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There’s more to naming your art business than meets the eye. I GOT IT ALL WRONG. Now it’s too late to backtrack. So, in hindsight, what should I have done? Your brand is your own name and that should be the name of your art business. It should be easy …
You should outline drawings if you want to progress, it is the foundation for getting proportions right. Outline drawings are the scaffold for your finished work and they help you understand how things fit together. Beginners will find it easier to draw the basic shapes first and add detail later. …
Art block, creative block, or artist’s block, call it what you will, they all add up to the same thing. It’s a crippling lack of inspiration and most artists experience this problem from time to time. Art block is a term used to describe a period of time when an …
As an artist who makes both representational and hyperrealistic art, I hear the same old angst-ridden question: “What’s the point of hyperrealism? You might as well take a photo”. I think I’m well placed to answer that question. Hyperrealism is the illusion of reality. It is both an art form …
It’s not easy to draw realistically. It takes time and dedication. There is a lot to learn. It’s not for the faint-hearted, but if you have the desire to give it a go, the rewards are worth the effort. In order to draw realistically, the artist must master proportion and …
