This is my first art blog post!
My name is Jason, and this blog is all about showing you how to draw, paint, sculpt, make theater props, build cool stuff out of wood and metal, step-by-step guides for using tools, art supplies, and...
View ArticleSell on Etsy and Make Money With Your Artwork, Jewelry, and Crafts
Now is a great time for artists and crafters. We have the internet – an avenue for revenue that wasn’t available to the general public even 20 years ago. Also, there are e-commerce sites, like Ebay...
View ArticleIt’s Important To Have Creative Heroes
I had several painting “GODS” when I was growing up: Maxfield Parrish, Andrew Wyeth, and Bob Ross, but for different reasons. Parrish painted scenes to me that evoked ideas of inspiration, fantasy, and...
View ArticleI Am A MAN – I Don’t Pinterest!
Okay, that’s not necessarily true. I do Pinterest. Well, so far, I pinterested twice. I think. That just sounds dirty. “I pinterested***.” screenshot of Pinterest Problem is, I’m not sure, as a diy...
View ArticleA Title Can Make It Art, or Make It More Fun.
I think that what separates a work of art from a painting, a sculpture, or a macaroni refrigerator cozy is a good title. Okay, I know that a painting can be art without a title (usually pretentiously...
View ArticleStill Life Painting with Apples and Developing Your Art Style
I think a still life painting can be one of the most boring things to look at in the art world. Why? Because a bowl of fruit is kind of boring to look at in real life. Everyone has seen a bowl of...
View ArticleJapanese Ink Brush Painting (with Coke)
This is a pretty cool video on how to do the Japanese ink wash brush style painting (Sumi-e) using Coca Cola! I think this kind of creativity just “pops” off the paper! -Jason Related posts: Free...
View ArticlePanda T-shirt Design
I enjoy drawing and painting, and I have always enjoyed painting animal portraits. I was playing around with doing some Asian traditional ink brush painting styles a few years back, and I painted this...
View ArticleEnjoy Your Art — Enjoy the Process!
I try and remind myself that I got into art and making things because it is, at its root, a fun pastime for me. In the past, I’ve endeavored to try and always make money from it, and I learned over...
View ArticleMake An “Awkward Family” Photo
We miss you. Believe it or not, this photo was not from the 1980s. My lovely girlfriend, Jess, made these sweaters as entries into her company “ugly sweater” contest. For some reason, people thought...
View ArticleThis is my most popular video on Youtube
As of today, I have 376,000+ views on this Youtube video. My channel has over 1,000,000 views total, and I’m proud to be able to create fun videos for people to learn how to do or to make things, like...
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