Becoming a professional sculptor and entering the art market can be exciting and scary. How will you find buyers? Will you be successful? Maybe you dream about seeing your work on display in a museum for the world to see. Selling your sculptures comes with more practical questions, too, such as how to price them….
Self-portraits are a portrayal of the artist, but do they have to include the artist in the portrait? The most common form of the self-portrait is, of course, a representation of the artist’s face, but many other forms of self-portraiture are becoming accepted. A self-portrait does not need to be a direct portrait of you…
Have you ever noticed that many artists love to create self-portraits? A self-portrait is an expressive project that causes an artist to look inward and explore what they’re really all about. But a portrait of this nature raises the question: Do self portraits have to be realistic? No, artistic self-portraits do not need to be…
You’ve no doubt seen paintings others have done of well-known people (actors, musicians, and other public figures), and are inspired to paint one yourself. No problem with that, but from a legal standpoint you may be wondering, can you sell a painting of a celebrity? You can sell a fine art painting of a celebrity…
One of the most surefire ways to identify the creator of a work of art is to…well…check for the artist’s signature! Over the years, artists have included iconic signatures on their art that immediately allude to their status as the creator of the work—but what would happen if that artist wanted to change their signature?…
When it comes to finding a printing method that can produce stunning printed artwork, giclée printing and screen printing are two methods that sometimes get confused. Each method has the ability to create a beautiful fine art print, but are very different in form and function. So, what is the actual difference between a giclée…