More and more people are ordering Giclee prints. It seems strange to think that a replica print of an original painting or piece of art could be a legitimate investment for some art buyers, but it is. The real question is: Do giclee prints hold their value over time? Giclee prints can hold their value…
Every artist procrastinates from time to time. It is perfectly normal. Procrastination only becomes a real problem when it drags on and starts to become a habit. In this case, there are usually reasons why an artist is avoiding the task at hand. So, why do artists procrastinate and what can be done to get…
It is no secret that having good grades will help you get into a good school, but many art schools will want to look at your portfolio first. So, how much do art schools care about grades, and why is it still important to focus on your school work? Art schools do care about grades,…
If you tell someone they’re about to meet an artist, they tend to expect a person who’s either a deep brooding introvert, or a wild and eccentric extrovert! But what’s the actual truth? Are artists introverts or extroverts, and do these traits influence the quality of the art they create? Artists can be either introverts…
Artists use a wide range of colors in their work. But just which colors get used the most becomes very obvious when comparing the color schemes of over 120,000 paintings. So which colors are used most in art? Warm colors such as red, yellow and orange are the most used colors in the art world….
Leonardo Da Vinci is widely accepted as one of the most talented and successful painters of all time. But it may surprise you that one of his most famous paintings, the Mona Lisa, was never signed or dated. So, can unsigned paintings be valuable? Unsigned paintings can indeed be valuable. Because it is common for…
We humans have been using drawings to communicate and express ourselves artistically for thousands of years. In fact, drawing is often the first skill people think of when they consider becoming an artist. But what about those of us who show no talent as an illustrator? Can you be an artist if you can’t draw?…
Not every creative person is an artist. Despite the two traits having a lot of overlap, there are fundamental differences between a creative person and an artistic one. A creative person uses their imagination to formulate ideas and solve problems. An artistic person, however, uses one of many physical processes to create tangible works of…
Flowers are probably the most cliché subject for paintings that there is. It makes one wonder why an artist would even bother depicting such a seemingly tired subject. Flowers are beautiful, of course, but how many different flower paintings does the world need? Are artists able to sell their flower paintings? Flower paintings sell very…