” Step Up Your Art Game” is a blog about art in the urban environment. It will feature news, interviews, reviews, and commentary on street art, graffiti, and public art.…
Orange County is known for many things, but being a home for artists isn’t one of them. That’s why an artist who makes art about Orange County claims she is…
As a professional buyer and seller of aboriginal art for the past 25 years, I have seen a lot of people get taken for a ride by unscrupulous dealers. So…
The first step toward creating the perfect masterpiece is to create a stunning draft. The second step is to have your friends critique your draft. The third, and final, step…
Art is a powerful way to express feelings, ideas, and thoughts. It can be abstract or representational. Abstract art uses simple forms to help convey these things. Representational art uses…
If you’d like to learn shorthand, or just see what it’s about, I recommend Alphabet of Shorthand . There are other places to learn shorthand online, but this one is…
Many artists and collectors are still unfamiliar with social media and the importance of having an online presence. At Paddle8, we have seen more than our fair share of unprofessional…
If you are a beginner and you want to start collecting art, where should you start? The answer depends on what style of art you like. There are different types…
There is no right way to design a moon shadow scene, but there are a few wrong ways. It’s important to have an idea of what you want to create…
This is a blog post that goes over the importance of critique and how to improve your work in the classroom. In a studio art class, critiques are more structured…