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How to Start an ARTIST BUSINESS: Upcycle Fashion & Industrial Design

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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Fantasy Illustration: Painting Mushrooms

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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Time Management for ARTISTS

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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How to Use ATMOSPHERIC PERSPECTIVE to Create Depth

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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UNFINISHED ART: Do I Have Too Much?

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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Exploring Your IDENTITY as an Artist

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: Gesture Drawing Demo

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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ART SCHOOL Portfolios Q&A: What You Need to Know

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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MFA GRADUATE Art School Applications Q&A

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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How to Get Letters of Recommendation for an MFA Application

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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