Quick Tip: How to Get Started on a Blank Surface
It can feel daunting to look at a blank canvas. There is always the question: where to start? Creative Spirit Annie Hammon has a great strategy she uses in her art that might be useful for you. Today let’s explore a strategy to start that blank canvas or paper,...Quick Tip: Perspective and Your Pencil
Today on Artist Strong I offer you a quick video tip on using your pencil as a tool for understanding angles and spatial relationships. It’s not just a drawing utensil, it can help you make accurate observations from images and from life. (P.S. We are a little...
Folding Hope: How To Create a Paper Crane
Hope. It’s a simple, but powerful word. It gives people courage. It offers people direction and motivation. It’s the seed of revolutions. And it changes people’s lives. So does art. Art is a vehicle for hope. Art is a vehicle for change. It can be personal or...
Why Batching Your Art Is Important
As artists, we often fear that we don’t have a unique style or voice in our art. It’s a concern that is hard to define and style typically evolves over time. Many artists argue that they don’t want the restriction of being subject to one style or message. But who...
Photo Fiddling: An Art Activity with Artist Strong
Being creative doesn’t have to cost money. I’ve heard many people talk about obstacles to being creative and money is cited as one of those obstacles. Today’s activity is an example of how we can use the tools around us to be creative and make fun, imaginative...
Sharpen Your Skills: Understanding Value
Confidently use value to improve your art
If you want to draw or paint anything you want, understanding value is a MUST.
Sharpen your Skills: Understanding Value includes:
✏️ my Learn How to SEE Guide: 10 Ways to Catch Your Own Mistakes;
✏️ A quick and simple way to observe your growth over time;
✏️ How to make your drawings (and paintings!) jump off the page; and
✏️ Much, much, more.
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