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The first 1000 people to use this link will get a free trial of Skillshare Premium Membership: https://skl.sh/artprofcreatecritique11201. Teaching Artists Deepti Menon and Alex Rowe debate Jackson Pollock's abstract paintings, moderated by Art Prof Clara Lieu. Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/HZp3PBnSaA8

In "Crit Clash," we assign a point of view to each artist for the purposes of this debate. In this case, Deepti is arguing for Jackson Pollock while Alex is arguing against Jackson Pollock. These views are not necessarily what Deepti and Alex think in real life by the way, so you might see them making statements they wouldn't normally make! Find out Deepti and Alex's IRL opinions after the stream in the #crit-clash-reveals channel in the Art Prof Discord. The invite link to our Discord is: https://discord.gg/g5XQRpT

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Art Prof Clara Lieu speaks to recent art school graduates Tatiana Florival and Sean Lark Reece about their experiences after art school. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/Tj7VcagWuHA. Topics include entering and navigating the professional world, challenges that came along the way, and suggestions for future graduates.

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Teaching Artists Alex Rowe and Jordan McCracken-Foster talk about why it's important for visual artists to develop public speaking skills, your artwork won't speak for itself in today's industry! Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/rh09n3pXfoI. Artists often have to give lectures, workshops, pitch ideas to publishers, companies, and more. Jordan and Alex talk about how they developed their public speaking skills and provide concrete tips for what to consider to improve in this area.

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Teaching Artists Deepti Menon and Jordan McCracken-Foster discuss how self-taught artists can improve, whether they are looking to make progress with their skills, to have a more diverse range of experiences and more. Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/xXhyjNF6ja4 Deepti and Jordan provide concrete directives that self-taught artists can employ to continue learning and improving as an artist.

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Art Prof Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch and Deepti Menon discuss the differences between being a self-taught artist and attending art school. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/_6OjS9pTDww. Both disadvantages and advantages of each approach are discusses, covering topics such as building an artistic community, creative freedom, work habits, and more.

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Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Deepti Menon and Alex Rowe explain what a cliché image is, and how to avoid creating artworks that will be perceived as being cliché. There are many images in art that are often times an artist's first, most obvious response. Prof Lieu, Deepti, and Alex talk about how to get past the cliché in order to create artworks that are more thought provoking and unusual in their approach.

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Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch discuss a viral image of Kamala Harris created by Bria Goeller and Goodtrubble, which incorporates imagery from a 1964 painting by Norman Rockwell, "The Problem We All Live With" and Kamala Harris, created in Photoshop.

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Art Prof Clara Lieu and MICA (Maryland Institute College of Art) student Anjali Shankar discuss Anjali's experience as a undergraduate painting major at MICA. Prof Lieu and Anjali discuss the art school application process, MICA's curriculum, student life, the MICA faculty, and more. Watch this episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/cHyNPlN_zOA

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Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch discuss the importance of planning a color scheme for your artwork. Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/lmszxYMfkTo. Color schemes are an effective way of establishing a mood in a painting, as well as creating visual contrast and textures. Prof Lieu and Lauryn explain ways to collect ideas for color schemes and apply them to your creative process. 

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Art Prof Clara Lieu explains the structure of the eye including the relationships between the eye lids, the eye socket, the eyeball, and more. Watch this episode on YouTube here: https://youtu.be/JziC8igUIME

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