Colour charts are an important tool that I use in my art practice. For many, this can be a seemingly pointless or cumbersome task but I find that it's extremely helpful to me for a number of reasons. For those of you who aren't seasoned color-charting veterans, I'm going to share with you how I … Continue reading Why I Create Colour Charts
Every artist at one time or another experiences a bit of a creative rut. If your usual tricks don’t work to get your creative inspiration flowing again there’s a new app by Adobe that may help. Photoshop Camera is a recently released app for mobile and tablet users. This is one of many apps you … Continue reading Creative Concepts with Adobe Photoshop Camera
Most artists know it’s important to sign their artwork but often they are not sure where to sign or even how. Your signature is a written mark that represents you as a person. This unique way that you write your name is used not only as an identifier but as a security measure as well. … Continue reading Signing Your Artwork the Right Way
In part 1 of my Greener Artist series, we looked at ways to make environmentally conscious decisions if you are a painter. In this post, we’re going to look at ways that artists using drawing mediums can contribute as well! Using Pencil Extenders This may seem like an odd thing to be environmental but it … Continue reading Being a Greener Artist – Part 2
Creating art isn't always very environmentally friendly. Some mediums like oil paint, for example, require special disposal procedures in addition to being made with potentially toxic substances like cadmium. There can be a lot of waste produced in the process of creating art, and premium papers aren't always available in recycled versions. Thankfully, many art … Continue reading Being a Greener Artist – Part 1
If you're like me, at some point during your latest work in progress, you hit the dreaded “ugly phase”. For those of you that are not familiar, this is the point at which in you step back from your work and with a gasp of horror, realize that your work is looking like either a … Continue reading Getting Past the Ugly Phase
