by Lachri | Feb 6, 2023 | Art tips
Having trouble pinpointing your artistic style? You don’t know how to figure out what it is that will make you different? I often tell artists that your style finds you the more you paint and draw. That is still true, but let’s take it a step farther. If...
by Lachri | Feb 4, 2023 | Art tips
We use our sketchbook to map out ideas with images. You should always do that every chance you get, but in addition to that, try writing down every weird/random/terrible idea you have for a painting. Frog on a shoe? What if there were flowers growing out of the shoe?...
by Lachri | Feb 3, 2023 | Art tips
Viewer question from a livestream: how can I stop being nervous of messing up the canvas? We all need to be reminded “Don’t drink the paint water” and other fun artist sayings. Why not wear it on our clothes or coffee mugs to make sure we don’t...
by Lachri | Jan 29, 2023 | Art tips
In a recent livestream, Violet Sky asked:In regards to canvas or print sizes, does one sell better than another? We all need to be reminded “Don’t drink the paint water” and other fun artist sayings. Why not wear it on our clothes or coffee mugs to...
by Lachri | Jan 28, 2023 | Art tips
I’ve started doing this one thing every day, for just 5 or 10 minutes! It doesn’t take much to make a big change in your artwork! We all need to be reminded “Don’t drink the paint water” and other fun artist sayings. Why not wear it on our clothes or...
by Lachri | Jan 27, 2023 | Art tips, Charcoal, Colored Pencil
Is varnishing or a fixative needed for colored pencil work? What about when you mix charcoal or pan pastels? I personally only use a fixative (spectrafix) when working in mixed media with colored pencils such as charcoal/colored pencil or pan pastels/colored pencil....
