How Diversity and Inclusion is Changing Art (For the Better)
A diverse workforce benefits everyone, especially creative teams.
A Look Into the Past: Breathing New Life Into Old Projects
Inspiration is a fickle friend. When you’ve been abandoned by your muse, you start to remember those good old days when you could work furiously on a project for hours, not noticing that it was already three in the morning. But as passionately as that…
4 Key Steps to Developing Your Unique Visual Style as a Photographer
“Good artists copy. Great artists steal.” Photographer Julia Kelleher believes wholeheartedly in this famous quote from Pablo Picasso. A respected fine art family photographer, Julia teaches workshops across the globe, lending her expertise to photographers of all experience levels. She has found that events…
3 Ways To Get Back On The Creative Horse This Year
There are those times when you’re struggling with a project and there are other times when you’re filled with anxiety over others finally critiquing what you’ve worked so hard on. Then there are those times when you’re doing nothing. Absolutely nothing and you’re starting to…
Relax: Boredom Can be an Artist’s Best Friend
Never in the history of the world have artists been so viciously assaulted by things to do other than their art. We live in a world where news is beamed into our hands almost instantaneously and every day a new form of entertainment threatens to…
Creative Risk is Worth It: Go Looking for Trouble
There is no better feeling than when the work is easy. When you go back to a project and you feel the ideas flowing and your hands moving effortlessly and everything seems right with the world it can really be such an amazing moment. You…
How To Stay Inspired And Beat Creative Burnout
You can’t speak before you take a breath. And in art, you can’t create without having been inspired by something. Whether that is a book, a painting or just your backyard, artists don’t pull something from nothing, no matter how much we want to think…
Who Do You Create For – Yourself or Critics?
You shouldn’t expect this ages-old controversy to be settled by the end of this article, but it is important to keep in mind if you are struggling with exactly what kind of project you are working on. The controversy, of course, is that there are…
For Greater Creative Success, Surround Yourself With Other Creatives
There’s a saying that exists in every culture: “If you lie down with dogs, you will stand up with fleas.” And it exists in every culture because it’s true. The people you associate with will influence your thoughts and behavior. Friends and colleagues that you…
How Creative Failure Helps Your Creative Future
Regret is a big part of being an artist. Everyone looks back and thinks to themselves, “What if I had just worked a little harder when I younger?” or “Why did I abandon that project when I was almost done?” or “Why in the world…
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