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Fast Reference Photo Trick for Painting: Digital Collages

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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Starting any Art Portfolio: Worst Mistakes!

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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2023 Art School Portfolios: Watch this BEFORE You Apply!

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.

Join our Art School Portfolios Group! Ongoing support & critiques, voice sessions with Prof Lieu. Get a chance to connect with other students for $30-$40 monthly.  More info: https://artprof.org/art-school/art-school-portfolios-group/ 

Is Gustave Courbet’s Desperate Man a Masterpiece, or Crap?

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.

Art Prof has services to support you: Portfolio critiques, Artist Calls, Statement Editing, and Personal Art Curriculums. More info: https://artprof.org/services/ 

WORST Mistakes in Composition & Thumbnail Sketching

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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Don’t Use These TERRIBLE Artist Motivation Tips! (Use These Instead)

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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Making Prints from Your Art

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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Is the Rule of Thirds a Bunch of CRAP? Composition Tips You Need

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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Expressive Figure Drawing Techniques You Don’t Know

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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Measuring Your Figure Drawings is the WORST Mistake!

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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