By Carol Burns in Artwork, How To
More than 140 billion reels play across Instagram and Facebook each day—so how can artists capture some of that audience? As visual people, artists should be able to create reels with relative ease. They encourage creativity and originality—the same things we…
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By Carol Burns in Art And Culture
For an artist, the color white is a blank space. Traditionally, white paint is a mixer, something to add to real pigments to lighten the hue. But is white a neutral or a base color for artists, or is it…
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By Carol Burns in How To, Opportunities, Resources
Becoming a successful artist means more than mastering your chosen medium. Learn how to set long-term goals and measure progress as you build your artistic career.
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By Rebecca Wall in How To
Press coverage is an important career milestone for any artist and can help build your profile.
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By Rebecca Wall in Opportunities
A specially selected listing of the most exciting residencies, commissions and competitions open to artists in the UK and beyond in October.
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By Rebecca Wall in Art And Culture
Today, tapestry is enjoying a rebirth, fuelled by contemporary artists embracing its ancient techniques.
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By Carol Burns in Artwork, How To
Did you know egg tempera is more durable than oil and with a luminosity similar to watercolour?
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By Sara in Interviews
Ed Lewis is a wildlife artist with an emphasis on detail and realism – today he is in the spotlight! Visit www.peerieweeotter.artweb.com to see more of his work. Being an artist Please give us a few words of introduction about…
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By Carol Burns in How To
Celebrating its first century, acrylic paint has found its way on to more and more artists’ palettes. So how does this relative newcomer compare to oil paint—and which one should you use? Anyone who has ever decorated a room will…
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By Carol Burns in Art And Culture, Artwork, How To
The color black does not reflect light. In fact, the color absorbs light, along with our dreams, our fears, our terrors and nightmares. For artists, black paintings often represents our deepest, darkest thoughts and secrets. Perhaps this vulnerability makes it…
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