The 22nd Annual Animation Show of Shows Returning to theaters after a two-year, pandemic-induced hiatus, the 22nd installment of the Animation Show of Shows is a rich and lovingly curated sampler of animated shorts from around the world. This program is often the first stop for short films that find […]
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Hi, friends! My students are wrapping up one of the clay projects they created and I thought I’d share. Last year, my first through fourth created clay mugs and it was easily everyone’s favorite clay project. When I shared that we were working with clay again, a few weeks ago, […]
Is there a better way to appreciate Baltimore’s mix of dignified, artistic, and oddball culture than the Mayor’s Christmas Parade? An array of solemn military, ecstatic performance, and determined advocacy groups, this one-of-a-kind event is peppered with beautiful moments of inspiration, connection, and weirdness, and a celebration of a city […]
How to Start Marketing Your Art if You Don’t Yet Have Fans or Collectors We were hosting a FASO Members Only Live Art Marketing Webinar recently, and we spent quite a bit of time discussing reaching out to people on your mailing list, romancing people who have bought from […]
For the last 25 years, Adam Spiżak has worked with the likes of Disney, Cannes Film Festival, or Lil Nas X – just to name a few. Mastering his unique and twisted 3D-sculpting style out of his London-based studio, he’s scored one big project after another, making a name for […]
None of us can predict the future of the art world. In your wildest dreams, could you conceive of the roaring 20’s of the 21st century? Pandemics, technology, politics, the economy, wars – the only thing predictable about these circumstances is that they resulted in turmoil. We […]
This is my third article in a series of blog posts about using colour pencil. In my previous articles I covered the differences in Derwent’s pencil ranges and how to find your pressure. It is now time to move on to some of the other things that can influence how […]
This weblog by Dinotopia creator James Gurney is for illustrators, plein-air painters, sketchers, comic artists, animators, art students, and writers. You’ll find practical studio tips, insights into the making of the Dinotopia books, and first-hand reports from art schools and museums. Contact You can write me at:James GurneyPO Box 693Rhinebeck, […]
I have found that nearly every art teacher has struggled with teaching kindergarten at some time. I think the reason is that they are like a magical bag of tricks: you never EVER know what to expect! That’s why I dedicated an entire section of my book Art Teacherin’ 101 […]
By the way, if you are a paid member of our Sovereign Artist Club or have a FASO website, we have an entire 60 page ebook for you that explains the entire Circles of Art Marketing framework and how to use it to better market and sell your art. […]