai and Taylor White, two conceptual artists who’ve redefined their...
What You Loved in 2020: Our Most Popular Articles
Here we are in the last days of 2020. It’s been quite the year, to say the least. We’re hoping that you, dear readers, have been lucky...
Pictorial Illusion
Placed within the context of commercial art, the work’s abstract design and layered appearance recalls the illustrations of Borgman’s...
The Advantage of an Artist Who’s Always Learning
Harry Borgman elicits new reactions by coupling old-school illustration with major art movements creating art that is of all times...
Self-Critique Questions to Improve Your Paintings
Do you have three to six large masses, each clearly defined by closely related values? If you arrange a first-grade class from shortest...
Did you learn any important lessons from having a daily dose of inspiration?
I’ve come to believe that creating a special painting can’t be willed. Instead, it arises organically as a dance between subject and...
Pastel Landscape Painting in the National Parks
Planning a Dream Doug Tweddale has carried two passions since childhood — painting and travel. It was difficult to pursue those interests...
The Swallow by Daniela Werneck
THE CREATIVE SPARK: “In Portuguese culture, it’s common to find the swallow in various places and forms: murals, crafts, sculpture,...
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