General Art Advice: Ideas, Inspiration, and Helpful Tips for Artists

As independent artists, we're always trying to make a name for ourselves - and the first step to becoming "known" starts with having your own brand, or identity. One of the most important things an artist can do to build ...

If you've been struggling to decide whether or not to abandon your art, please, don't give up! Artists have important roles to play in this world, and you are one of them. Believe in your ability, and your own unique ...

When you sell a piece of art, common sense says you should try to keep that customer not only as a source of future purchases, but also as an enthusiastic advertiser of your work. Here are a few things I've ...

Dealing with clients can be tricky. The following paragraphs will give you some "readymade answers" for a few tough situations that most artists - at some time or another - will likely find themselves in.

Truly valuable paintings should always be shipped by an expert art moving company. Unfortunately, most of our artwork probably doesn't fit into that category, so it's up to us to package and mail our paintings ourselves.

Many artists put all their marketing eggs in one big basket (the internet) yet there are still a lot of good reasons to promote your art in your own town. Here are seven benefits that I've come up with.

For all artists envisioning a successful, financially secure career in art, the following article is my attempt to offer a few guidelines, observations and warnings about how to be a professional artist.

GIMP is an open source alternative to Photoshop that is available for both PCs and Macs. In today's article, I'm going to explain how to install GIMP on a Mac in just 9 steps.

It's the day of your community art event, and you're well-prepared. Now as long as the weather holds (or if you're indoors), you're good to go. Here's a last-minute checklist of the materials you'll need for a group painting event.

If you want to edit photos or create digital artwork, GIMP is a great free alternative to Photoshop Elements or Photoshop CS3. (The name GIMP is an acronym for GNU Image Manipulation Program, by the way.) Here's how to download ...

The big day is here. You've planned your art event, you've promoted it, now it's up to the participants to make it a success. Here are a few techniques for making sure that everyone has a great time.