Art Prof: Recent Episodes
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Here's an easy way to create a plan to study art, stop feeling confused and overwhelmed by what to do next! Create your study plan in Art Club and get expert recommendations with live group mentoring and feedback.
Stop learning all by yourself! Learn faster in Art Club: https://artprof.org/support-us/ xoxo Prof Lieu
See a comprehensive tutorial on specific drawing techniques you can use to create believable beards and facial hair in your portrait drawings.
Stop learning all by yourself! Quick answers & feedback are waiting for you in Art Club: https://artprof.org/support-us/ xoxo Prof Lieu
Part 2 of a portrait demo using etching ink on sanded Dura-Lar, which creates dramatic, expressive effects. Demo with Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Stop learning all by yourself! Quick answers are waiting for you in Art Club: https://artprof.org/support-us/ xoxo Prof Lieu
See how to add cross-hatching to a charcoal figure drawing. Watch Part 1 & 2 in the Art Club video library: https://artprof.org/support-us/. Demo with Art Prof Clara Lieu
Stop learning all by yourself! Quick answers are waiting for you in Art Club: https://artprof.org/support-us/ xoxo Prof Lieu
Isolation can be a problem for many artists, it's easy to get discouraged without any artist friends. Here are easy ways you can connect with other artists. With Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
Art Club is our BEST program! Get unstuck, chat with pro artists, and make artist friends! https://artprof.org/support-us/
My first reaction to these oil pastels, what makes them different from other brands! Demo with Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Art Club is our BEST program for learning, getting unstuck, chatting with pro artists, and making artist friends! https://artprof.org/support-us/ xoxo Prof Lieu
See how to create palpable light by using value and color saturation using solvent free oil painting techniques. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Get our Beginner's Guide to Color Ebook! 150 pages for $24.99 https://artprof.gumroad.com/l/beginners-guide-to-color?layout=profile
See a demo of drawing with your hands with etching ink on sanded Dura-Lar, which creates dramatic, expressive effects. Demo with Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Our BEST program is Art Club! Get access to exclusive videos, voice chats, audio critiques, and more: https://artprof.org/support-us/
See a demo of the intense, juicy colors, and thick textures that oil sticks can create, with Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Get our Color Ebook! 150 pages for $25: https://artprof.gumroad.com/l/beginners-guide-to-color?layout=profile
Get ideas for art supplies if you're an artist over 50 that will be a good fit for making your art. Discussion With Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster and Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Get our Beginner's Guide to Color EBOOK: 150 pages (PDF format) for $25: https://artprof.gumroad.com/l/beginners-guide-to-color?layout=profile
Color is so overwhelming! Starting with these 3 topics will give you a simple way to start learning color in a way that practical and will also provide you a solid foundation to begin with. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Sign up to get an early bird discount on our Color ebook, coming Fri April 11! https://mailchi.mp/dc538473e7ca/ebook-early-bird
See how highlights are applied in the middle stage of an oil painting to create a sense of luminosity. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Join our ART CLUB! Get audio critiques from Prof Lieu, open studios & discussion voice sessions. https://artprof.org/support-us/ xoxo Prof Lieu
Hear tips for how you can make your home art studio cozy and practical for creating your artwork! We discuss ways to organize supplies and hacks for how to maximize even a small space. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Mia Rozear.
Join our ART CLUB! Get audio critiques from Prof Lieu, open studios & discussion voice sessions. https://artprof.org/support-us/
See a first reaction to Mungyo Gallery (professional) oil pastels via a drawing demo exploring what is distinctive about this brand, and the advantages/disadvantages of this brand. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu
Join our ART CLUB! Get audio critiques from Prof Lieu, open studios & discussion voice sessions. https://artprof.org/support-us/.
Find out how to identify what to do when you can't figure out what to do next in the middle of an oil painting. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Join our ART CLUB! Get audio critiques from Prof Lieu, open studios & discussion voice sessions. https://artprof.org/support-us/
Squeezing in time for your artwork can feel impossible for busy parents who have so many responsibilities. We'll provide tips for how to make time for your art with all the challenges in your schedule! Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu & Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
Join our ART CLUB! Get audio critiques from Prof Lieu, open studios & discussion voice sessions. https://artprof.org/support-us/
You can apply for artist grants to support your artwork! Find out what is involved in preparing a grant application including how to research grants, get a portfolio and artist statement ready, and more. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
Join our ART CLUB! Get audio critiques from Prof Lieu, open studios & discussion voice sessions. https://artprof.org/support-us/
Learn how to start learning art later in life! Get tips on what supplies to buy, what are good lessons and subjects to start with, and more. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Join our ART CLUB! Get audio critiques from Prof Lieu, open studios & discussion voice sessions. https://artprof.org/support-us/
Find out what to avoid when learning art independently, mistakes that can make learning more difficult or inefficient. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
Join our ART CLUB! Get audio critiques from Prof Lieu, open studios & discussion voice sessions. https://artprof.org/support-us/
Find out which open calls to show your art will advance your career, and which are a total waste of your time. Discussion with Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch and Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Join our ART CLUB! Get audio critiques from Prof Lieu, open studios & discussion voice sessions. https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out with us, work on your projects, and hang out with artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Join our ART CLUB! Get audio recording critiques from Prof Lieu, open studios & discussion voice sessions. https://artprof.org/support-us/
Watch the middle stage develop in this comprehensive demo of painting a landscape with a dramatic tree. Find out the range of supplies you need to get great results. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Get 1 on 1, customized advice from myself or a TA on any part of your art practice! https://artprof.org/pro-development/purchase-an-artist-call/ xoxo Prof Lieu
See a demo which shows the distinctive properties of granulating watercolors, and tips for how to get great results. Demo with Art Prof Clara Lieu.
A mini critique is a low pressure chance to get a snippet of feedback! Info & rates: https://artprof.org/learn/mini-critiques/ xoxo Prof Lieu
See a comprehensive demo and explanation of how solvent free oil painting works, and the range of supplies you need to get great results. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu
Join our ART CLUB! Voice critiques from Prof Lieu, open studios & discussion voice sessions in a close knit group of artists. https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out with us, work on your projects, and hang out with artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Art Prof Clara Lieu!
For Prof Lieu's figure painting, watch Part 1: https://youtube.com/live/PLeSCJGadUM?feature=share and Part 2: https://youtube.com/live/w4ikeZDOkE4
Join our ART CLUB! Voice critiques from Prof Lieu, open studios & discussion voice sessions in a close knit group of artists. https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Join our ART CLUB! Voice critiques from Prof Lieu, open studios & discussion voice sessions in a close knit group of artists. https://artprof.org/support-us/
I answer questions that artists want to know, but are too afraid to ask another artist! Ask away, I'll give you the answers people don't get to hear. xoxo Prof Lieu
Join our ART CLUB! Critiques from Prof Lieu, open studios & discussion voice sessions in a close knit group of artists. https://artprof.org/support-us/
This video is accurate info with details on how to prepare the best portfolio you can to gain art school admissions. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Dorian Epps.
Get our 151 page MFA Portfolios Ebook: https://artprof.gumroad.com/l/mfa-portfolios?layout=profile
See how to draw a loose figure drawing with Charvin water soluble soft pastels, exploring all of the various possibilities to create a lively range of marks xoxo Prof Lieu
Join our ART CLUB! Critiques from Prof Lieu, open studios & discussion voice sessions in a close knit group of artists. https://artprof.org/support-us/
See a first reaction to Charvin water soluble soft pastels, exploring all of the various possibilities that this drawing materials is able to achieve. xoxo Prof Lieu
Join our ART CLUB! Critiques from Prof Lieu, open studios & discussion voice sessions in a close knit group of artists. https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Join our Art Club to get access to voice sessions and critiques from staff in a close knit group of artists, subscribe in our Discord Server Shop: https://artprof.org/support-us/
So much advice that would have helped us as young artists that we will pass onto you! Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Dorian Epps and Jordan McCracken-Foster.
Mini critiques: 3 min. per artwork! These are a great intro to the critique process. Rates & more info: https://artprof.org/learn/mini-critiques/
See a first reaction to Charvin water soluble soft pastels, exploring all of the various possibilities that this drawing materials is able to achieve.
Visit our website! https://artprof.org/ Tons of content that's not on YouTube, use the search bar! xoxo Prof Lieu
This video provides the most straightforward, boiled down tips to make the process as simple and efficient as possible for beginners. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Cat Huang.
Our 99 page Ebook, Instagram Reels Cheat Sheet for Artists is available! https://artprof.gumroad.com/l/instagram-reels-cheat-sheet
The reasons you're rejected are not what you think! Find out what they are, and how you can deal with them. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist and Jordan McCracken-Foster.
Mini critiques: 3 min. per artwork! These are a great intro to the critique process. Rates & more info: https://artprof.org/learn/mini-critiques/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Our Open Studios Club is where you can get feedback on voice, work on your personal projects, make art friends and more! https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/
See a comprehensive tutorial on specific drawing techniques you can use to create believable beards and facial hair in your portrait drawings. xoxo Prof Lieu
Join our 24-7 global art party in our Discord! Hang out with our staff, ask questions, get critiques and support on tons of topics! https://artprof.org/community/join-us-on-discord/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Visit our website! https://artprof.org/ Tons of content that's not on YouTube, use the search bar!
