What to do when you cant afford art supplies

What to do when you cant afford art supplies

Question: Hi Lachri. I’m a young artist, and I’m learning how to do things. I would love to try the Inktense line, but since I’m still a kid, my mom won’t really let me buy things that I want to try, even if my friends offer me samples. What...
Art Q&A Which Opportunities to take

Art Q&A Which Opportunities to take

Question: My question is about which opportunities are or aren’t worthwhile to pursue to further my art career. Example: I had the chance to display my art at a small, local bar. Being a very unknown, newbie artist with only a few sales and shows as experience,...
Art Q&A what is real art

Art Q&A what is real art

Natascha writes: Hi Lisa, I have a fun question that I know from experience plagues a lot of young artists and can lead to interesting discussions. In art and the fine art community there’s a lot of emphasis on installation art works etc and people who paint or...
Art Q&A blending acrylic paints

Art Q&A blending acrylic paints

Doug Writes: I’m an amateur artist/painter working in acrylic paints. Can you tell me how I can learn to put color/paint down smoothly? When I paint larger areas the paint is very textured from the brush, and the tone/depth uneven. Just trying to paint skies or...
Art Q&A backgrounds for colored pencil

Art Q&A backgrounds for colored pencil

Trudie writes: In your colored  pencil drawings I see you using your airbrush tot create a background I am only using colored pencil I really can not paint are there other ways tot create a background for colored pencil  art? Absolutely! You can of course just use...
Art Q&A getting over the fear of failure

Art Q&A getting over the fear of failure

Question: Do you have piles of artwork/sketches/paintings that never get completed for fear that they can be improved as your art technique progresses?  I’ve come to the conclusion that I don’t end up finishing many of my paintings because I don’t...