Do You Know How to Price Your Art?

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A Pricing Guide for Artists Doing It For Themselves

We take money matters for artists head-on in this four-part miniseries of the Art Opening(s) podcast. We kick it off with pricing your art: what to do and what not to do, and how to customize these decisions with your own particular situation in mind.

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Courtney Jordan For Courtney, art is one of life’s essentials. Presenting art techniques to you from trusted instructors and creators as well as adding her own voice to the mix about her own (sometimes blooper worthy!) art endeavors is what she loves best. She writes about everything from Old Master painting and techniques to how to troubleshoot a painting gone wrong. She is always looking for ways to make more of her studio time, too, working in mixed media.

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How to Get the Most Out of Your Art Classes

Plus, Four Instructors Weigh In with Advice

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How to Thrive in Your Art Classes

Taking an art class is a fun and exciting prospect for those of us who love painting or drawing. But coming back to our passion can add on a layer of stress to the situation, whether it is after years away or if you are simply feeling a little rusty after a few months off. Four workshop instructors give us their sage advice on how to get the most out of an art class from beginning to end.

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Courtney Jordan For Courtney, art is one of life’s essentials. Presenting art techniques to you from trusted instructors and creators as well as adding her own voice to the mix about her own (sometimes blooper worthy!) art endeavors is what she loves best. She writes about everything from Old Master painting and techniques to how to troubleshoot a painting gone wrong. She is always looking for ways to make more of her studio time, too, working in mixed media.

Break the fear of white paper!

Eric Wiegardt teaches you how to navigate the painting process with clarity of thought and purpose, and how to minimize the distraction of unnecessary information in his book Painting Without A Net.

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Pastel Quiz: How to Spot the Artist

Plus, Why Knowing What a Tortillon Is Makes You One

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Freedom Run by Dawn Emerson, pastel and watercolor.

10 Ways to Tell You Are a Pastel Artist

Take our pastel quiz and discover 10 fun quirks of a pastel artist. Which numbers apply to you, which don't, and what have we left off the list?

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Courtney Jordan For Courtney, art is one of life’s essentials. Presenting art techniques to you from trusted instructors and creators as well as adding her own voice to the mix about her own (sometimes blooper worthy!) art endeavors is what she loves best. She writes about everything from Old Master painting and techniques to how to troubleshoot a painting gone wrong. She is always looking for ways to make more of her studio time, too, working in mixed media.

Pastel Painting Innovations: Expressive Art Techniques

Push past the boundaries of what has been, to discover new ways to make exciting art! Dawn Emerson shows you how to use pastel as both a dry and a wet medium to create painting magic.

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Everything I Know about Drawing I Learned from a Donut

Instructor Roz Stendahl on Where Art Sketches Can Start

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For Artists, Donuts Can Be So Much More Than Breakfast

John Ruskin told his students: "Go out into your garden, or into the road, and pick up the first round or oval stone you can find, not very white, nor very dark…" Donuts make a great modern substitute for an easy, observable subject matter for art sketches and SketchKon instructor Roz Stendahl teaches us why.

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Courtney Jordan For Courtney, art is one of life’s essentials. Presenting art techniques to you from trusted instructors and creators as well as adding her own voice to the mix about her own (sometimes blooper worthy!) art endeavors is what she loves best. She writes about everything from Old Master painting and techniques to how to troubleshoot a painting gone wrong. She is always looking for ways to make more of her studio time, too, working in mixed media.

Love to draw and paint in your sketchbook? You've gotta join us!

For the first time ever, over five hundred creative folks — including many top sketchbook artists from around the world — will gather in sunny Pasadena to celebrate our art.

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Steven Assael and the Figure

Plus, Is Clothing Optional or Required?

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What Does Clothing Say in a Drawing?

When figure drawing, one of the biggest considerations an artist must make is how to present the model, whether in full costume, clothing or nude. We look to the work of contemporary artist Steven Assael for insight and inspiration.

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Enter the Strokes of Genius 11 Competition

All winning art will be selected by our special guest juror, contemporary artist Steven Assael, and will also be featured in North Light Books' hardbound showcase of the best in contemporary drawing. The top 4 winning pieces will also appear in Artists Magazine.

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Strokes of Genius 10: Inspiring Subjects

Gather inspiration from more than 100 of today's leading contemporary artists, selected from thousands of entries. Explore 127 breathtaking works in charcoal, graphite, pastel, colored pencil, scratchboard, ink and more cover a diversity of approaches.

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The Most Famous Female Artist of the 19th Century

Plus, What She Painted and Why

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The Horse Fair by Rosa Bonheur

9 Things to Know About Rosa Bonheur

French painter Rosa Bonheur was generally accepted to be the most famous female artist of her day. We look into her life and times to discover the reasons behind her exceptional popularity and fame.

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