See a demo on how to draw with a candle, using fumage techniques. Hear comprehensive explanations of what tools and surfaces to use to create atmospheric, dramatic effects in a drawing. .Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Mini critiques! 3 min. per artwork. These are a great intro to the critique process for those of you who are new, and a chance to get pro feedback for those of you with more experience.
Rates & more info: https://artprof.org/learn/mini-critiques/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Our Open Studios Club is where you can get feedback on voice, work on your personal projects, make art friends and more! https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/
Being an artist is hard, hear us vent our artistic frustrations and commiserate with the enormous challenges we face to live a creative life! xoxo Prof Lieu
Mini critiques! 3 min. per artwork. These are a great intro to the critique process for those of you who are new, and a chance to get pro feedback for those of you with more experience.
Rates & more info: https://artprof.org/learn/mini-critiques/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Our Open Studios Club is where you can get feedback on voice, work on your personal projects, make art friends and more! https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/
See a comprehensive first reaction to different shapes of tips to do various techniques in pyropgraphy, and how it translates into the drawing process.
Our Patreon group is where you can share your art in voice sessions with staff, get nerdy critiques for $20 per month in a small group of artists. https://artprof.org/support-us/ xoxo Prof Lieu
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Our Open Studios Club is where you can get feedback on voice, work on your personal projects, make art friends and more! https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/
See a comprehensive first reaction and drawing demo on Art Graf Water Soluble Graphite Kneadable Drawing Putty. Learn about it's distinct properties as a drawing supply.
Our Open Studios Club is where you can get feedback on voice, work on your personal projects, make art friends and more! https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Our Open Studios Club is where you can get feedback on voice, work on your personal projects, make art friends and more! https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/
See a pro artist's first reaction and comprehensive demo on the various properties of Flashe, a vinyl paint that is not used as often as other paint types, but has a whole other range of options for how to paint.
Our Open Studios Club is where you can get feedback on voice, work on your personal projects, make art friends and more! More info: https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Our Patreon group is where you can share your art in voice sessions with staff, get nerdy critiques for $20 per month in a small group of artists. https://artprof.org/support-us/
Shahzia Sikander's outdoor sculpture, "Witness" on display at the University of Houston was beheaded. The artist insisted that the sculpture not be repaired.
Our Open Studios Club is where you can get feedback on voice, work on your personal projects, make art friends and more! More info: https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/ xoxo Prof Lieu
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Our Patreon group is where you can share your art in voice sessions with staff, get nerdy critiques for $20 per month in a small group of artists. https://artprof.org/support-us/
See a comprehensive review of Golden Interference acrylic paints This video breaks down the specifics of how these paints work: the thickness and flow, the intensity of pigment, and more.
Our Patreon group is where you can share your art in voice sessions with staff, get nerdy critiques for $20 per month in a small group of artists. https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Our Patreon group is where you can share your art in voice sessions with staff, get nerdy critiques for $20 per month in a small group of artists. https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Our Patreon group is where you can share your art in voice sessions with staff, get nerdy critiques for $20 per month in a small group of artists. https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Our Open Studios Club is where you can work on your personal projects and get feedback in real time on voice, make art friends and more! More info: https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/
See an artist's first reaction to Dr. Ph Martins' acrylic inks. This video breaks down the specifics of how these paints work: the thickness and flow, the intensity of pigment, and more.
Our Patreon group is where you can share your art in voice sessions with staff, get nerdy critiques for $20 per month in a small group of artists. https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Our Patreon group is where you can share your art in voice sessions with staff, get nerdy critiques for $20 per month in a small group of artists. https://artprof.org/support-us/
What's happening in the art world right now concerning AI: the impact of AI on the animation industry, and Meta AI scraping your art from Instagram.
Our Open Studios Club is where you can work on your personal projects and get feedback in real time on voice, make art friends and more! More info: https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Our Open Studios Club is where you can work on your personal projects and get feedback in real time on voice, make art friends and more! More info: https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Our Open Studios Club is where you can work on your personal projects and get feedback in real time on voice, make art friends and more! More info: https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/
Hear what's happening right now in the art world, topics include the King Charles III Portrait, the British Museum recovers a further 268 stolen objects, and more. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Deepti Menon.
Our Open Studios Club is where you can work on your personal projects and get feedback in real time on voice, make art friends and more! More info: https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/ xoxo Prof Lieu
See an artist's first reaction to Golden Fluid Acrylic Paints. This video breaks down the specifics of how fluid acrylic paints work: the thickness and flow, the intensity of pigment, and more.
Our Patreon group is where you can share your art in voice sessions with staff, get nerdy critiques for $20 per month in a small group of artists. https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Our Patreon group is where you can share your art in voice sessions with staff, get nerdy critiques for $20 per month in a small group of artists. https://artprof.org/support-us/
Save yourself a lot of grief and get the correct info about preparing your MFA or BFA art school portfolio! Specific, concrete info and strategies will be reviewed. xoxo Prof Lieu
Our 2025 Art School Portfolios Group for BFA & MFA applicants provides ongoing, professional feedback on your portfolio. https://artprof.org/art-school/art-school-portfolios-group/
I find out whether Daniel Smith watercolors are worth the hype and cost, after hearing many artists rave about them, let's see. Thank you so much Jess for sending me these supplies! xoxo Prof Lieu
Hang out with me in our Patreon group! Share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get long nerdy written critiques from me, and most of all, find support in a small group of artists. All for $20 per month, more info: https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Join our Open Studios Club where you can work on your personal projects and get feedback in real time on voice, make art friends and more! More info: https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Our 2024 Art School Portfolios Group for BFA & MFA applicants provides ongoing, professional feedback and support on your portfolio.
The group is $30-$40 monthly, and the $40 tier includes a weekly voice session. More info: https://artprof.org/art-school/art-school-portfolios-group/
Hear what's happening right now in the art world, topics include the museum worker who hung his own artwork in a museum, Faith Ringgold passing away, and Julie Mehretu's Venice Biennale exhibition with her artist friends. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Hang out with me in our Patreon group! Share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get long nerdy written critiques from me, and most of all, find support in a small group of artists. All for $20 per month, more info: https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu! Hang out with me in our Patreon group! Share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get long nerdy written critiques from me, and most of all, find support in a small group of artists. All for $20 per month, more info: https://artprof.org/support-us/.
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster and Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Join our Open Studios Club where you can work on your personal projects and get feedback in real time on voice, make art friends and more! More info: https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/
Could these be the slow drying acrylic paints that I have been yearning for my entire life? See how these acrylic paints compare to other acrylic painting supplies and brands I have tried in the past. Thank you so much Slate for sending me these supplies!
Hang out with me in our Patreon group! Share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get long nerdy written critiques from me, and most of all, find support in a small group of artists. All for $20 per month, more info: https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Join our Patreon group to get weekly voice sessions & critiques from staff & find support in a small group of artists for $20 per month! https://artprof.org/support-us/
Hear about printmaking art supplies, demonstrations, talks, and more at the 2024 Southern Graphics Council conference inn Providence, RI this year! xoxo Prof Lieu
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists. All for $20 per month! https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists. All for $20 per month! https://artprof.org/support-us/ xoxo Prof Lieu
See extraordinary contemporary indigenous artists and the fascinating art media and subject matter they are creating. Many of these artists don't have as much visibility, and it's important for us to see their work.
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists. All for $20 per month! https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu! Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists. All for $20 per month! https://artprof.org/support-us/
Avoid these mistakes in color to create more sophisticated color schemes to create more vibrant paintings. With Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster, Lauryn Welch and Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists. All for $20 per month! https://artprof.org/support-us/
Get the inside scoop on what art directors want to see from artists. Art Director Ashley Browning joins Art Prof Clara Lieu answer your questions about the industry and tips for how to get in touch with art directors and foster strong professional relationships.
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists: https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu! Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists: https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists: https://artprof.org/support-us/
See in real time painting techniques using marker, acrylic paint, and acrylic inks to work on details in this illustration for BEEF on Netflix. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists: https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists: https://artprof.org/support-us/
This video defines what archival art supplies are, and what is not. With specific art supply examples, explained is when using archival materials is important, when it is not, and how to get correct information on what is archival. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists: https://artprof.org/support-us/
See an art professor's very first reaction to egg tempera paints, painting on a wooden panel. Explained are the physical properties and experience of egg tempera. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Join our Open Studios Club where you can make art friends, work on your personal projects, and get support in real time on voice with our staff. https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists: https://artprof.org/support-us/
Find out how you can used mixed media to get an amazing range of textures and effects and approaches you can take in terms of experimenting with various combinations. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Deepti Menon and Mia Rozear.
