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What Is A Drawing Board And Should You Use One?

What Is A Drawing Board And Should You Use One? Price, Benefits and More!

In this post, we’re going through what exactly is a drawing board, also known as a drawing table, architect’s table, and drafting table! Not only that but how it can also help you improve your artwork. Now don’t be mistaken, not only beginner artists use it! Engineer students and professionals use this as well, and …

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12 Best Drawing Pens For Artists (Cheap And Budget Friendly!)!

12 Best Drawing Pens For Artists On A Budget - Cheap but Professional drawing pens!

As an artist, especially at the beginning, you may be looking for cheap drawing pens to use for your art. This doesn’t have to mean that they aren’t really that good or that can’t be used on a professional setting though! In fact, there are many professional artists that use these exact cheap drawing pens …

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23 Best Sketchbooks For Artists On Every Medium!

23 Best Sketchbooks For Artists On Every Medium with budget alternatives!

So many sketchbooks and so little time, this is why I’ve created this post listing all the best sketchbooks for artists on every medium! I’ll cover all the possibilities of wet media like watercolor and gouache, to dry media like charcoal and pencil. Doesn’t matter if you’re looking for a sketchbook for a beginner or …

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41 Best Free Fonts For Commercial Use For Artists And Designers!

41 Best Free Fonts For Commercial Use For Artists And Designers - Including examples of how the fonts look!

If you’re an artist or designer looking for the best free fonts for commercial use, I’ve got you covered. If you have a low budget or no budget at all, this is a great solution. It has happened to me several times where I just found the PERFECT font, but then when I read the …

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13 Best Art Supplies For Painting That You Must Have!

13 Best Art Supplies For Painting That You Must Have - Start painting easily with this list of recommended art supplies!

When you’re starting to get into painting, or just thinking of starting, you need art supplies for painting to work with! But there are so many types and different brands, that it can be confusing. In this article, I’m going to give you the essential art supplies for painting and the extra options that you …

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What Is An Artist Glove And Do You Need One?

What Is An Artist Glove And Do You Need One? A great tool to prevent a mess in your drawing!

If you end up smudging your drawings or greasing your drawing tablet with your hands, you need an artist glove! What is an artist glove? An artist glove, also called anti-fouling artist glove, smudge protector and two finger drawing glove, is a glove that prevents your drawing from smudging in traditional media. The glove also …

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17 Art Portfolio Websites For Artists (Free and Paid)

The best 17 Art Portfolio Websites for Artists that you need to see! Both Free and Paid options.

There are really a lot of art portfolio websites online that you can use as an artist. Back when I started there were only a few options and that made it somewhat easier to choose, but now there are so many! This isn’t really a bad thing since you can just pick specific ones that …

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27 Art References And Resources for Artists

27 Art References and Resources - The best resources for artists around the web and offline.

Art References are an Artist’s best friend. This is why I’ve compiled this post with over 27 resources for artists to use for their artwork! Have you ever tried something new straight from imagination and the outcome wasn’t nearly as good as you pictured it in your head? I know I have. This is why …

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12 Hand Stretches For Artists: Hand And Wrist Pain

Due to recent events, the first advice I want to give (and that I said multiple times on other posts here) is: take some time for stretches and take pauses often! This doesn’t apply only for artists, but writers, gamers and if you tend to work at your desk for long hours. Every hour or …

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11 Must Have Drawing Materials and Supplies for Beginners

11 Must Have Supplies and Materials for Beginner Artists! Here's what you need if you're just starting out. - by Don Corgi

Today I’m giving you a list of ALL the drawing materials and supplies you need as a beginner artist, as well as how to use them! I totally get you, there’s so much to choose from, which pencil should I buy? What’s the best paper to use? Another scenario: You enter an art store and …

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