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Starting a new online drawing course today – to learn to draw realistically

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Ultimate Drawing Course – Beginner to Advanced by  Jaysen Batchelor

Today I started the “Ultimate Drawing Course – Beginner to Advanced” by Jaysen Batchelor.  Jason is a very talented young man and a good teacher.  I’m already having fun with the first lesson.  I joined after midnight last night in order to get the special pricing of $9.99 (awesome price).  The course has 63 lectures and over 50 drawing projects.  Its going to be very good.  I stayed up until after 3 am to begin the course already.  Here’s my “eye drawing” the first assignment.

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Meet Dana Johnson, local photographer and creator of beautiful art!

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Meet Dana Johnson, a local photographer

You will find Dana Johnson, a Bella Vista Resident with his wife Sonya since 2007, most any day out on the trails and roads in and around Bella Vista and NW Arkansas with his camera.  Dana is a member of the Bella Vista/Bentonville Photography Club and you will find him at most of their events.  Dana is from Plano, Texas.

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Product: Paint Basket Online Art Lessons website Review

 

Product:  Paint Basket – Online Art Lessons

Website: Paint Basket Online Art Lessons

(an art training membership site)

Cost:  tutorials are free; VIP membership is$1 for first 7 days; $19/month after that.

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Target Audience:  Artists and those who want to learn about various art, how to create it and increase their skill levels.

Overview

Paint Basket Online Art Lessons is a site that offers over 500 draw and paint along classes and courses totaling over 800 hours worth of art instruction.  There are over 100 FREE tutorials and more added weekly for anyone.

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How to Write About Your Own Art?

Artists can have writer’s block too when describing their art!

As an artist, I have found that writing about my own art can be a little difficult. I tend to have “writer’s block” when talking (or in this case “writing”) about my own art creations. Maybe you have problems with this also.

Yet, as an artist wanting to promote and sell our artistic creations, it is important to be able to write a good description of the specific art you want to sell. Sometimes you may only need a few sentences, but being able to describe your art in such a compelling way that a viewer will become interested in purchasing it is something all artists should grow to be comfortable doing.

Maye you were formally trained in art, art theory, techniques, and history, but the average person cannot relate to talking about a artworks Form, Composition, techniques, etc.  This means you really need to describe it using more of a marketing method. Describe it as having features your potential buyer can relate to. Size, colors, impact, and what emotions the art evokes is something everyone can relate to and connect with. Help the customer use their imagination as they view your artwork by describing a mood or visual effect the work has.

Learn to use adjectives and descriptive words in writing about your art. Here’s a link to a nice article with lists of many descriptive words.

The colors in an artwork can be very expressive as to its mood and meaning. Check out this cool article about the meaning of colors and all the adjectives that can be expressed about color used in an artwork.

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