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3 reasons you still don’t have a creative voice
BE HEARD Finding your creative voice. Adding your touch. Building a visual brand. Having an art style. Whatever you want to call it, you know what it means to look at an artist’s work and they just have it. The thing that makes the painting look like their painting. If you’ve been struggling to get to that point with your own artwork, there could be a few reasons why. Here’s the top three. 1. Not developing observational skills Observing the world around you is a skill. It’s a skill that will advance your art style by leaps and bounds because it will help you see your art more clearly. The…
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Attract attention (on social media) with this tip
GAIN AND KEEP A SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWING It can be easy for you to gain — and most importantly KEEP — the attention of anyone who lands on your profile. How does this work? Simple. In this post we’ll talk about art style: what an art style is, how it attracts attention, and what you can do to grow a larger social media following. WHAT AN ART STYLE IS An art style is how your art looks — it’s the vibe or aesthetic. An art style is created by choices you consistently make in your artwork. Line and shape, color palette, subject matter, composition, and texture all play a role. These…
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Build a personal brand and make real connections
IN YOUR OWN IMAGE There’s something in your creative business that will bring you success in all the ways: more sales, a bigger following on social media, a more deeply committed audience, more opportunities in your local art community, etc. Are you ready to know what it is? A personal brand. Now it’s easy to talk about a visual brand. This is something I specialize in. Picking colors, fonts, textures, filters, and every aesthetic detail is fun and it’s easy for other people to see if you’re doing it well or not. A personal brand is similar, but it goes deeper — and the average passerby may not be able…