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists: https://artprof.org/support-us/
See how to articulate portraits and steam with acrylic inks and paint. This is a demo of painting a large theater scene to create a compelling illustration, using Sweeney Todd as the narrative with an image of the Lunt-Fontanne theater in New York City. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Join our Open Studios Club where you can make art friends, work on your personal projects, and get support in real time on voice with our staff. https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu! Hang out with me in our Patreon group! Share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get long nerdy written critiques from me, and most of all, find support in a small group of artists. All for $20 per month, more info: https://artprof.org/support-us/ xoxo Prof Lieu
It's so easy as an artist to get discouraged and lose your motivation to keep going. Here are concrete actions you can take to keep yourself motivated and enthusiastic with your art! Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
Join our Open Studios Club where you can make art friends, work on your personal projects, and get support in real time on voice with our staff. https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/
After working with my mock art director on this tribute poster and going through multiple rounds of thumbnail sketches, I'm finally ready to begin the final illustration! See the complete process of my mock art director's feedback and my sketching process to get to this point of creating the final illustration: https://artprof.org/learn/tutorials-topic/illustration/see-an-art-director-work-with-a-freelance-illustrator/
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists: https://artprof.org/support-us/
See how to overlay a portrait over a large theater scene to create a compelling illustration, using Sweeney Todd as the narrative with an image of the Lunt-Fontanne theater in New York City. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists: https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Hang out with me in our Patreon group! Share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get long nerdy written critiques from me, and most of all, find support in a small group of artists. All for $20 per month, more info: https://artprof.org/support-us/ xoxo Prof Lieu
This is a discussion of artists and the artworks they have created in response to wars throughout history. Artworks can be have powerful, impactful images that are compelling in a time of war. See a range of how artists have interpreted war in both contemporary art and art history. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Join our NEW Open Studios Group where you can make art friends, work on your personal projects, and get support in real time on voice with our staff. https://artprof.org/learn/open-studio-club/
See a professional artist's first reaction to Schmincke Liquid Charcoal, specifically compared to Nitram Liquid Charcoal. What are the specific ways these 2 brands differ? Demo with Art Prof Clara Lieu
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists: https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists: https://artprof.org/support-us/
I have (and am still) done both, with my mind mostly intact? (I hope!) Hear about how to navigate the life of a parent and artist at the same time, they don't always align which results in a lot of frustration. Find out concrete ways that you can make both parts of your life fulfilling. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu.
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists: https://artprof.org/support-us/
See in depth what the process is like when an art director provides feedback and direction to a freelance illustrator. Art Director Ashley Browning joins Art Prof Clara Lieu to demonstrate the type of feedback, communication, and graphic design elements are important in advertising.
Ashley's bio: I'm Ashley, an art director with a passion for creating meaningful designs that make a lasting impact. With 15 years of experience in the advertising industry, I have worked with clients from various sectors, such as fashion, home goods, and healthcare.
My specialties include, branding, email marketing, photo art direction, and illustration. I've had the privilege of working with a range of clients from Fortune 500 companies to small businesses.
Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists: https://artprof.org/support-us/
Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
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Hear arguments for whether drawing is an inherent talent that one is born with, or if it's a hard skill that can be acquired by anyone. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Dorian Epps and Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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I have plenty of marker experience with Tombow brush pens (water soluble and alcohol based) a little with Copics, so I'm really curious how these marker brands compare to others. Tysm Luis & Hart for sending me these supplies!!! xoxo Prof Lieu
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See our staff Secret Santa presents to each other! With Art Prof Clara Lieu, and Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch, Dorian Epps, Mia Rozear, and Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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See a professional artist's first reaction to Nitram Liquid Charcoal. This is a demo on how this liquid charcoal works on it's own, and also in conjunction with compressed charcoal, erasers, and charcoal powder. Demo with Art Prof Clara Lieu
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Hear assumptions, advice that people push about drawing that will actually make your life more difficult as an artist! Many of these tips will vastly limit what you can do as an artist, and create situations for you that are totally avoidable. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Dorian Epps.
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This video is a review and step by step on how to draw with Marabu crayons. Techniques demonstrated are layering, smearing, and how to achieve a broad range of various marks with the crayons. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu
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Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu! Join our Patreon group where you can share your art in weekly voice sessions with staff, get critiques from Prof Lieu, and find support in a small group of artists: https://artprof.org/support-us/
If you're down because every artist seems more skilled, experienced, and confident than you, this stream explains how to get yourself out of that mindset and get focused on fulfilling your own artistic goals. Featuring Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Deepti Menon.
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You can spend almost nothing on art supplies and still make wonderful artwork! These supplies are very easy to access, and many of them can help you get more creative in terms of your approaches. Supplies don't always have to come from the art store, and in fact, many of these supplies will challenge you to experiment and try new things. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Dorian Epps and Deepti Menon.
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See a demo of how to capture the movement of a figure using fluid, spontaneous marks with large Posca Markers. Explained is how to create marks that represent the figure without looking realistic and without details which can distract in gesture drawing. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Chill out and hear answers to your art questions with Art Prof Clara Lieu!
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See a demo on how to start with acrylic inks and paint to portray the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, where a revival of Sweeney Todd is showing in New York City. Watch part 1: https://youtube.com/live/_sfE0bo6cvw. Explained is how to develop the painting after the underpainting is established, see how to get through that ugly phase of your painting to a more solid stage. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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See the most embarrassing, cringey artworks we have made. We harshly critique our past artwork and explain all of the poor decisions we made in those artworks! Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Cat Huang & Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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See a portrait demo on super thick Posca markers, what is the best way to use them, and what types of artwork are they good for? Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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See from beginning to end, how to draw a soft pastel portrait of a child. Children are challenging to draw, their proportions are odd, they have very little visible bone structure! See how to block in the initial patches of color and articulate details in the later part of the process.
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Don't waste your time with these mistakes most MFA applicants make in their portfolios! Getting the right information for your MFA is important so you aren't headed in the wrong direction. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
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See a demo of painting Nicolas Cage from the movie "Renfield" and other creepy Halloween portraits! Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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Everything you need to know about selling your artwork, how to get started, options to explore that people don't know about, how to create an approach to marketing that is effective and personal, and choosing platforms that will be the best fit for your goals. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Dorian Epps and Mia Rozear.
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Lawyer Greg Kanaan explains actions artists can take to protect themselves from AI Art. Discussed are hypothetical types of legal situations and actions that artists might encounter with the presence of AI art in a school or professional context. With Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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See a demo on how to start with acrylic inks and paint to portray the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre, where a revival of Sweeney Todd is showing in New York City. Explained is how to sketch out the entire composition, how to get the underpainting established, as well as ink techniques like blending and bleeds. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu
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Is the grid method for drawing actually a total waste of your time? Or is it a method that can be a good entry point for beginner artists, that can be helpful to getting started. Explained in this video are the pros and cons of drawing with a grid, including which circumstances in which it can be harmful or aid your productivity. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu & Teaching Artist Mia Rozear.
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This is a comprehensive explanation of 3 point linear perspective, that distills the most essential elements. Hear a concrete breakdown of the process, including how to apply these skills into the context of an artwork, without your piece looking like a boring series of cubes in space!
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See a step by step demo of how create thumbnail sketches in color to prepare thoroughly to create a final painting. Part 1 of this process is from creating digital collages as reference photos, see that process here: https://youtube.com/live/WTW99rUp4j4?feature=share.
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Photographing your artwork is much harder than people think! Explained at frequent mistakes people make when photographing their artwork, as well as solutions to those problems. Often the issues are not difficult or time consuming to fix. A good photo of your artwork can truly make or break how your artwork is received!
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Digital collages will help you use your reference photos more effectively in your paintings. You'll be able to create more ambitious compositions, and test of a ton of options quickly, and thereby get more diverse layouts.
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This is what you need before you start any type of art portfolio, whether you are applying to art school, for an animation job, freelance illustration, and more.
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Are you applying for a BFA this year? Hear tips that most BFA applicants won't think about, how to stand out from the crowd of portfolios to admissions officers and more! Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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See our ART FIGHT, where we debate Gustave Courbet's Desperate Man. Is this painting full of crap, or is it a masterpiece? Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
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See a examples and drawing demos for how create effective compositions through creating a series of thumbnail sketching. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Hear about awful motivation tips for artists that will only make your life more difficult! Tune them out and use these effective tips instead. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Dorian Epps.
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See start to finish, the entire process for making prints from your artwork. Specific logistics like paper sizes, whether to do print or demand, platforms you can use are covered. Suggestions for how to promote your prints on social media, and how to photograph your artwork images are explained in depth. Discussion by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch and Mia Rozear.
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Does the rule of thirds actually work? Or is it a bad technique that will limit what you can do with composition as an artist? Explained are the pros and cons of the rule of thirds. Discussion by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch and Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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See demo on how to create figure drawings that are expressive, lively and dynamic in charcoal. Explained is specific techniques on how to physically work your drawing to get past tight, conservative ways of drawing. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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DON'T measure your figure drawings!! This will make you draw too slow, and actually make figure drawing MUCH tougher for you long term. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Cat Huang.
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Reed & Wire are quick and easy materials to get started with 3D. See a demo on how to use these materials to construct a lively, dynamic sculpture. Demo with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Mia Rozear.
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Some of the best art supplies aren't at the art store! The dollar store, hardware store, kitchen stores, and more are where you can great fantastic supplies to drive your creativity. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Dorian Epps.
