Cheap Joe’s Art Stuff Art Blog
Tips, Tricks, Thoughts, and inspiration from across the art spectrum.
Black Friday Deals 2022: Top Deals for Acrylic ...
Beat the mad dash and start shopping now! Some of our best and top-tested supplies are marked down to bring you holiday deals on everything from our best acrylic paint...
Black Friday Deals 2022: Top Deals for Acrylic ...
Beat the mad dash and start shopping now! Some of our best and top-tested supplies are marked down to bring you holiday deals on everything from our best acrylic paint...
How To Properly Care For Your Brushes
Brush care is very important to ensure the longevity of your investment. High-quality art supplies are not inexpensive, they are an investment. An investment worth making when you consider the...
How To Properly Care For Your Brushes
Brush care is very important to ensure the longevity of your investment. High-quality art supplies are not inexpensive, they are an investment. An investment worth making when you consider the...
Tips and Tricks for Making Your Acrylic Paintin...
It makes sense that, as artists, we would assume the most important parts of our art are the colors, designs, lines, brush strokes, or even our muse. When it comes...
Tips and Tricks for Making Your Acrylic Paintin...
It makes sense that, as artists, we would assume the most important parts of our art are the colors, designs, lines, brush strokes, or even our muse. When it comes...
How To Achieve A Spray Paint Marble Effect
A couple of months ago, I heard about using nail polish in water to marble paper and other items, but it wasn’t until a few days ago that I learned...
How To Achieve A Spray Paint Marble Effect
A couple of months ago, I heard about using nail polish in water to marble paper and other items, but it wasn’t until a few days ago that I learned...
Go-Go Gadget! Useful Art Tools
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
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...
Acrylic Gouache or Watercolor Gouache? What's t...
Are you just beginning your incredible journey in art? Welcome aboard to a beautiful new world! There's so much to learn and many ways to express yourself, and we're excited...
Acrylic Gouache or Watercolor Gouache? What's t...
Are you just beginning your incredible journey in art? Welcome aboard to a beautiful new world! There's so much to learn and many ways to express yourself, and we're excited...
Encaustic Painting: What is it and where did it...
Answering our phones and emails is a lot like opening a box of chocolates: we never know what we will get! We get all kinds of excellent questions here, and...
Encaustic Painting: What is it and where did it...
Answering our phones and emails is a lot like opening a box of chocolates: we never know what we will get! We get all kinds of excellent questions here, and...
Cheap Joe's Eco-Friendly Art Stuff and Giving Back
Preserving our planet for current and future generations of artists is near and dear to us here at Cheap Joe's. Each generation brings forth hard-working, talented, driven artists who can...
Cheap Joe's Eco-Friendly Art Stuff and Giving Back
Preserving our planet for current and future generations of artists is near and dear to us here at Cheap Joe's. Each generation brings forth hard-working, talented, driven artists who can...
Is a Cotton or Linen Canvas Best for Oil Painting?
Is there any difference in using cotton or linen for an oil painting canvas? What sort of canvas holds up well with oil paintings? Do you even have to use...
Is a Cotton or Linen Canvas Best for Oil Painting?
Is there any difference in using cotton or linen for an oil painting canvas? What sort of canvas holds up well with oil paintings? Do you even have to use...
Why You Should Use an Art Barrier Cream
Using an art barrier cream can be a wonderful alternative to wearing latex gloves when it comes to protecting yourself from potentially harmful art mediums. Wearing latex gloves while you're...
Why You Should Use an Art Barrier Cream
Using an art barrier cream can be a wonderful alternative to wearing latex gloves when it comes to protecting yourself from potentially harmful art mediums. Wearing latex gloves while you're...
A New Kind of Canvas: Shoes Were Made for Paint...
What’s the least-conventional thing you’ve ever painted on? A windowpane? Maybe a tree branch? What about shoes? Canvas is canvas, right? At least, that’s how I see it. For this project, I...
A New Kind of Canvas: Shoes Were Made for Paint...
What’s the least-conventional thing you’ve ever painted on? A windowpane? Maybe a tree branch? What about shoes? Canvas is canvas, right? At least, that’s how I see it. For this project, I...
Why Should You Try American Journey Acrylic Pai...
With the sheer volume of acrylic paints on the market, it can be frustrating and expensive to find the right paints for you. How do you know if the paint...
Why Should You Try American Journey Acrylic Pai...
With the sheer volume of acrylic paints on the market, it can be frustrating and expensive to find the right paints for you. How do you know if the paint...
