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Art Tips And Tools

These are art tips and tools that I hope will help other artists or be of interest to the people who follow my work. These art tips and tools run the gamut from articles about the camera gear I use to my experience selling my art online in the print on demand business model.

I’ve been a visual artist for over a decade now. Most of that time, my art has been my sole source of income. Since most of my experience is mine alone, these may not be tricks of the trade as such, but it should be regarded simply as one person’s way of getting things done.

I feel like most people’s experience as an artist is pretty uniquely their own. But I hope my art tips and tools will be either enlightening or helpful. Perhaps it will help some who follow me better understand me. Or perhaps it will help other artists. If it does either, that’s a good deal in my book!

Fourthwall ecommerce solution for artists
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Adding Merch Through Fourthwall

April 9, 2024April 17, 2024

I’m excited to announce I’m adding another vendor to my website! As you probably guessed from the title, the new vendor is Fourthwall. But first a…

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XP-Pen Review - Update On My Purchase From Four Years Ago
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XP-Pen Review – Four Years On

July 4, 2021December 16, 2022

My original XP-Pen review for the 22E tablet I bought back in 2017 is still one of my more often read articles. Considering the number of…

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Artist Websites Review - 2017 - Print On Demand Update
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Artist Websites Review – Print On Demand Update

November 19, 2017June 26, 2024

It’s funny that one of the most perennially visited articles on my site is my now five year old artist websites review. And periodically I get…

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Real Life View of the XP-Pen Artist 22E
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XP-Pen Artist 22E Review

October 19, 2017December 16, 2022

Were any of you out there expecting an XP-Pen Artist 22E review? Probably  not! Especially since I posted earlier this year that I had gotten an…

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Wacom Alternative To The Intuos Pro - XP Pen Star03
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Wacom Alternative for The Intuos Pro – XP-Pen Star03

July 10, 2017December 16, 2022

If you follow my art blog and you’re also an artist or aspiring artist, you may have read my recent post about my experience with the…

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Thoughts About The XP-Pen Artist 16 - A Cintiq Alternative
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Initial Thoughts About The XP-Pen Artist 16 – Cintiq Alternative

June 24, 2017June 26, 2024

Background On My Choice of an XP-Pen Display Tablet Just thought I’d share my initial thoughts about the XP-Pen Artist 16 – a Wacom Cintiq Alternative…

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Facebook Art Giveaway Ideas - Fun Social Media Contests
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Art Giveaway Ideas – Make Social Media Contests Fun

May 2, 2017June 26, 2024

It’s been years since I tried to do much with my Facebook page besides sharing new art or recent sales. And while that gets some attention,…

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Affordable Art Secret - 5x7 Greeting Cards As Framed Art
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Affordable Art “Secrets” – Greeting Cards As Small Art Prints

April 23, 2017December 16, 2022

As an artist, one of the things I hear quite often is “I wish I could afford one of your prints.” If I had a penny…

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Album Cover Wall Art Display Ideas
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Album Cover Wall Art Display Ideas

January 16, 2017April 9, 2024

I’ve been meaning to share this album cover wall art display idea for awhile, but life had other ideas in mind. Those who follow me on…

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Festive Streets of Old Quebec Photo Art
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Getting Seen – Selling Art Online

January 20, 2013June 27, 2024

I’ve had this topic bouncing around in the back of my mind for well over a month now, and the topic of visibility in selling art…

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Two Print on Demand Services - Fine Art America & Zenfolio
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Print on Demand Artist Websites Overview

August 7, 2012June 27, 2024

This overview on Print on Demand services is something of a follow-up to my article last week about making my work available through Fine Art America….

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Canon EOS 50D Body
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Camera Gear

May 20, 2011December 16, 2022

One question I am frequently asked is what camera do I use. The first thing I want to say is that I’m neither brand conscious  nor do…

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Photo Crop from the larger image
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Creating Photo Art

August 1, 2010December 16, 2022

Although “plain” photography is my first love, I have also been branching out into photo art the past year or so. I am forever amazed at…

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