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This technique is a gamechanger when drawing charcoal portraits! See how to layer and build up a convincing likeness with a range of specific tools that fit this technique. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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These painting supplies are the worst! Hear about what you can avoid buying at the art store. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
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These artworks are SO ANNOYING!!! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/igPsrpNPu2I Find out why these art history pieces drive us up the wall as artists. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Dorian Epps.
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Useless drawing supplies do exist! Find out what supplies are a waste of money, and why they can make your life as an artist miserable. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch and Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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See techniques for how to paint fur with acrylics. Find out specific ways to handle your brushes and ways to mix and apply the paints to capture the textures of fur. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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See marker & ink techniques for quickly sketching a likeness from characters in Moulin Rouge the Musical. Ways to capture gesture, personality, and facial expressions are shown in depth. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Gatekeeping is often responsible for why you can't make progress as an artist. There are so many barriers for artists that are held up by schools, museums, other artists, nepotism, personal connections and more. Find out where gatekeeping happens in the art world, and what you can do to combat it. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
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Instagram can be frustrating for artists, when what you post doesn't get any tractions. Chances are, you are doing specific things that stagnate potential growth. Find out what you need to stop doing and learn about changes you can make. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Guest Artist Dorian Epps.
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Going viral with one of your artworks isn't as great as it might seem to artists. Artwork that goes viral actually isn't that helpful in terms of establishing yourself as an artist and building a long term relationship with your following or getting into museums and galleries. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Mia Rozear and Guest Artist Dorian Epps.
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There is so much advice for artists that is terrible and can make the art making process stressful and frustrating! Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Mia Rozear and Cat Huang.
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See the reasons the line of action can make figure drawing more difficult and misleading, especially in terms of anatomical structure and getting a true understanding of what a gesture drawing entails. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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See how to build a sturdy, wire armature for a sculpture of a dog. Tools are explained and the different gauges of wires that are required to build an armature that will hold up well when sculpting. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Find out how to know when to finish your painting before you overwork it! See a demo that walks through the thinking process of when to stop working. Brush techniques are shown to achieve a diversity of strokes and direction. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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See a comprehensive overview printmaking techniques: intaglio, relief, silkscreening, lithography, and more. Explained are the various techniques to provide depth and insight into the process of printmaking. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Mia Rozear and Guest Artist Dorian Epps.
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See in real time how you can design fan art that will stand out from the crowd. Techniques demonstrated will be how to merge text and images as well as how to achieve your own personal interpretation while also capturing the subject's character and personality. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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Here are concrete ways you can speed up learning art, that provide a clear direction with efficient ways to boost your skills. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu, Teaching Artist Deepti Menon, and Guest Artist Dorian Epps.
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See a comprehensive overview of every component of world building. Topics include characters, formats, genres, writing, vehicles, environments and more, using examples from film, comics, animation, and more. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Cat Huang and Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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Learn concrete ways you can deal with your anxiety as an artist, none of us are spared worrying about this! As artists there is so much to worry about, how our artwork will be received, diving into a new endeavor, exhibiting your work for the first time, and more. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu, Teaching Artist Mia Rozear, and Guest Artist Dorian Epps.
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See how to begin a figure painting with water mixable oils. Explained are underpainting techniques and hold to build up a foundation of color by mixing a wide range of flesh tones. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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See a demo of how to draw the skeletons and muscles in a cow, horse, and dog. Explained are how to see the connections between the textures of the surface of the animals and the skeletal parts within. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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See how to sculpt and model a sculpture of a boxer dog, using air clay in white and terracotta colors. Techniques for sculpting with your hands and a range of sculpture tools are explained comprehensively. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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How do you define design, and what fields are in design? This is a discussion of the basics of design, while providing clear definitions of the various fields: apparel design, shoe wear design, industrial design, architecture, interior architecture, landscape architecture, furniture design, graphic design, and more. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu, Teaching Artist Cat Huang, and Guest Artist Dorian Epps.
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Art Prof Clara Lieu talks to concept artist & educator Michael Buffington Jr. about his experience teaching art fundamentals, concept art and game development at the college level, working in the industry, and his growth as a young artist.
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Creating a title for your artwork can be challenging! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/bLcgwgUO0c4. This video provides tips for artwork titles: considering how a title can help an audience understand an artwork better, or even surprised your audience. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Deepti Menon and Mia Rozear.
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See a demo how you can create unusual color mixtures to make a portrait drawing with markers and Photoshop. Explained are ways to tweak reference photos to get ideas for colors, and how to translate that into a drawing with a dynamic range of colors.
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Is A.I. art stealing artists' artworks? Does this count as theft, to the point where copyright law needs to get involved? A.I. art is bringing up all kinds of ethics and concerns for artists working today. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu, Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch, and with Guest Artist Dorian Epps.
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See a portrait painting demo showing acrylic painting techniques. Watch part 1: https://youtube.com/live/Hdo1WLSsKYw. Explained are how to capture the structure and personality of the face, how to layer and build up colors through opaque and transparent glazes. Brush techniques are shown to achieve a diversity of strokes and direction. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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This is a discussion about being an artist with a disability within the contemporary art world. We'll talk about disclosure, the impact a disability can have on your artistic process, social media, your career, in the gallery world and in academia, and more. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu, Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch, and guest Artist Ana Wieder-Blank.
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Find out the nuts and bolts of how to start a business as an artist: options for platforms and payment, overall strategy for how to find your audience, and more. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu, Teaching Artist Cat Huang, and with Guest Artist Dorian Epps.
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See a painting and drawing demo focusing on creating fantasy illustrations of mushrooms from reference photos. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Mia Rozear.
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Artists have a lot going on, how do you divide your time between your artistic projects, and life in general? Discussion by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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Learn how to create the illusion of depth in your artwork using atmospheric perspective techniques. This video explains the nuts and bolts of how atmospheric perspective can create a convincing feeling of space in your artwork. Discussion by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Cat Huang.
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Is there such a thing as too much unfinished artwork for an artist? Unfinished work is inevitable, but it's a tough balance, which artworks do you walk away from, and which do you follow through with? Discussion by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Mia Rozear and Cat Huang.
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Your identity as an artist can be a powerful topic to create art from. This video talks about how to create compelling artwork from your culture, background, and identity as a person and artist. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu, Teaching Artist Cat Huang, and with Guest Artist Dominick Cocozza.
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Linear perspective can be captured quickly as a gesture drawing, it's a great entry point to creating a loose cohesive view of the scene. This skill is very helpful in not getting caught up with creating a precise linear perspective drawing dictated by measurements and rulers. Demo by Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster and Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Get important information about art school applications: how you can stand out, mistakes you can avoid, writing your statement, letters of recommendation, and more. Discussion by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Get answers to all the parts of the MFA application: the portfolio, the written statement, getting letters of recommendation, and more. Discussion by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Many MFA candidates struggle with how to get a letter of recommendation from for their graduate school application. Find out who you can ask for a letter, and the etiquette surrounding that request. Discussion by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
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See step by step how to construct sculptures using styrofoam cups and hot glue. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/_mrMJXLRq88. Fundamentals like shape, negative space, and creating dynamic movement are explained, in addition to cutting techniques and ways to assemble the sculptures. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu with Teaching Artist Mia Rozear.
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Experimentation is an important part of an artist's studio practice; stepping outside of your main focus and venturing outside of your comfort zone with unfamiliar materials and unrelated art fields has the potential for tremendous growth as an artist. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtube.com/live/fyebHHpiBt4. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu, Teaching Artist Cat Huang, and with Guest Artist Dorian Epps.
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See how effective taking the time to shoot your own reference photos can be. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4GAZEp-IIEA. Explained are ways to set up photos with lighting and point of view to create reference photos that can be used to create intricated figurative paintings. Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu with Guest Artist Owen Rival.
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Drawing Terry Crews with markers and Photoshop! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4wCdJrLaUWE. See how to start portrait drawings, by blocking in the essential shapes and progressing to the details. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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There are so many fears when you're an artist: will people like my art? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Xu3IYVd979M. Will my art get stolen online? What if I get cancelled as an artist? This video explains how to overcome these inevitable fears. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Cat Huang and Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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See step by step how to draw a male torso in soft pastel and Photoshop. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/COnysuuwsoc. Techniques covered include how to block on the beginning of the drawing, how to emphasize lighting, and how to address color. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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Learn editing tricks for how Instagram Reels that will capture a viewer's attention. Topics covered include pacing in cuts, transitions, masking video, using split screens, and more. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Mia Rozear and Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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See step by step, how to write, illustrate and publish a graphic novel from beginning to end. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/3N2AUOSqpVE. This video explains how to develop a graphic novel idea, how to pitch to publishers and agents, sketch out the layouts, add color, and market the work. Discussion by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Cat Huang, and guest artist Clar Angkasa.
