Art Composition Rules
By Marion Boddy-Evans Art composition rules provide a starting point for deciding on a composition for a painting, for deciding where
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Art Business
Selling Paintings: Which Subjects Sell Best?
All painters know that some subjects sell better than others. Whether these are subjects you want to paint and whether
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How to Set a Price For a Painting
Setting a price for a painting is hard. If you overprice your work, you may not sell anything but, conversely,
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How to Sign a Painting
Adding your signature to a painting is like adding a stamp to it that reads “finished”. It’s a sign that
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Juried Art Shows
On occasion I am asked to help jury an art exhibit. These requests are never answered right away. This is
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How to Create a Body of Work and a Distinctive Style as an Artist
If you’re looking to get gallery representation, or to sell your art in some other, more innovative way, we have
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Amateur vs Professional Artist
After visiting two art exhibitions, one put on by my local art club and the other by a group of
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How to Create a Body of Work and a Distinctive Style as an Artist
If you’re looking to get gallery representation, or to sell your art in some other, more innovative way, we have
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Choosing Art as a Career
So you want to be an artist… is this a realistic career choice, or are you going to live in
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Complementary Colors
The complementary color of a primary color (red, blue, or yellow) is the color you get by mixing the other
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