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

Bettering Your Lettering!

Bettering Your Lettering!

Carlee Hudson

Hey, everybody! Typography has always been a passion of mine.  As an artist with an English degree, it seems only natural that I'd be drawn to the creative ways you...

Bettering Your Lettering!

Carlee Hudson

Hey, everybody! Typography has always been a passion of mine.  As an artist with an English degree, it seems only natural that I'd be drawn to the creative ways you...

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...

Creative Fuel for Visual Art Journaling

Creative Fuel for Visual Art Journaling

Mona Lisa

Designing a beautiful cover for your journal is a great idea! Visual art journaling is just that, a visual story. Things you see, ponder, imagine, the things you want to...

Creative Fuel for Visual Art Journaling

Mona Lisa

Designing a beautiful cover for your journal is a great idea! Visual art journaling is just that, a visual story. Things you see, ponder, imagine, the things you want to...

Preserving Life Through Creative Journaling

Preserving Life Through Creative Journaling

Mona Lisa

Getting a fresh start in the New Year, allows you to begin again and gives you yet another chance to collect and preserve moments of your life. January is a...

Preserving Life Through Creative Journaling

Mona Lisa

Getting a fresh start in the New Year, allows you to begin again and gives you yet another chance to collect and preserve moments of your life. January is a...

20 Noteworthy Tips For Notetaking

20 Noteworthy Tips For Notetaking

Mona Lisa

I love sitting in on an art demo or seminar, taking a workshop, or even just watching an instructional DVD. There is always something new to learn no matter how...

20 Noteworthy Tips For Notetaking

Mona Lisa

I love sitting in on an art demo or seminar, taking a workshop, or even just watching an instructional DVD. There is always something new to learn no matter how...

Colored Pencils: Time to Take Them Seriously

Colored Pencils: Time to Take Them Seriously

Mona Lisa

Seriously? Colored pencils? I remember in grade school, one of my favorite things to draw with was colored pencils. I would spend hours and hours creating with the ones that came...

Colored Pencils: Time to Take Them Seriously

Mona Lisa

Seriously? Colored pencils? I remember in grade school, one of my favorite things to draw with was colored pencils. I would spend hours and hours creating with the ones that came...