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Often our artwork disappoints us, it doesn't live up to our expectations or standards that we are looking to fulfill. Hear concrete strategies for how to stay patience with your development as an artist and how to deal with the inevitable frustration you will have with your artwork. Discussion by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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Get concrete tips and strategies for how to start and develop an art YouTube channel. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/E2Mo1pucFxw. Hear about how to harness your artistic skills to create a lively and engaged channel through various forms of content. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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AI art has the potential to dramatically change the art world, but will AI's impact be destructive for artists and their careers? Or will AI simply be another tool employed by artists? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aoOTVUPVcAM Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
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Showing your face on social media can be really effective to cultivate a following online. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LK13nH7wxko. However, many people are nervous and / or intimidated about showing their faces, and unsure how to go about taking photos of themselves that will serve their needs. Get tips on how to shoot selfies and edit them to use on social media. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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Watch this comprehensive portrait painting demo showing acrylic painting techniques. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Hdo1WLSsKYw. Explained are how to capture the structure and personality of the face, how to layer and build up colors through opaque and transparent glazes. Brush techniques are shown to achieve a diversity of strokes and direction. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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This video discusses a range of self-taught artists from art history and contemporary art to provide greater visibility to these artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/KyV9vAyGGPg. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster & Lauryn Welch.
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Join our virtual art studio, where you can find support and inspiration when with other artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bUf72CMXYmI. We can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe and Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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This video discusses queer artists from art history and contemporary art. Artists talked about include Greer Lankton, Charles Demuth, Mike Curato, Jess X. Snow, Gwen John, and Zanele Muholi. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe & Lauryn Welch.
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How do you know if an opportunity is legit as an artist? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eWMID2mtQfM. There are many scams for artists out there, it's inevitable you'll encounter them. People demanding artists to work for free, vanity galleries that charge lots of money to exhibit your artwork, sketchy requests to purchase your work and more. This video explains in detail how you can distinguish legit inquiries vs. scams. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe & Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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Where do you start to learn about contemporary art? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eAFcJzuJiqs. This video provides concrete ways you can get a better sense of what's happening in the art world today. Resources like contemporary artist documentaries, online publications, arts writers, apps, contemporary art museum exhibitions, biennials, art fairs, and more are all terrific ways to get a comprehensive look at the art world today. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
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Join our virtual art studio, where you can find support and inspiration when with other artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/l5opse_8uSw. We can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe and Jordan McCracken-Foster
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See two ways to sculpt a skull in air dry clay: a skull with a small wire armature to stand it up, and a distorted skull without an armature. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/XQrsTLD0VgI. Hear about the specifics of working with air dry clay, including the many advantages that are inherent in the clay. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Deepti Menon.
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Getting your art into a gallery can be challenging, how do your submit your artwork to a gallery, how do you get to the point where they ask you to exhibit with them? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/umTaaugWqzM This video provides concrete tips using personal experiences with galleries to illustrate several strategies you can take. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Support Art Prof through our 2022 Spring Raffle: https://artprof.org/learn/2022-spring-raffle/. Support Art Prof and you could win one of our super cool raffle prizes. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/utI-RbCAnKM
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See a step by step tutorial on who to do rotoscoping, an animation technique where you trace over live action footage to create an animated short. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/vAqKglZFyyo. Procreate is used to to do rotoscoping, showing all of the steps. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Deepti Menon.
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Why are some artists overrated, while some art underrated? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9v_2W5BlD28. This video provides 3 examples of overrated artists, and 3 examples of underrated artists, explaining the specific reasons why these artists receive more, or less attention over time. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch & Deepti Menon.
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See a drawing demo on how to quickly sketch elephants, rhinos, and warthogs. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/JPCvnPXQt3I. Tips for how to draw effective gesture drawings, by blocking out the biggest shapes first, and emphasizing the structure of the animal are explained and shown. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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Join our virtual art studio, where you can find support and inspiration when with other artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/67km-wv5uQE We can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe and Lauryn Welch.
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Lawyer Greg Kanaan speaks about the top 5 mistakes he sees artists make regarding copyright and business. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Mpf5xzqQTJw. This video covers copyright, intellectual property, trademark, fair use, and more. Greg discusses with Art Prof Clara Lieu what types of legal actions are necessary in certain situations that artists might encounter while working professionally.
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See how to invent and draw a creature from several reference photos of plants and animals! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/h6f8Tud5R60. Fantasy illustration requires the ability to merge images from the natural world to create distinctive creatures and characters in an imagined world. Get tips for how to draw creatures in a convincing way to make them believable and compelling. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Alex Rowe.
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See a demo on how to carve an sweet potato and how to sculpt with Sculpey to create surrealistic face brooches. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/nYDh9uJV6TY. Explained are the advantages of using polymer clay, showing three different colors of Original Sculpey. Learning to sculpt with carving tools can be very challenging and an object like a sweet potato which is easy to carve, but relatively rigid enough to hold it's form is an excellent entry point to figuring out how to approach a reductive way of creating sculpture. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Deepti Menon.
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Taxes for artists (in the US) are often confusing! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/S1sTTZ-JJPU This video reviews the nuts and bolts of how to file as a self-employed artist with a Schedule C, whether forming an LLC (limited liability company) is worth it, what you can claim as a deduction and how to organize invoices, receipts, and more. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
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This video is part 2 in a Landscape Curriculum designed for self-taught artists. This discussion talks about the various genres and formats where landscape can be found in the visual arts: in game design, manuscripts, ceramics, murals, textiles, and more. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Deepti Menon and Alex Rowe.
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See a soft pastel drawing demo on how to draw a portrait. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/W3K0otjHeTk Soft pastel techniques like blending, layering, approaches to color are explained and shown. Tips for creating a convincing sense of lighting and form in the portrait is shown in this drawing tutorial. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Join our virtual art studio, where you can find support and inspiration when with other artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/TEAVB2CA-Fw. We can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Lauryn Welch.
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This video is part 1 in a Landscape Curriculum designed for self-taught artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Vf082uAePjg. This discussion reviews many techniques and approaches that can be used to create compelling landscapes in a wide range of art media. Concepts like atmospheric perspective, texture, and light are explained in great depth. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch and Cat Huang.
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See a drawing demo on how to draw baby hands. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QelMhxx9p9E. Baby hands are tricky to draw, their anatomy is totally different from an adult's hands! Tips for how to capture the volume and form of a baby hand, as well as how to articulate the lighting on the hand are explained. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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Join our virtual art studio, where you can find support and inspiration when with other artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/LE4OppI25wQ. We can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Deepti Menon.
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Why are some artists overrated, while some art underrated? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Fkf3dAHO9fE This video provides 3 examples of overrated artists, and 3 examples of underrated artists, explaining the specific reasons why these artists receive more, or less attention over time. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Cat Huang.
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Ageism is prominent in all parts of the art world: in the gallery scene, in academia, on social media, and more. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/F94m-bFW-8g. This video explores the ageism that occurs, referring to experiences shared by many artists in the field. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Deepti Menon and Lauryn Welch.
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Join our virtual art studio, where you can find support and inspiration when with other artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/tB5gVnRxvoo. We can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch and Alex Rowe.
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This video is an overview of the skills that are helpful in creating portraits. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CkMI2tqDx_Q. Knowledge like the anatomical structure of the head, formal elements like light and shadow, how to mix flesh tones, and more are explained as being fundamental to creating artwork with portraits. Watch Part 1 of this Portrait Curriculum: https://youtu.be/L1-rZIgdGZk. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe and Lauryn Welch.
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See a drawing demo on how to draw a portrait in profile. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PexYR9ZR2uo. Explained are tips for how to create a convincing portrayal of a profile, including what facial structures are important to emphasize. Techniques for rendering light and shadow to create a convincing portrait are discussed as well. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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This video is a step by step drawing demo of soft pastel techniques for drawing a still life scene. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/2cXlA23Bfnw. The development of the drawing is explained from scratch, explaining in depth the technical aspects of the drawing process and the creative decisions that are made along the way. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Join our virtual art studio, where you can find support and inspiration when with other artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/0OGanfZIFYw. We can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Alex Rowe. Support Art Prof on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artprof or make a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.me/artprof
This video is a discussion about sexism experienced by artists in the art world. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WyD6SlQ2qLg, Sexism impacts many areas of the art world: in academia, in galleries, museums, and more. Stories from personal experiences and public events that involve sexism are explained by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch and Deepti Menon.
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Get concrete tips and anatomy advice for how to draw arms in a convincing way. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xd_9E1xi5RA. Arms have a complex structure of bones, ligaments, and muscles that can be challenging to figure out, this drawing tutorial provides specific landmarks to identify and how to put all of the various parts together to create a fluid drawing. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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See how to draw monkey bread with colored pencil! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_pu50ujF4bY. Learn how to approach a scene with varied textures and layered patterns. Methods for using colored pencil include how to layer and build up colors, how to choose what colors to create the sense of light in the scene, and more are demonstrated and explored. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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This video is an overview of a portraiture in contemporary art and art history. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/L1-rZIgdGZk. There are many categories of portraits: portraits for editorial illustration, portrait commissions, allegorical portraits, self-portraits, surreal portraits, anonymous portraits and more. Several examples of each type of portrait are shown and discussed in depth. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe and Lauryn Welch.
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Join our virtual art studio, where you can find support and inspiration when with other artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/fMxkLIC4yH8. We can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Cat Huang.
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See a drawing demo and get concrete tips for how to approach drawing a building. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/hBqcW8HMUNA. This video shows how to get started sketching architecture, a complicated subject with many details that can be intimidating. Techniques for how to capture the scale of buildings as well as how to articulate details are thoroughly explained. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Cat Huang.
