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Category: Art Habits

January 4, 2021January 4, 2021

Start the new year with 5 easy ways to tidy your art space

January is always a great time to spend a few extra hours organizing – especially when it comes to the creative spaces where we make […]

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July 9, 2020July 9, 2020

Livestreaming During Shelter-in-Place (the pros, cons, and things in between)

If you live in the United States, we’re at varying stages of shelter-in-place. In my state of California, we recently passed 100 days since the […]

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February 26, 2019

5 Reasons Why It’s Great to be an Artist on a Budget

Have you ever envied the artists on Instagram and YouTube who have huge pencil and pastel collections? I have. Many, many times. I’ve sulked, complained, […]

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May 23, 2018

Tips I think every artist should know before starting social media (Part 1)

I think Social Media is an amazing technology that we have to interact with artist that we all admire. However, there are some important things […]

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January 30, 2018

5 Benefits of Working on an Easel (and a few recommendations)

Ok, so why use an easel instead of just drawing on your desk? There are many advantages to working on an easel. I’m going to […]

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January 21, 2018

My Eight “Communication Commandments” for Artists

I wish I there was a “communications for artists” class when I went to college. There were a handful of instances over the last six […]

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December 16, 2017

5 of my favorite (free) sources for work background noise

I love playing movies in the background while I’m drawing. It keeps me at my desk so I draw longer. But I’ve also found that […]

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August 15, 2017October 22, 2017

5 Tips to Become a (More) Efficient Artist

This week’s post is a short-ish one of just small tidbits of advice I’ve tried to keep in mind while I work. Don’t need to […]

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