by Lachri | Jun 15, 2023 | Art tips, Livestreams
We’re going to be drawing a giraffe in colored pencil over pan pastels for this lesson. Draw out your giraffe before we start. You can freehand, use tracing and trasfer paper or a projector to get your image onto your paper. This livestream will be at 8pm CT...
by Lachri | Jun 13, 2023 | Art tips, Business & Marketing for Artists, Vlogs
What should someone wanting to show their work in art galleries expect? If you’re hoping to sell your work through art galleries, the first thing to know is you are likely to be rejected a LOT. Don’t be discouraged. Luckily for artists, we don’t even...
by Lachri | Jun 13, 2023 | Art tips, Business & Marketing for Artists, Vlogs
Should you paint what will sell or what you love? Here’s why this matters! When you paint what you love, it shows in your work. On top of that, when you paint what you love, you already have an in with your target audience. Let’s say you show dogs. You...
by Lachri | Jun 13, 2023 | Acrylic painting, Art tips, Colored Pencil, Vlogs
Do you ever find yourself searching hour after hour for the perfect reference photo to paint? That may be wasting a LOT of valuable art time! Try this trick to get you working quickly! We all need to be reminded “Don’t drink the paint water” and other fun...
by Lachri | Jun 13, 2023 | Art tips, Business & Marketing for Artists, Vlogs
You are just as likely to find a really good art teacher outside of a college as in a college. In the US, we push way too hard on kids that they need to go to college.You do not have to go to college to be successful. For many, many careers, trade schools are a great...