What can you do to make the most of your hobby of painting? Do you have a story that you’d like to share or a question about art and design? We invite you to get involved in our campaign. Tell us your story and tell us why painting is your favorite hobby.

What’s the best way to learn how to paint? How do you progress from beginner techniques to more advanced ones? What are the keys to becoming a great artist? Why do we love painting so much?

Share your experiences with our community by submitting a question, photo or video and we’ll post it for everyone to see. Browse the questions that other customers have asked and answer them.

If you’re inspired by this campaign and want to start painting yourself, visit our website for instructions on how to get started. Or if you prefer watching others create, look for inspiration in our gallery of artwork.

We hope that this campaign will lead everyone who loves art and design to pick up a brush whatever their ability level, share their experiences with others, and help us generate even more excitement around our hobby.”

Essential for People Who Love to Paint

And I thought, that could be me.

I could be the one writing the articles on painting and drawing. I’ve been painting for years, and I’m not bad. I’ve also been a writer for years. The two seem like they would work well together.

Anyhow, I was thinking about this as a way to improve my skills in both areas. If it works out, great! If not, at least I’ll have improved my painting and writing.*

*Disclaimer: This is not a professional website and does not provide services of any kind. It is an amateur blog created by a hobbyist.**

The first thing to remember is that art collecting is a hobby. It’s not a nine-to-five job or a way to get rich quick. If it were, it would be called investing, not collecting. The challenge for the would-be collector is to find art worth collecting, and then find the means to buy it.

What makes art worth collecting? There are several elements:

Value. What price is the item likely to fetch on the market in years to come?

Interest. How much pleasure will you take from owning this piece of art?

Connoisseurship. Are you learning about and enjoying one of the world’s great cultural traditions?

The collector must first decide what she wants from her collection. Is it decorative wall hangings that will enhance her home? Or is it valuable pieces that she may be able to sell later at a profit? She must also decide how much she can spend – with total outlay limited by available cash flow and discretionary income and potential profit (if any) offset against resale value. The combined investment and time commitment required may be considerable.

In addition, most collectors need advice in order to help them avoid costly mistakes when buying art or providing insurance coverage for their collections. For example, collectors

One of the most overused words in any art or design studio is inspiration. It usually comes after a discussion of how difficult it is to see, or paint, what you want to see or paint. I hear people say things like:

“I just can’t get the color right.”

or

“I’m having trouble seeing the whole image in my head.”

or

“Why does it have to be so hard?”

The word inspiration is our attempt to take back control from some vague and threatening force that seems to overwhelm us in the creative process. Inspiration makes us feel more in control because we are able to name something that we think we can use to help us create. It’s something we can grab hold of and use as an outside agent.

Each year, art and design careers are the

The best way to learn how to draw is to draw. This is the first thing I tell my students. I want them to try lots of things, and then through their own work figure out what the heck this “art” thing really is.

The most common question I get is, “Which art form should I pursue?” My answer is always the same: “Drawing.” I think everyone can benefit from drawing; it’s a great way to build skills that will transfer over to other art forms.

But it’s also true that drawing isn’t for everyone. What if you’re not interested in drawing? What are your options?

One option is to bypass art altogether and go straight into design. This is an approach that has been gaining popularity in recent years. There are many reasons why it’s attractive. First and foremost, there are jobs out there for designers who can produce good drawings but don’t want to be artists. The demand for designers who can create accurate technical drawings seems likely to grow as more products become dependent on technology for their functionality and appearance (“smart” objects). Designers who can’t draw well enough may lose out on these opportunities.

But even if you think you want to be a designer who also draws, here’s some advice