In this post I will tell you the top 20 artworks in The Louvre that need to be seen when you visit. I will also tell you where the Mona Lisa is located today (the Mona Lisa is in room 6 of the Denon wing), the names and locations of artworks you sort of know…
Why are Copic markers so expensive? That’s the question I asked myself when I first started using high end markers for some of my artworks. I came across Copic, which was a brand of markers that were about 5 times more expensive than the next most expensive brand. I ended up purchasing a single marker…
The type of paintings that sell best on Etsy are watercolors of pets and animals in the sub $50 price range with an average size of 8×10 inches. With dogs being the most popular. The sales figures, customer ratings and popularity were monitored over the first 4 months of the year and the results are…
In this post I will take you through not only all the art prizes that you can win as an emerging and unknown artist, but I will explain my own personal journey detailing what I did wrong so that you do not make the same mistakes I did. I will also providing suggestions on what…
Are Sharpies toxic on skin? Sharpies such as Sharpie Fine Point markers are generally non-toxic and xylene free and are safe to use on skin. If you are using King Size Sharpies, Magnum Sharpies or Touch-Up Sharpies then do not risk using these on yours or anyone else’s skin. They contain xylene and are not intended to be…
You leaned over dangerously on the ledge with your latest mobile device with its high end camera and took an amazingly hi resolution photo for Instagram only to see that the image did not upload to the quality your keen eyes were expecting. If only you had known what the best image format for Instagram…
After undertaking a lot of research, I found that Uni Posca paint pens come in 55 Classic colors, 8 tip sizes and 5 tip shapes. Of the 55 Colors, 8 are Metallic colors, 6 are Fluorescent colors and 8 are Glitter colors. Some colors are not available for the tip size and the same applies…
Updated March 2023 Writing an Artist biography is probably one of the hardest things I have had to write. If you are reading this then I assume you are struggling with this as well. In this post we will attempt to answer many questions I have asked myself while providing some real world artist biography…
Updated March 2023 to include AI Art As an artist and entrepreneur I wanted find a way I could be making money with digital art and digital products and earning a passive income from my art. I researched ways I could make money from my existing artworks without having to make and sell original works…
You have finally decided to commission an artist to paint or draw that portrait you always wanted. But you have never done this before so you have a few questions you want answered such as how much do portraits cost?. Apart from “how much does a portrait drawing cost?” there should be more questions you…
I started selling my own art back in the 90’s, before there was any Instagram, before there was Google, before there was even the internet. All we had, were the gatekeepers running galleries and shady art dealers controlling which artists sell what. The ability to make money as an artist was very limited. There was…
How to erase Posca Markers on Most Surfaces – Having used Uni Posca Markers (also known as Posca Paint Pens) at home and in the studio for many years, and letting my 6 year old play with them I can tell you that I have had a lot of experience cleaning up after using them…