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Happy holidays from the Art Prof staff!!! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/eofKAaRQDhs. Watch us unbox our staff Secret Santa gifts during this live stream. Featuring Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster, Alex Rowe, Deepti Menon, Lauryn Welch, and Cat Huang.
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See how to draw Sarah Bernhardt cookies with colored pencil! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/asZNmcX_dSQ. Drawing techniques how to use several reference photos to create several thumbnail sketches to figure out the composition, and then transferring to the final drawing are explained. Methods for using colored pencil include how to layer and build up colors, how to choose what colors to create the sense of light in the scene, and more are demonstrated and explored. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Join our virtual art studio, where you can find support and inspiration when with other artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/PrSV5KQqy88 We can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Cat Huang.
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Do you feel pressure to find your art style, but don't know how? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Km4tJUKb13s. Get concrete tips for what you can do to find your own artistic voice in a genuine and effective manner that won't stifle opportunities. Having a distinct art style is what artists are known for, and yet finding your style can feel very vague and unclear. This video breaks down the possibilities and provides specific actions you can take. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Who knew that there are bread rolls that wear lingerie! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/VVb4rR1mpuY. Watch this drawing demo of sexy bread rolls, showing how to draw with colored pencil and crayons on black watercolor paper. Techniques for drawing small details like the lace in the "bread lingerie" as well as showing the round form and saturated color of the bread rolls are explained. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Racism exists in all areas of the art world, it is experienced in museums, in art history, art school, art education, professional art industries and more. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/liJj6rvI4Kw. This video is a discussion which recognizes racism in visual arts and offers some ways as artists we can work towards a more equitable field. Stories from their personal experiences and public events that involve racism are explained by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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See a portrait painting demo using characters from Wes Anderson's film "The French Dispatch." Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5Gy_p4XaiQM. This video provides tips and techniques for how to creating a convincing portrait using a monochromatic color scheme using watercolor and gouache. Techniques like how to achieve a solid structure of the skull in the portrait, a range of value and contrast, as well as how to use lighting to show volume are explained. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Alex Rowe.
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This video explains the front muscles of the leg, discussing the specifics of the anatomical structure. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/jE0p_aSDBY0. Muscles covered in this video include the sartorius, the tensor fasciae latae, the vastus medialis, the rectus femoris, the vastus lateralis, the tibialis anterior, and the gastrocnemius. Lecture by Art Prof Clara Lieu. Watch all of our Anatomy for Artist videos in this playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K1E6eOxiEY&list=PLvt8_pMl6ywmazoENEsPesAumylTEHEoa
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Join our virtual art studio, where you can find support and inspiration when with other artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/C7CNufoObSo. We can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Deepti Menon and Lauryn Welch.
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This video is part 3 in a Drawing Curriculum designed for self-taught artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9KRAg2ufsWk (watch Part 1: https://youtu.be/zEGflMcsg0Y and Part 2: https://youtu.be/6zdYpktc6xU ) This video is an overview of a diverse range of drawing exercises and prompts that you can use to foster your drawing skills. Quick warm up exercises, drawing prompts to get you started, and more challenging prompts that require more content driven thinking are all included. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Cat Huang.
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Join our virtual art studio, where you can find support and inspiration when with other artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5YAg_Jga4vI. We can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Lauryn Welch.
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Learn the nuts and bolts of a career as an arts writers, who write about many topics: they review contemporary art exhibitions, current events in the art world, and more. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/76BLNg1p2SM. Many arts writers write for several publications, find out about what arts writers are looking for in their articles and what their experiences are like attending museums and galleries. Discussion by Art Prof Clara Lieu and multidisciplinary artist and writer Isis Davis-Marks.
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Join our virtual art studio, where you can find support and inspiration when with other artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/qQOf0Y4KUeA. We can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe and Deepti Menon.
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Hear 2 professional artists' reactions to the film "The Electrical Life of Louis Wain," focusing specifically on Louis Wain's cat drawings. [Watch trailer: https://youtu.be/xzDr_tbL-es] Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ksXkmld0o9M. This video explores the many facets of Louis Wain's career as an artist: his inspiration from cats, the popularity of his images, the distribution of them, as well as how his artistic style evolved later in his life. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
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A great exercise for learning anatomy as an artist is drawing a skeleton inside a figure drawing. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7JXEBJ74AZE. By drawing the skeleton as you draw the human figure, you are able to see the connections between the figure and the various boney landmarks, providing a fundamental understanding of how the skeletal structure in a figure functions. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Get concrete tips for how to photograph your artwork for better performance on Instagram. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/h5WIgU1znts. Find out how to create a stronger engagement with your audience by shooting photos that represent your creative process as an artist in a manner that is visually stimulating and also informative. Specifics such as how to set up your process, what angles to take, and how to balance your posts are all explained, Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Deepti Menon & Cat Huang.
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Join our virtual art studio, where you can find support and inspiration when with other artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/94dFyRMMrHc. We can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe and Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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Internships for artists can be valuable experiences, but they can also be experiences that are grunt work that have very little value. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YFC2iCdMS0k. Internships in art can helpful, but they are not required to have a career in the arts, and often do not have as much value as is placed on them. Learn about how to research art internships in your field, what to look for, including red flags, and how to maximize your experience in an internship. Discussion by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Deepti Menon.
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Watch 3 artists create Squid Game Fan Art using acrylic painting techniques. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe and Cat Huang.
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Hang out with Art Prof Clara Lieu while you work on your artwork! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/r7eAZI7tdQw. Chat about any art related topic, ask a question artists, materials, techniques, discuss artist wellness, or any other struggles you might be having as an artist.
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See how to capture the dark personality of Baron Harkonnen in the 2021 Dune movie using Pan Pastel drawing techniques. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dz97-woFLjc. Techniques for shading, blending, and creating a range of slick and smooth surfaces are explore in this tutorial, as well as how to render form in a convincing manner using a limited color scheme. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Get concrete tips for how to get started learning art history in an accessible manner that is fun and easily done at your own pace. With so many centuries of artworks from cultures across the globe, how do you even know where to begin? This video provides strategies for how to tailor your learning experience to your own needs to learn art history. Discussion by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Deepti Menon.
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The ENTIRE Art Prof staff all on this stream to start the 2021 Art Prof Fall Raffle! Support Art Prof and you could win one of our super cool raffle prizes. You can enter by 1) pledging $3 or more monthly on Patreon, 2) making a one time donation of $5 or more or 3) enter for free by commenting on this video below, telling us what you have learned through Art Prof and that you'd like to enter the raffle. https://artprof.org/2021-fall-raffle/
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Watch 2 artists draw cats from "The Electrical Life of Louis Wain" film. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/DQ9TN_Wte9Q. Sketching techniques using sumi inks for capturing the personality and gesture of the cats in the film are explained, as well as how to build up a range of textures and volumes in the drawings. Explained in the video is how to build up layers of ink wash gradients to create movement and a range of tones. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Cat Huang.
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This video shows drawing tips for how to do quick gesture drawings of horses. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Py9esspngf0. Techniques explained include how to capture the entire anatomy of the horse efficiently, and then how to build upon that gesture from there to create a convincing sense of movement and form. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Deepti Menon.
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This video is part 2 in a Drawing Curriculum designed for self-taught artists. (watch Part 1: https://youtu.be/zEGflMcsg0Y) Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/6zdYpktc6xU This video is an overview of the broad range of stylistic ways you can draw: line drawings, tonal drawings, cross-hatched drawings, and more, using examples from art history and contemporary art. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
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Join our virtual art studio, where you can find support and inspiration when with other artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/M2b1BzXdy34. We can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe and Lauryn Welch.
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Here are topics & art media that will make your art school stand out from the thousands of applications art schools receive. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ueIDIcj3bag. Many students fall into creating generic, cliche artwork that tends to all look the same, here are specific actions you can take with your art school portfolio to get your work to jump out from the crowd and be more distinctive. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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Creating a mastercopy of a historical drawing is an effective exercise for honing your drawing skills. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/y3tbk6VPHic. This video is a hands on demo that provides tips for how to get started with a mastercopy, as well as a discussion that provides insight into the value doing a mastercopy can have to advance and strengthen your drawing skills. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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This video is part 1 in a Drawing Curriculum designed for self-taught artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zEGflMcsg0Y. This discussion provides insight into the immense range and types of drawing media: charcoal, colored pencils, graphite, erasers, pastels, pens, markers, scratchboard, inks, drawing surfaces, drawing accessories, smudging tools, surfaces, and sketchbooks. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch and Cat Huang.
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See how to get started with alcohol inks, and the broad range of visual effects you can create. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/R89UQZtbjMA. This demo shows how the alcohol inks behave with Yupo paper, watercolor paper, and with tools like Q-tips, sumi brushes, cotton rags, and more. Techniques with the alcohol inks shown include how to layer colors, how to create gradients and blend to get specific colors, and how to create a balance of saturated and muted colors, and more. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Preparing an art school portfolio can be an intimidating process that can stressful, especially if you are doing it all by yourself without any guidance or assistance. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ToQUTBjuHeM. Our Art School Portfolio Track is a structured sequence of prompts and video lessons that will support the development of artworks for your portfolio. This track is created with the specific intent to balance between gaining a broad range of skills while also with the goal of creating a finished portfolio for your art school applications.
