Art Prof

How To Brainstorm as an Artist

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Eloise Sherrid and Alex Rowe discuss different ways that visual artists can brainstorm their ideas to create artworks. Exercises such as word association, mind maps, thumbnail sketches, sketchbooking are all discussed as a means towards stimulating the development of ideas for future artworks.

Support Art Prof on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artprof or make a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.me/artprof

Crit Clash: Legend of Korra

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Cat Huang debate the character of Korra from the 2012 animated TV series "Legend of Korra." In "Crit Clash," we assign a point of view to each artist for the purposes of this debate. In this case, Jordan is arguing for the character of Korra while Cat is arguing against. These views are not necessarily what Cat and Jordan think in real life by the way, so you might see them making statements they wouldn't normally make! Find out Cat and Jordan'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

Support Art Prof on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artprof or make a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.me/artprof

Art Major in College vs. Art School

Art Prof Clara Lieu and college students Anya Chen and Ruth Lee talk about their experience as art majors at UCLA. Anya and Ruth discuss their college art portfolios, their decision to study art at a college as opposed to art school, and the advantages of studying art at a college that they have experienced so far.

Support Art Prof on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artprof or make a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.me/artprof

Is it Too Late to be an Artist?

Art Prof Clara Lieu, and Teaching Artists Deepti Menon and Jordan-McCracken-Foster discuss whether age matters as an artist. Unfortunately much of the world is obsessed with youth, is this the case in the art world as well? Prof Lieu, Deepti, and Jordan cite several examples of artists at different ages and whether that had an impact or not on their artistic careers.

Support Art Prof on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artprof or make a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.me/artprof

Should I Get an MFA in Studio Art?

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch talk about how to decide whether to do do an MFA program in studio art. Prof Lieu and Lauryn talk about how to figure out whether having an MFA program is worth the time and cost: do you want to get an MFA to teach at the college level? To get professional connections to enter the New York City art scene? Do you want to have concentrated time to engage critically with your artwork and create a series beyond your undergraduate studies?

Support Art Prof on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artprof or make a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.me/artprof

Self Promotion Mistakes Artists Should Avoid

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan-McCracken-Foster talk about what practices to avoid when promoting your artwork online. Prof Lieu and Jordan talk about actions you can avoid that risk you coming across as pushy and self absorbed when showing people your artwork online.

Support Art Prof on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artprof or make a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.me/artprof

Animator Deepti Menon: Artist Profile

Art Prof Clara Lieu interviews Teaching Artist Deepti Menon about her artistic development as a child to her time as an undergraduate student at the Rhode Island School of Design where she studied animation. Currently Deepti is a freelance animator, producing music videos.

Support Art Prof on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artprof or make a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.me/artprof

Filmmaker Eloise Sherrid: Artist Profile

Art Prof Clara Lieu interviews Teaching Artist Eloise Sherrid about her artistic development as a child to her time as an undergraduate student at the Rhode Island School of Design where she studied film. Currently Eloise works in video production and has an active studio practice based in collage and collaboration.

Support Art Prof on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artprof or make a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.me/artprof

Crit Clash: Billie Eilish's "My Future" Music Video

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Deepti Menon debate Billie Eilish's music video for "My Future." [https://youtu.be/Dm9Zf1WYQ_A] In "Crit Clash," we assign a point of view to each artist for the purposes of this debate. In this case, Prof Lieu is arguing for "My Future," while Deepti is arguing against. These views are not necessarily what Prof Lieu and Deepti think in real life by the way, so you might see them making statements they wouldn't normally make! Find out Prof Lieu and Deepti'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

Support Art Prof on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artprof or make a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.me/artprof

Teaching Art Online: Get To Know Your Students

Art Prof Clara Lieu explains how to get to know your students when teaching art online. Forming connections with your students is a vitally important part of being a teacher, yet without in person experiences this is additionally challenging online. Prof Lieu reviews overall strategies as well as concrete actions you can take as a teacher to connect with your students online.

Support Art Prof on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/artprof or make a one-time donation: https://www.paypal.me/artprof