Tips and Tricks: The Power of Negative Space

by | Build Your Skill

  Many artists don’t feel they measure up until they can draw realistically from observation or from photo reference. As an art teacher I encourage students to learn all of the skills they can so that when they reach a point of creating original artwork, they...

How to Create a Body of Art

by | Build Your Skill

It’s been a LONG time since I created a body of art. University was a gift in that way: I had the expectation to create a body of art. I had studio space. I had community, peers aiming towards the same end goal: exhibition. I thought it would be easy to continue on...

To Print or Not To Print

by | Develop Your Unique Artist Voice

What benefits will you enjoy if you create prints of your artwork? On the other hand, why wouldn’t you want to create prints? As artists and sometimes also entrepreneurs, we can often agonize over our art. Should I explore this theme? How much practice do I need with...

Creative Spirit Riccardo Mantero

by | How to be An Artist

Riccardo Mantero is an award-winning and published photographer based in Italy. He learned photography through several courses, training and workshops and through the avid study of the most famous classics. He works with two Nikon D800 and D810 DSLRs and several...

Tell the Story of Your Art

by | Develop Your Unique Artist Voice

How exactly do you tell a story about your art? What should we talk about? How do we start? If you want people to connect with your work, tell stories. I’ve been writing in journals since I was in kindergarten. It’s blessed me with my distinct voice that shows in my...