In addition to the free Art School Portfolios Track, we will also be offering a premium course which provides live voice sessions with our staff artists and ongoing support in our Discord. The curriculum for this premium course is exactly the same as the free Art School Portfolios track, the one difference is that the premium course allows you to work closely with our staff through voice sessions.
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Join our virtual art studio, where you can find support and inspiration when with other artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xwYKbSNMwyw. We can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Deepti Menon, Jordan McCracken-Foster, and Alex Rowe.
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Do you rationalize to yourself why your artwork doesn't need a background? Time to stop making excuses and see the immense potential that backgrounds can have on your artwork, regardless of the media you work in. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/v0aFyR0F5yo/. Backgrounds are not just visually rich and dynamic, but they contribute tremendously toward communicating a narrative, atmosphere or tone to your artwork, they are a powerful tool you don't want to skip out on! Discussion with Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Cat Huang and Deepti Menon.
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Writing an effective artist CV and resume is hugely important to pursue job and career opportunities as an artist. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/pTXyrGmgzQg. This video explains in great detail what should or should not be included in an artist CV, as well as tips for how to format a CV different depending on where you are sending your CV for review. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
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Many artists feel pressured to do their art non stop, when really taking breaks is extremely valuable in improving and progressing as an artist. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ZrNf3iEemMY. Stepping away from your artwork gives you time away to absorb your ideas, to have non art related experiences that can provide fresh inspiration, and getting distance so you can look at your artwork with a fresh pair of eyes. Discussion by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Deepti Menon and Alex Rowe.
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Join our virtual art studio, where you can find support and inspiration when with other artists. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/aRUNvZ4abaA. We can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 3 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Cat Huang and Alex Rowe.
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See colored pencil techniques for drawing a scene of tea and scones. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EeWwSmFrXWc. Techniques shown in colored pencil include how to layer colors, how to create gradients and blend to get specific colors, and how to create a balance of saturated and muted colors, and more. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Many artists find support and inspiration when working with other artists, we can motivate each other, get momentum in our work, and get feedback on our artworks. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-Ok2vIfG7No. This video is a virtual studio hangout with 4 artists, having a casual conversation in the studio as they work on their personal artwork. Artists include Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Cat Huang, Deepti Menon, and Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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Why are some artists overrated, while some art underrated? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/7EhdEQ0IS7M. This video provides 3 examples of overrated artists, and 3 examples of underrated artists, explaining the specific reasons why these artists receive more, or less attention over time. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe & Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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See techniques for drawing mushrooms in the wild, using digital painting techniques in Procreate and marker techniques. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/zz3FwrkHRUk. This video explains how to balance textures, colors, and environments to create volumetric forms of wild mushrooms to create a convincing scene in the wild. Demo led by Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Lauryn Welch.
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Short videos are a great way to get visibility as an artist! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/9vZTVqtKw3I. This video provides ideas for short videos, info on easy software you can use for editing, adding graphics, stills of art, and captions, and tips for how to shoot video footage that will be dynamic in a video short. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Cat Huang, and staff Mia Rozear.
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Artist burnout happens to all artists, so what do you do when it happens? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/T38nZYKQJ_Y. This video provides pre-emptive measures you can take to prevent artist burnout from happening, and also what coping strategies you can initiate when despite all your best efforts, you get burned out. Discussion by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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Learn useful tips for inking techniques with a dip pen using liquid watercolor. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WxdQR7rQRAM. There are many tricks that can make your experience much easier and allow for greater control over your line work. This drawing demonstration will show how you can develop your skills for inking to create elegant and dynamic line work in your drawings. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Cat Huang.
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Part 3 of our Painting Curriculum for self-taught artists explaining the broad range of tools, both traditional and unconventional that can be used in oil, acrylic, ink, watercolor, and gouache. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/bf-PG7mLtRs. Brush shapes & types, palette knives and more are explained. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Alex Rowe. watch part 1: https://youtu.be/7BcLna8cTqQ and part 2: https://youtu.be/_1bbkbTpFaU/
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This video demos how you can draw convincing foreshortening in your figure drawings, focusing on legs and arms. Watch this episode here: https://youtu.be/pTTgHuPXX60. Techniques for how to draw foreshortening are explained as well as what anatomical landmarks to look for, using Photoshop and a Wacom Cintiq, and also Procreate with an iPad. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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This video provides ideas for creating merch that goes beyond the typical T-shirt of mug. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YZegP7kaFyw. Items like wrapping paper, textiles, and more can create more unusual items that are more distinctive. Learn about how to match specific artworks to different merch formats, which maximize the visual impact of both the merch and artwork. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch and Cat Huang.
Do you look at what you create as an artist and just hate everything about it? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/-xLZfXQ-2IY. This is a really common reaction to our own artwork, we are our own toughest critics. This video explains coping strategies for how to shift your mindset when you experience this frustrating situation as an artist. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe and Cat Huang.
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Try these sketchbook prompts using collage! Collage is a great way to get started in your sketchbook, and can prompt you to experiment and try new approaches in your sketchbook. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/St3biDFJUa8 Your sketchbook is a wonderful "sand box" where you can play with technique you don't usually use. Demo led by Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Lauryn Welch.
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See how an animation of a snail is made in 1 hour in Procreate! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CuGaraVoIww. Using basic techniques in Procreate this is a quick way to whip together a fun, simple animation of a snail character. Inspiration is taken from our reference photos of snails, available on our free reference photo collection on Flickr. Demo led by Teaching Artist Deepti Menon and Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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What is a "bad" illustration? This video shows a broad range of illustrations, and the opinions of several artists as to why the artworks effective or not. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dz13PwVQ8Ss. The opinion of each artist on the illustrations then stimulates a discussion on why a specific illustration is successful or not. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Cat Huang.
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Learn techniques for how to draw imaginary vehicles using several reference photos of cars, structures, and more. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/V2hPXZj1OFQ. Drawing methods for drawing with line to articulate rigid, manmade forms will be explained in this drawing tutorial, using black ink and pencils. Demo led by Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Alex Rowe.
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Why are some artists overrated, while some art underrated? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/wV_OOv9B9Ds This video provides 3 examples of overrated artists, and 3 examples of underrated artists, explaining the specific reasons why these artists receive more, or less attention over time. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe & Deepti Menon.
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See how to draw lobsters realistically using digital painting techniques in Adobe Fresco, and a mixed media technique using watercolor and oil pastel on Yupo paper. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/EuaAkg4B2yo. Working from detailed reference photos, tips are explained for how to capture the color variations and textures in a lobster. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Guest Teaching Artist Mia Rozear.
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Get tips for how to draw cars with markers and ballpoint pen! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/X4O5ZAJ9jeo Where do you start when drawing a car, which can be challenging and complex for many artists? This video explains and demonstrates techniques for how to create drawings of cars that are convincing in their structure, line, and shape. Demo led by Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Cat Huang.
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Instagram is changing to prioritize video over photos, is Instagram over for artists who rely on the platform to promote their artwork? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/YYy6ydSM0d4 With social media changes, it can be really challenging for artists to know what to do. Do you seek out other social media platforms to promote your work, do you try to translate your photos into video content? Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Deepti Menon and Cat Huang.
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With the announcement that Hunter Biden is selling his artwork through New York City gallerist Georges Bergès, ethics concerns are being raised by both the art world and in politics. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WwDV4dt0HHQ Hunter Biden's artworks will be priced between $75,000 and $500,000 individually, is his artwork any good, is it worth commanding these prices? Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu, Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch, and guest speaker & investigative journalist Lindsay Beyerstein.
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See techniques for drawing with R&F Pigment sticks and get tips on the distinct qualities that distinguish pigment sticks from other art media. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/4_pKB4qEbOo. Explained in the video is how to mix, blend, and layer pigment sticks to create a broad range of visual effects. Also demonstrated is how to create an acrylic paint, enhanced with oil pastels. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
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What is a "bad" figure painting? This video shows a broad range of figurative paintings, and the opinions of several artists as to why the artworks effective or not. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Bv1vUOS140M The opinion of each artist on the abstract composition then stimulates a discussion on why a specific figure painting is successful or not. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Alex Rowe and Cat Huang.
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See how an animation of a pig made in 1 hour in Procreate! Tips are also given on how to capture the likeness of a pig. Also included is techniques for how to draw pigs using Caran d'Ache Neocolor II crayons on an unprimed basswood panel. Demo led by Teaching Artist Deepti Menon and Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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How does an illustration career begin? That one art class at a local art center, fan art, reading comics can all be where it starts. Art Prof Clara Lieu interviews Jarrett J. Krosoczka, a the New York Times-bestselling author/illustrator about his artistic experiences as a child to his career today. Get tips on what to focus on as a young artist to cultivate your artistic development.
