Artips http://www.artips.org Art tips for artists, by artists. Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:58:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 A good drawing doesn’t even need you. Set up paper and a swinging pencil, and then even your cat can make a Twombly drawing. http://www.artips.org/5-2/ http://www.artips.org/5-2/#comments Tue, 20 Jul 2010 13:58:50 +0000 admin http://www.artips.org/?p=494 54. Make a drawing machine.

]]> http://www.artips.org/5-2/feed/ 0 If you’re frustrated with the current state of your work, don’t get upset, just take a deep breath and step back. Use the time to have a refreshing Coca Cola product, clear your head, and plan your next move. You got this. http://www.artips.org/53/ http://www.artips.org/53/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:34:40 +0000 admin http://www.artips.org/?p=484 53. Step back, yo!

]]> http://www.artips.org/53/feed/ 0 Clothing is overrated, and the body of a human (or other) being is a beautiful thing. Show it off! They come in colors and sizes. Ex. Lucien Freud’s ‘Benefits Supervisor Sleeping,’ 1995. http://www.artips.org/52/ http://www.artips.org/52/#comments Mon, 19 Jul 2010 21:15:23 +0000 admin http://www.artips.org/?p=477 52. Nudes.

]]> http://www.artips.org/52/feed/ 0 It’s possible that your work will be the least important facet of your being an artist, so start acquiring the important social skills of drug consumption and pretending to care when someone fills your ear with their vapid stories. http://www.artips.org/51/ http://www.artips.org/51/#comments Mon, 21 Jun 2010 01:33:07 +0000 admin http://www.artips.org/?p=470 51. Learn to schmooze.

]]> http://www.artips.org/51/feed/ 0 If you still have not found your artistic calling, consider traveling to New Haven, and get your MFA. You’ll find yourself a handsome network post-graduation. http://www.artips.org/50/ http://www.artips.org/50/#comments Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:52:26 +0000 admin http://www.artips.org/?p=462 50. Go go graduate school!

]]> http://www.artips.org/50/feed/ 0 Most galleries prefer to show consumer-friendly, middle-of-the-road work because such inoffensive pieces might bring the highest yield. Ex. Mark Flood at the Zach Feuer Gallery. http://www.artips.org/49/ http://www.artips.org/49/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 03:23:08 +0000 admin http://www.artips.org/?p=454 49. If being inspired proves tiring, try making something uninspired.

]]> http://www.artips.org/49/feed/ 0 It’s easier to erase someone’s name on the back of a drawing and replace it with yours than it is to meticulously attempt to copy their work. http://www.artips.org/48/ http://www.artips.org/48/#comments Tue, 15 Jun 2010 01:05:53 +0000 admin http://www.artips.org/?p=447 48. Use a pencil with an eraser.

]]> http://www.artips.org/48/feed/ 0 When you’re tired of glue, a stapler is for you. For a more industrial, tough connection. Ex. Baptiste Debombourg’s staple murals. View our instruction video here. http://www.artips.org/47/ http://www.artips.org/47/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:52:13 +0000 admin http://www.artips.org/?p=410 47. Use a stapler.

]]> http://www.artips.org/47/feed/ 0 If you need a little inspiration and don’t want to get out of your PJs and schlep over to a museum, try using an internet search engine. These things are great, and they have just about eliminated the need for libraries. Some popular examples are: Google, Yahoo, Bing and Ask.com. http://www.artips.org/46/ http://www.artips.org/46/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:49:51 +0000 admin http://www.artips.org/?p=423 46. Use computer search engines to find things.

]]> http://www.artips.org/46/feed/ 0 Try becoming an Art Historian. You can show your love for Jacques-Louis David by more than just rehashing 18th century French Neoclassicism. http://www.artips.org/45/ http://www.artips.org/45/#comments Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:47:02 +0000 admin http://www.artips.org/?p=405 45. Restore something old.

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