Fine Art Tips and Techniques
My friends at Meylah.com have shared many popular guest articles on the business of art, blogging and selling your artwork. I hope you enjoy this savvy little post. 5 Tips for Selling Your Artwork Guest author: Courtney Dirks of Meylah Making the decision to sell your artwork is part of the natural progression of shifting from just a painter to a committed artist and business owner. Getting started can be tough so here are 5 sales tips … [Read more...]
Many of my Facebook buddies may not be aware of these quick and easy steps that will help protect your Facebook accounts from security threats like viruses, malware and hackers. ...I hope this helps....~Lori Guest author: DonBest Easy Steps to Secure Your Facebook Account from Hackers Follow these steps to secure yourfacebook account via secure browsing... Check your facebook acct. if you see http: instead of https: it means you are … [Read more...]
If you have been using Twitter as a networking and marketing tool for your art business, most likely you have tweeted with textile artist, Lisa Call. Lisa has a strong social media presence and she understands the importance of taking charge of your own art career in this ever changing marketplace. I hope you enjoy a peek into Lisa's daily life as she juggles a job, teenagers, social media and a successful art career! “PowerArtists are the … [Read more...]
Have you ever finished a painting or craft project and feel like you just spent precious hours or even days on a creative disaster? There is nothing about it you like! I know I have... The following article gives some sound advice for dealing with unhappy situations when your work of art is a complete wreck. ~Lori (PS. If you need some artistic moral support, join us on my Fine Art Tips fan page where we share what's on our easel, our art, … [Read more...]
Each week on my Facebook Fine Art Tips fan page, I ask my artist friends and followers, "What's on Your Easel?" It is always great fun to see the postings of art from a variety of different mediums, artistic abilities and studios from around the world. I personally enjoy seeing the different artistic expressions and sharing art tips, but lately I have been charmed by many of the small studios in which these dedicated artists are creating their … [Read more...]
Guest artist/author: Bret Taylor Okay, let me say this right off: there is no social-media magic bullet. None. I know, because I spent months trying to find one. A word of introduction: "I've been using social media in its various forms for more than a decade, but it's only in the past year and a half that I really stepped up my efforts. The results couldn't be more obvious - sales and commissions are up by close to 300%." ~Bret Taylor I read … [Read more...]
Sketching is one of the purist forms of artistic expression. A sketch is a swiftly executed freehand drawing that captures an idea, a gesture or a moment in time. It is not intended to be a finished work. Sketching birds from life is a difficult task. I know this from personal experience. As a young child, I grew up trying to capture the birds that flocked to our yard. Frustrated, I finally decided to capture them on paper with a pencil. I … [Read more...]
You have heard of Cher, Madonna, and Prince, but let me introduce you to a social media rockstar artist, 'Nemo'. Nemo is a unique individual who has successfully found his own personal flair and artistic voice, drawing with the pencil. In fact, last year Nemo wrote a popular guest post on this very subject entitled, How to Find Your Own Artistic Voice. Nemo's popularity has grown to where he gave up his 40 hour a week career as a graphic … [Read more...]
Gaining new 'friends' on Facebook is half the fun of it, the other half is serious business. So, what happens when you notice your friend count just went from 372, down to 370? Yikes - you just got unfriended by two friends, and for no apparent reason! Check out these 10 reasons below to help you figure it all out...but, first... Let's be grateful that Facebook does not publicly humiliate us all by listing who had the audacity to unfriended … [Read more...]
One of the biggest and most pervasive myths of creativity is that you must wait for it. That is, the age-old myth of having to wait for divine inspiration in order to create great art. While, I agree, there are times where you need to let your ideas simmer or evolve a bit, that practice, in my experience, is a discipline that will have you barking up the wrong tree. See the rest here: The Paradox of Creativity … [Read more...]
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