Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Art Blog

Tips, Tricks, Thoughts, and inspiration from across the art spectrum.

Go-Go Gadget! Useful Art Tools

Go-Go Gadget! Useful Art Tools

Mona Lisa

Like the retro cartoon character Inspector Gadget, are you fond of doodads and gizmos, gadgets, and handy tools that make creating your art easier? Do you have a collection of...

Go-Go Gadget! Useful Art Tools

Mona Lisa

Like the retro cartoon character Inspector Gadget, are you fond of doodads and gizmos, gadgets, and handy tools that make creating your art easier? Do you have a collection of...

A self portrait - an artist's challenge

A Portrait Sketch - Stepping outside your comfo...

Brian Dubberly

"There's a lot of sinking feelings in art" - Joe Miller   I set out this week to get out of my comfort zone and do something I don't typically. I'm...

A Portrait Sketch - Stepping outside your comfo...

Brian Dubberly

"There's a lot of sinking feelings in art" - Joe Miller   I set out this week to get out of my comfort zone and do something I don't typically. I'm...

DIY Artistic Christmas Card Ideas

DIY Artistic Christmas Card Ideas

Mona Lisa

I love this time of year and the feelings it captures, and I especially love pulling out all of my favorite greeting card supplies to get festive, creative Christmas card...

DIY Artistic Christmas Card Ideas

Mona Lisa

I love this time of year and the feelings it captures, and I especially love pulling out all of my favorite greeting card supplies to get festive, creative Christmas card...

Making it Pop with Pastels!

Making it Pop with Pastels!

Carlee Hudson

Hello, everyone! Whenever I find out about a new painting technique, I cannot wait to try it and show you guys how it works! This week, I explored the use...

Making it Pop with Pastels!

Carlee Hudson

Hello, everyone! Whenever I find out about a new painting technique, I cannot wait to try it and show you guys how it works! This week, I explored the use...

Spring Art Swap!

Spring Art Swap!

Carlee Hudson

Hi, everyone! It was a great week over here at Cheap Joe's headquarters! For a little over a month now, our employees have been working diligently to create a one-of-a-kind...

Spring Art Swap!

Carlee Hudson

Hi, everyone! It was a great week over here at Cheap Joe's headquarters! For a little over a month now, our employees have been working diligently to create a one-of-a-kind...

The Cheap Joe's 2016 Guide to Great Art!

The Cheap Joe's 2016 Guide to Great Art!

Carlee Hudson

Hello, everybody! Have you guys heard about this year's catalog? Well, not only is it jam-packed with a bunch more art stuff, but the cover is color-able! With how popular...

The Cheap Joe's 2016 Guide to Great Art!

Carlee Hudson

Hello, everybody! Have you guys heard about this year's catalog? Well, not only is it jam-packed with a bunch more art stuff, but the cover is color-able! With how popular...

10 Ways to Pump Up Your Coloring Books!

10 Ways to Pump Up Your Coloring Books!

Carlee Hudson

Hello, everyone! This week, I want to talk about one of the greatest concepts to hit the market: grown-up coloring books! It's so simple, yet so revolutionary, I can't believe...

10 Ways to Pump Up Your Coloring Books!

Carlee Hudson

Hello, everyone! This week, I want to talk about one of the greatest concepts to hit the market: grown-up coloring books! It's so simple, yet so revolutionary, I can't believe...

Do You Doodle?

Do You Doodle?

Carlee Hudson

Well, you should! This week, I wanted to talk about a subject that I know everyone has been familiar with at least once in their life–doodling! Studies have shown, and...

Do You Doodle?

Carlee Hudson

Well, you should! This week, I wanted to talk about a subject that I know everyone has been familiar with at least once in their life–doodling! Studies have shown, and...

Colored Pencils: Feel the Blend!

Colored Pencils: Feel the Blend!

Carlee Hudson

There are some who don’t consider colored pencil works to be art, but I know an entire Facebook group that would heartily disagree with you.  In fact, colored pencil artists have some...

Colored Pencils: Feel the Blend!

Carlee Hudson

There are some who don’t consider colored pencil works to be art, but I know an entire Facebook group that would heartily disagree with you.  In fact, colored pencil artists have some...

5 Tips That Will (Probably) Improve Your Drawing Skills!

5 Tips That Will (Probably) Improve Your Drawin...

Carlee Hudson

Want to avoid panda-monium in your drawing and sketching?  Consider some of these tips I’m about to throw at ya! These are tips that I either learned from instructors–or just...

5 Tips That Will (Probably) Improve Your Drawin...

Carlee Hudson

Want to avoid panda-monium in your drawing and sketching?  Consider some of these tips I’m about to throw at ya! These are tips that I either learned from instructors–or just...

The Spring Art Swap!

The Spring Art Swap!

Carlee Hudson

Well, it’s that time of year again…time for another Cheap Joe’s Art Swap! The theme this time was “spring”–and I took that pretty literally in my panel. I sketched out...

The Spring Art Swap!

Carlee Hudson

Well, it’s that time of year again…time for another Cheap Joe’s Art Swap! The theme this time was “spring”–and I took that pretty literally in my panel. I sketched out...

Love--No, ART is in the Air!

Love--No, ART is in the Air!

Carlee Hudson

This week, I want to talk about stepping out of your comfort zone. I know, I know, it can be scary to attempt something you’ve never done before–and in my...

Love--No, ART is in the Air!

Carlee Hudson

This week, I want to talk about stepping out of your comfort zone. I know, I know, it can be scary to attempt something you’ve never done before–and in my...