by Carrie | Build Your Skill, Develop Your Unique Artist Voice, How to be An Artist
What’s Really Holding You Back from Making Art? (It’s Not Talent) Let’s be honest: making art can feel really hard sometimes. And if you’ve been avoiding your creative practice, it’s easy to jump to a painful conclusion: maybe I’m just not talented enough. But I’m...
by Carrie | Build Your Skill, Develop Your Unique Artist Voice, How to be An Artist
Introduction: Is a Daily Art Practice Really That Important? Does your daily practice have to include drawing? Can any creative activity count? Hi, I’m Carrie from Artist Strong. I help self-taught artists learn to draw or paint anything they want. Thousands of...
by Carrie | Build Your Skill
How to Get Helpful Feedback Feedback isn’t a threat to your creativity: it’s a powerful tool for making your art stronger. But only if you use it with intention. Too many artists ask for feedback hoping it will unlock something magical in their work… and then feel...
by Carrie | Build Your Skill, How to be An Artist
How do you study an art style? How do you learn a specific art style? How do you analyze art styles? How do you find your own art style? In this Style Study Session, we will use the six qualities of style to not only better understand the artist we study but also to...
by Carrie | Build Your Skill, Develop Your Unique Artist Voice
When Is an Artwork Finished? It’s one of the most common questions artists ask, and fear answering: When is an artwork truly finished? There are many myths tangled up in the idea of completion. Some artists believe a piece is finished only when it matches their...
by Carrie | Build Your Skill, Develop Your Unique Artist Voice, How to be An Artist
The blank canvas is one of the most intimidating elements of the creative process. Its pure, untouched surface can feel like a challenge, a demand for perfection, or even a confrontation with our own self-doubt. Whether you’re an emerging artist or a seasoned...
