Art Prof

Anatomy for Artists, Part 6: Hands

Art Prof Clara Lieu explains the structure of the human hand, breaking down the sections of the hand, including the metacarpals, phalanges, the wrist, and more.

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How to Start Exhibiting Your Art

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Lauryn Welch talk about ways you can get started exhibition your artwork. There is a wide range of opportunities for artists: juried exhibitions, joining an artist's co-op or organization, invitational exhibitions, and more.

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Art Rivals: Painting vs. Illustration

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Jordan McCracken-Foster talk about the existing rivalry between illustrators and fine art painters.

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Crit Clash: The Giving Tree by Shel Silverstein

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Alex Rowe debate "The Giving Tree," a picture book published in 1964 by Shel Silverstein. In "Crit Clash," we assign a point of view to each artist for the purposes of this debate. In this case, Alex is arguing for "The Giving Tree," while Prof Lieu is arguing against "The Giving Tree." These views are not necessarily what Prof Lieu and Jordan think in real life by the way, so you might see them making statements they wouldn't normally make! 

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What is Success as An Artist?

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Deepti Menon talk about how "success" is defined as an artist. Does success as an artist mean being famous, does it mean showing at major art museums? Or are there other versions of success that you as an artist can create for yourself?

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Fight Your Perfectionist Artist

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Deepti Menon talk about how to stop being a perfectionist as an artist. Part of being an artist is having a vision of what you are trying to achieve, but what if those expectations frustrate you and get in the way of your ability to progress?

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Why You Should Be a Well Rounded Artist

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artist Cat Huang talk about the advantages of being a well rounded artist. Experimenting with a broad range of art media, formats, and approaches enriches your skills as an artist, even when those skills appear to be completely unrelated to what your focus is on.

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Art Rivals: Traditional Art vs. Digital Art

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Alex Rowe talk about the existing rivalry between artists who work traditionally and artists who work digitally.

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When Your Parents Don't Understand Why You're an Artist

Teaching Artists Jordan McCracken-Foster and Deepti Menon talk about the challenges of being an artist and having parents who aren't artists. There are many challenges: parents often times know little, if anything about being an artist and can be judgmental about choosing art as a profession. Deepti and Jordan talk about ways to handle situations like this with parents.

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Build Your Confidence as an Artist

Art Prof Clara Lieu and Teaching Artists Lauryn Welch and Jordan McCracken-Foster discuss how to gain confidence as an artist. Jordan and Lauryn share own experiences situations where their confidence waned and then explain the concrete strategies they implemented for how to overcome those challenges.

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