Why Every Artist Needs to Do Reverse Coloring (and Finally Defeat Art Block)
Learn how reverse coloring can defeat your art block and get you flowing with endless creativity – tips and techniques for all artists
Learn how reverse coloring can defeat your art block and get you flowing with endless creativity – tips and techniques for all artists
How to overcome the fear of failure and under-valuing the worth of your art and skills Lots of artists encounter an intrinsic fear of failure . And oftentimes, this fear is driven by a core deep-seated sentiment: My art (and thus myself) are not good enough. These feelings of unworthiness are common amongst both new …
Find your creative art style using 5 simple tips that can help propel your art and boost your self-confidence As you find yourself knee-deep in your creative journey, creating paintings and learning new techniques, you will (or already have) probably stumbled upon this one perplexing question….how can I be original and make art that is …
Improve your drawing skills so you can rely more on your imagination and less on reference pictures Is it ever possible to draw from the imagination, without using a reference picture? This is going to be quite a topic of discussion. Why is that? Well, because after much scouring, reading, thinking, and more scouring on …
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You probably have heard me talk at length about finding our personal “why” when it comes to making art. And for good reason. See, not every artist will constantly feel inspired to create art – they can sometimes lose steam in their motivation, finding themselves in a creative slump of sorts – wallowing in states …
4 simple ways to embrace our inner messy creative and let it show up in our art This is my love letter to all the creative, super-organized perfectionists out there. I like to think about the art creation process almost like a split Jekyll and Hyde personality situation. We all have a careful, analytical, calculated …
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The 4 simple steps to becoming a better creative thinker and getting more unique “out-of-the-box” ideas with your art Ever felt you were only good at one thing with your art and felt incredibly hesitant to try anything new? You pine for more out-of-the-box creativity, but find yourself stuck in a spiraling circle of fear …
7 Tips for finding motivation to stop your inner fear and create more art You’re sitting there, staring at a blank canvas, pencil in hand and literally no clue what to do. And it seems the more you sit there, the more unmotivated you become to make anything. “This is stupid. Why am I even …
Digging into what makes art “good” or memorable, and what separates thousands of hobby artists from the Van Gogh’s and Dali’s or have you ever wondered why your art is not eliciting a reaction from people, not selling or growing your art brand? Well, in this post and video, I will share with you what …
oh boy oh boy. We are back here, Queen Bees, to look at more cringey, old childhood artwork that managed to find their way out of my parent’s basement and into my studio. We laughed at the silliness and learned a few good lessons along the way. —> In case you missed it, see Part …