8 Ways to Quickly Improve Your Art Blog or Website

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Guest author: John R. Math. originally posted on ArtBistro.Monster.com When was the last time that you thoroughly checked and edited your art blog or website to see that everything was in order? I mean going through your website page by page, post by post and image by image to see if everything was labeled, titled, tagged and in proper order? Like most of us, since we are all very busy, I am sure that the answer is “Geez, I don’t … [Read more...]

Should Artists Have Their Own Blogs?

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Guest author: Blogging expert and SEO genius, Yan Susanto Professionals artists and novices alike would agree: art lends itself to solitude. From the studio to the gallery—both creating and viewing art tends to be an individualized experience. But is this a necessity of the field, or just a bad habit? Art blogs help artists to reach beyond the canvas or the computer screen and to make contact with thousands of other creatives all across … [Read more...]

How to Become Rich as an Artist

You might think becoming rich as an artist is a rather vain goal but with money comes power, influence and additional resources (including people, environments, etc.) – so who’s to say really?! I’m in touch with a number of “famous” and very wealthy artists and one thing I know for sure is that they think differently than the mainstream crowd. That’s a secret right there you may want to ponder. Continue … [Read more...]

#PowerArtists Interview with Children’s Book Illustrator Melody Lea Lamb

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Genuine individuals like Melody Lea Lamb help to make the competive art world a kinder place. Melody is an avid social media user who's positivity is infectious. She is an award winning children's book illustrator who also specializes in miniatures art of animals as wells as fantasy. She works primarily in colored pencil, watercolor and India ink. Recently, Melody won the 1st Place, Gold Medal in the  2010 Next Generation Indie Book … [Read more...]

#PowerArtists Interview with Muralist & Community Activist, Kelli Bickman

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Over the past month we have met the talented and popular #PowerArtists Annie Strack, Robert Girandola, Tara Reed, and Robin Pedrero. This week I am pleased to introduce you to artist and community activist, Kelli Bickman. Kelli's wonderful, intricate paintings and designs on everything from fine art paintings to murals, t-shirts, mugs, buttons and more! Some of you might remember Kelli from her popular FineArtTips guest article, "Tips for … [Read more...]

25 Twitter & Facebook Artists Come Together For A Cure

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My good friend and fellow artist, Matt LeBlanc asked me to help him round-up a group of active Twitter and Facebook artists for a unique video project. Now months later, the video has been produced as part of his successful art campaign to raise money for a charity he believes in, the fight against cancer. Matt lost his sister to this heartless disease when she was only five. Sadly, he never got the chance to meet Madeleine, but years later, … [Read more...]

How to Make Your Art Portfolio Current & Competitive

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Guest Author: ArtBistro.Monster.com Art is always evolving — constantly developing with the help of world and social trends, new technologies and so much more. As artists, we must keep up with these changes. Not only because our passion necessitates new ideas and new inspirations, but also because the artwork we previously thought to be finished, might now look painfully incomplete — such is the life of a creative. In an artist’s mind, … [Read more...]

Easy Steps: Add a Newsletter Sign-Up to Your Facebook Fan Page

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By now, many of you already have a Facebook 'Fan' Page for your various businesses. Did you know you can customize what people see when they land on your fan page? Adding a page to sign-up for your newsletter is easy and a great way to instantly brand yourself, your small business or your art business. Believe me, I am no computer-guru and if I can do this, so can you! But first, before you waste more of your time by reading this post, make … [Read more...]

#PowerArtists Interview with Multimedia Painter, Robin Pedrero

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Welcome to the #PowerArtist Series of interviews. Each week, FineArtTips.com highlights an inspirational artist who deftly juggles his or her creating, art business and social media skills. Robin Maria Pedrero is doing just that. She is talented artist with a strong social media following. I met Robin on Twitter and have become a fan of her rhythmic and translucent multimedia paintings of nature. Her work makes me happy... “PowerArtists … [Read more...]

Tips to Best Copyright & Protect Your Artwork

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Art Law. It's not really a fun topic of conversation for the average artist, but it is important. Nowadays, most artists and creatives have some kind of presence on the Internet, whether it's through their website, blog, Facebook or other social media channels, so understanding Copyright Law is a must. Taking steps to properly protect your artistic rights is more important now than ever. I learned this last year when my art was blatantly … [Read more...]


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