Jarrett J. Krosoczka is the New York Times-bestselling author/illustrator behind more than forty books for young readers, including his wildly popular Lunch Lady graphic novels, select volumes of the Star Wars™: Jedi Academy series, and Hey, Kiddo, which was a National Book Award Finalist. Krosoczka creates books with humor, heart, and deep respect for his young readers—qualities that have made his titles perennial favorites on the bookshelves of homes, libraries, and bookstores. ARTIST LINKS, Jarrett J. Krosoczka http://www.studiojjk.com/
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This video explains how to draw with Photoshop using a Wacom Cintiq 22. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rgyMIWjS6Rk. The physical experience of drawing on a Cintiq 22 is explained, especially compared to both traditional drawing media and on an iPad. Basics like how to use the Cintiq's pen in conjunction with Photoshop and keyboard commands are covered. emo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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This video demos how to draw clothing, using costumes from the Pride & Prejudice movies, using acryl gouache and Procreate techniques. Watch this epiusode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/iTA9kzId0fM. Techniques for drawing wrinkles, folds, and different textures and types of fabrics are explain and shown in this video. Demo led by Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Alex Rowe.
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Get tips for how to sell your art at an art or craft fair! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/MkbOeyiy990. This video explains many options for ways to maximize your sales, including the price range of your artworks, what types of artwork to sell (merch, prints, original artworks) as well as the logistics of how to present and package your artwork. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch and Deepti Menon.
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This video demos techniques for drawing glass using soft pastel. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Rbw7Ui3GOKs. Glass is very challenging to draw because of the transparency! You'll get concrete tips for how to create the illusion of glass in soft pastel that is convincing and believable. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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This video is a tour of different types of sketchbooks that one artist can jump between for different purposes. Watch this episode on YouTube: Having several sketchbooks can help organize your creative process. Some sketchbooks are reserved for traveling, others are ones that are used for scribbling down notes and ideas, some sketchbooks are more curated with finished works, and more. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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This video shows several art prompts that you can use to get going in your sketchbook! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/xiwCoDQNMJw. Often times the toughest part of the artistic process is how to begin, and these prompts will get your creative juices flowing. Demo led by Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Deepti Menon.
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This video demos how to create a convincing depiction of clothing, drawing from 1920s fashion. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cExCLS6CT9Y. Many techniques in Procreate and Tombow brush pen markers are shown, which will allow you to capture the larger shapes of the form of the clothing while also integrating range of textures and patterns. Demo led by Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Cat Huang.
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Many artists wonder whether their art has to have "deep meaning" to be valid. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/m9Pu3eNVDjA. Does art have to have a meaningful message in order to be art, or can art be a purely visual experience for the artist and viewer? Who determines what art needs to have, the artist, the audience, both? Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
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This video demonstrates techniques for drawing manmade structures, focusing on an oil refinery. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/rpPGkfHhzR4. Media used in this tutorial are Adobe Fresco and brush pen markers with a water brush. Explored in the video is how to tackle large, complex structures in a drawing, what to focus on, and how to compose the piece in a way that balances the larger shapes with the details. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Guest Teaching Artist Mia Rozear.
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This video explores kitsch art, which is frequently seen as being "low brow" artwork that is for the masses and does not garner respect in the art world. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/RrdcQymw_Xk. Is all kitsch artwork inherently in poor taste? Explored are specific examples of kitsch artworks, with commentary on what makes a kitsch artwork effective, or not. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Deepti Menon.
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This video explains & demos how to draw convincing proportions in when drawing the human figure. Techniques for figuring our proportions in the drawing process are explained in detail, as well as the basic anatomical relationships of the largest parts of the human figure. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Cat Huang.
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This video explains the anatomical structure of the arm, breaking down the specific bones and muscles. Bones and muscles covered include the humerus, radius, ulna, the brachioradialis, deltoid, biceps, triceps, and more. Also explored is how to apply that anatomical knowledge to your drawings, as well as how arms can be expressive forms and carry potential narratives. Lecture by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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See how to paint birds, step by step using acrylic paints and Photoshop. Techniques explained include how to create a believable effect of textures, how to organize the saturation of the colors, capturing the essential gesture and movement of the bird, and more. Demo by Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch and Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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Why are some artists overrated, while some art underrated? Watch this video on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ASXbXdZkYHI. This video provides 3 examples of overrated artists, and 3 examples of underrated artists, explaining the specific reasons why these artists receive more, or less attention over time. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch and Jordan McCracken-Foster.
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What do you need to do to become a full-time artist? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/QMg45ne8NI0. A lot of artists assume that being a full-time artists is a form of artistic validation, when actually it's a lifestyle choice. Is being a full-time artist the right fit for you? Find out in this video why, or why not. Many artists are surprised at how many skills are involved that have little to do with the art making process: networking in your field, business skills, marketing and publicity, keeping track of invoices and contracts, understanding legal topics, and much more. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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This video shows how to transform a reference photo of a person into a monster or caricature! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Nn5mopuowKY. Techniques in Procreate, acrylic paint are shown here as a means to illustrating these monster and caricature portraits, and approaches to distortion, drawing a range of textures and forms are explained. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Deepti Menon.
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This video shows a wide range of techniques and tools for creating diverse effects in watercolor. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/NOhKHAelypQ. You'll see how to create many visual effects in watercolor like how to achieve various types of textures, lines, strokes, and other unconventional tools. All of these techniques can be used to create a visual language to create any style of painting. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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This video demos how to apply 2 point linear perspective principles in drawing, using Procreate and watercolor + markers, using movie stills. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/CZTOUi1Fmfo. Drawing techniques for how to identify the vanishing point, the vanishing lines, establish the horizon line, and how to develop the drawing to convey a convincing sense of space. Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Cat Huang.
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This video shows how to do quick gesture drawings of animals, using Eadweard Muybridge's book, "Animals in Motion," as a reference to show believable action and movement. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/ynEecIKobgU. Techniques explored in thisvideo are how to capture the most important essentials of the animal as quickly as possible, while creating a compelling sense of structure and movement at the same time. Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster lead the demo.
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This video demos how to illustrate a plate of cookies using soft pastel. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/d2GSUu8NWXQ Techniques shown in soft pastel include how to layer colors, how to create gradients and blend to get specific colors, and how to create a balance of saturated and muted colors, and more. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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This video provides specific, concrete tips for increasing your growth as an artist on Instagram, by navigating through 2 artist Instagram accounts. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/mUIvI5YYCZM/ Identifying aspects such as the photographs, text captions, the flow and diversity of content are all important in evaluating the effectiveness of an artist's Instagram. Discussion led by Prof Lieu, who critiques Instagram accounts by artists Andrėja Frukacz and Aastha Vijay as concrete examples of how to create a strategy for Instagram.
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This is the art challenge if you want to level up your figure drawing skills! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/N2tOQlJj76o. The 2500 Drawing Challenge consist of drawing 1000 heads, 500 arms (including hands, don't be lazy), 500 legs (including feet. don't be lazy), 250 hands, and 250 feet. This video provides tips for how to complete the challenge, and the many benefits and skills you will gain by completing the challenge. Demo led by Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Cat Huang.
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This video demonstrates how to paint a mountain landscape using acryl gouache and watercolor pencils. Techniques for creating a convincing sense of depth and atmosphere in the landscape such as atmospheric perspective and brush work are explained and shown. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Alex Rowe.
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How do you know if a contract you received as an artist is fair? Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/oTGXdkuMGZE. This video addresses how to spot red flags in contracts when doing freelance work, commissions, and more as an artist. You'll learn how to negotiate terms in your creative projects that won't let companies and clients take advantage of you! Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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What is a "bad" abstract composition? This video shows a broad range of abstract paintings, and the opinions of several artists as to why the compositions are effective or not. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/L0_kLbv4WgQ. The opinion of each artist on the abstract composition then stimulates a discussion on why a specific abstract composition is successful or not. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch and Cat Huang.
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Part 2: This video demonstrates how to sculpt a small scale foot using plastilene, an oil based clay that is flexible and safe for home art studios. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/St0efoHA8Ig and watch Part 1: https://youtu.be/wX48Rtr3gbI. Working from custom reference photos for the sculpture, techniques such as how to build up the base and structure of the sculpture and articulate the skeletal structure are explained. Demonstration led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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See how to begin and develop an abstract painting composition with acrylics paints, starting with collage as a prompt, from beginning to end. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/OwZr31zrrmo This video demos the process of how to come up with an idea for an abstract painting, determining the tools and techniques to be used, and how to layer and push the painting to a full finish. with Demo by Art Prof Clara Lieu & Art Prof Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch.
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This video provides tips on how an artist can balance their artwork on their Instagram and website, in a way that maximizes each platform and complements the other at the same time. Watch this episode n YouTube: https://youtu.be/3uPIyH_wNHA. Artist Tina Figarelli's website and Instagram are featured as an example of how content can be organized, presented, and delivered within the context of a website or Instagram. Ideas and suggestions are made for how to more efficiently communicate that artist's studio practice. Discussion led by Art Prof Clara Lieu.
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Draw a celebrity and transform them into a monster! Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/AO_MpK87gs4. Techniques in Procreate and oil pastel + colored pencil are shown here as a means to illustrating these monster portraits, and approaches to distortion, drawing a range of textures and forms are explained. Demo led by Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Deepti Menon.
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