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How to Prepare an Art Portfolio

Published by under For Artists, Front Page Featured on 2013/02/21

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Applying to an Art College, University or a Foundation Course and Need an Art Portfolio? If you have decided to apply to college, university or another art & design based course, you will quickly learn that you will need an art portfolio to showcase your work, ideas and skills. This article is a compilation of [...]

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Artist Model Release

Published by under For Artists, Front Page Featured on 2012/10/31

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Working with models is a common practice among artists but when do you need to have an artist model release? If your painting of a publicly known person or public building is used to inform and educate the public, then you won’t need an artist model release. The only exception is if the painting depicts [...]

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Sell Art Online In 7 Steps

Published by under For Artists, Front Page Featured on 2012/07/24

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If you’re trying to increase the number of views on your profile page, here are seven things you can try to bring in more web traffic and sell art online. #1: Feature Your Art When you feature your art on Artistically Connected, it will be included in both the top slideshow on the home page [...]

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Art Mediums – Different Art Paints You Should Try

Published by under For Artists, Front Page Featured on 2012/07/19

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The modern artist has many different types of art supplies and mediums at their disposal. This article will talk a little about some of the most common types of paints used to create those beautiful works of art.     Acrylic Paint For Art Acrylic is fast drying paint containing pigment suspension in acrylic polymer [...]

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Mixed Media Art

Published by under For Artists, Front Page Featured, Living With Art on 2012/07/18

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What is Mixed Media Art? Artwork that is classified as mixed media art can be any type of art that incorporates a variety of mediums in one single piece. Materials Mixed Media Art Uses Mixed media art pieces use several mediums such as oil, acrylic, collage, ink, paper, sculpture or photography to create texture, interest [...]

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Make Your Art Festival Showing a Success With These Five Tips

Published by under For Artists, Front Page Featured on 2012/07/05

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Is this your first time selling your art in a show or festival? Or maybe you have been selling art for a long time, either way here are some basic tips to make sure your art festival showing is always a success:   STEP 1: Do Your Research. Identify the shows and festivals you would [...]

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Record Keeping For Artists

Published by under For Artists, Front Page Featured on 2012/05/28

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The Importance of Record Keeping For Artists In the business world there is nothing more important then keeping accurate bookkeeping records even if you have a year-end accountant. Not only will it make your life a lot easier come tax time (especially if you are ever audited and have to prove you are running an [...]

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Artist Networking Breakfast Club

Published by under For Artists, Front Page Featured on 2012/05/27

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There are tones of different kinds of networking breakfast clubs that cater to almost any industry. If you aren’t already networking with other fine artists who are marketing their art you are missing out on an important element to create success. Typically a breakfast club will meet once a week around 7:30am or 8 am [...]

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How To Create An Art Business Environment At Home For Artists

Published by under For Artists, Front Page Featured on 2012/05/26

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As an artist you need to spend some time on the business side of your art. So, to make this time count and allow you to get back to what you love to do, here are a couple tips to make your art business time efficient and effective. Create a workspace. Even if it is [...]

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How Much Time Should Artists Spend On Art Marketing?

Published by under For Artists, Front Page Featured on 2012/05/25

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Most artists that I speak with do not like the idea of taking time away from creating to devote to art marketing and, I understand this. With that said however, you need to decide where you want to take your art career. If you are happy to just create and have no intention on selling [...]

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Getting Your Art Into Galleries – Tips on Getting Art Gallery Representation

Published by under For Artists, Front Page Featured on 2012/05/01

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Getting your art into galleries – especially a very well known gallery with high sales – is perhaps one of the most financially secure means of making a living if you are an artist. Unfortunately, the prospect of calling several galleries and trying to convince them to represent your work can be intimidating. It takes [...]

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The Importance of Setting SMART Goals for Artists

Published by under For Artists, Front Page Featured on 2012/04/29

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Do you know what the importance of setting SMART goals for artists is? Well, your art career will have ups and downs no matter that you do. It’s that simple! However, too many artists give up during hard times. Tough times don’t always mean its time to toss in the towel on your art career! [...]

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An Artist’s Fear of Rejection – Artist Rejection Letters

Published by under For Artists, Front Page Featured on 2012/04/28

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Ugh, the artist rejection letter… The dreaded part of the business of art! This title says artists but really this is a common fear shared between anyone who puts him or herself “out there” for the world to see. For an artist in the business of art however, you will be forced to open yourself [...]

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How To Identify Scam Buyers When Selling Art Online

Published by under For Artists, Front Page Featured on 2012/04/27

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Learning how to identify a scam when selling art online is a vital skill all artists should learn to protect themselves! So, you are selling art online because you know that the online art market is a profitable one. Perhaps by now you have posted your art and maybe even had a prospective customer inquire. [...]

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The Beginning of How To Prepare For An Art Exhibition To Get The Best Results

Published by under For Artists, Front Page Featured on 2012/04/24

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Preparing for and participating in an art exhibit and/or craft festival can prove to be quite a daunting task.   This however  it doesn’t have to be the case  if you are prepared. Art exhibits and festivals offer you a great deal of exposure as you get to meet many knowledgeable people in the field. Here [...]

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