Articles written by Alina Bradford

Altered books aren't just for crafters. Fine artists can modify books to make them into interesting canvases.

Jul 20, 2011 - Alina Bradford

You can save money on framing your art by using a pre-owned frame.

Jun 12, 2011 - Alina Bradford

There are several things to consider before an artist places paintings into an art show.

May 26, 2011 - Alina Bradford

Pollyfilla, a type of plaster, can add interesting texture to fine art paintings in acrylic or watercolor.

Apr 21, 2011 - Alina Bradford

Painting on Yupo synthetic papers with oil paints creates a luminescent quality that you just can get from any other painting support.

Feb 25, 2011 - Alina Bradford

Keep your sketching fresh and inspiring by using a variety of sketching pencils and tools such as Conté crayons, watercolor pencils and more.

Feb 24, 2011 - Alina Bradford

These time saving tips will organize your art studio and make prep time go by faster so that you can have more time for painting or drawing.

Feb 10, 2011 - Alina Bradford

Try these easy art critique tips for finding problems in your painting to make your artwork the best it can be.

Feb 8, 2011 - Alina Bradford

Sketching with watercolor paints is a useful alternative to sketching with pencils. These tips will show you how to get started.

Jan 31, 2011 - Alina Bradford

Armed with your watercolor pencils, waterbrush and your watercolor sketch box, you can sketch with watercolors mess-free.

Jan 30, 2011 - Alina Bradford

Take advantage of your Facebook profile and use it to sell your art with creative, free publicity.

Jan 26, 2011 - Alina Bradford

To get your artwork printed as magazine illustrations, you will need to create art that works for magazines, network, and develop your artistic style.

Jan 9, 2011 - Alina Bradford

Try a drawing challenge using an art blog, using a limited palette and changing to digital art to stretch your creative abilities in 2011.

Dec 31, 2010 - Alina Bradford

With these website hosting options for artists there's no reason not to have an online art portfolio and gallery website.

Dec 29, 2010 - Alina Bradford

How do you draw a cloud so that it looks puffy, soft and three-dimensional? Take a look at this drawing demo for step-by-step instructions.

Dec 15, 2010 - Alina Bradford

If you like the idea of getting a little artistic inspiration, art tips news and more in your email every week, try one of these art newsletters.

Dec 11, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Watercolor painting techniques use found objects and water consistency to create textures.

Nov 30, 2010 - Alina Bradford

If you're stuck for a creative idea, then try these ten art journaling ideas that focus on new art supplies, collage and imagination.

Nov 30, 2010 - Alina Bradford

If you want to expand your creativity or just record your life in a creative way, try these art journaling videos, books and tutorials.

Nov 26, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Visual journals, also known as art journals, can be used to inspire creativity while venting emotions in a positive way.

Nov 15, 2010 - Alina Bradford

No matter if your shopping for a painter, a sketcher or an artist that loves to read, here are 10 great Christmas gift ideas for artists.

Oct 31, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Learning how to finish a painting can take away blank canvas creative block and guide you through the painting process step-by-step.

Oct 22, 2010 - Alina Bradford

The Duracell Powerpack 600 is a portable generator, solar powered radio and solar powered flashlight all-in-one.

Oct 22, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Learn how to draw a flipbook with these simple tips. You may love this art form so much that it becomes part of your daily sketching habit.

Oct 14, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Even if you are new to cartooning, you can learn how to draw SpongeBob SquarePants with this simple drawing tutorial.

Oct 6, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Your fantasy and science fiction illustrations don't need to be dull. Here are some ideas for creating interesting characters, planets and spaceships.

Sep 30, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Get out of a creative slump and find artistic inspiration with online drawing communities, online artistic collaborations and free drawing games.

Sep 29, 2010 - Alina Bradford

With this painting technique you will be able to paint shiny objects such as vases, shiny stones and more with Corel or other digital painting software.

Sep 12, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Georgia O'Keeffe knew the benefits of a glass palette and now you can too. Plus, find out the shortfalls and how to clean this type of paint palette.

Sep 6, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Artist trading cards are collectible artwork the size of baseball cards. You can create them using a variety of artistic ideas like these.

Aug 31, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Use the Rule of Thirds to make your artwork as interesting as it can be. These painting composition tips will show you how to paint exciting subjects.

Aug 27, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Use these creative composition ideas to add variety to landscape paintings, still lifes, portraits and more.

Aug 8, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Becoming a professional artist and beginning your art career takes self-confidence and hard work to leave your former art student-self behind.

Aug 5, 2010 - Alina Bradford

An art studio furniture and gear can be made using recycled items that are often free, or at least low-cost. This is good news for fugal, green artists.

Jul 31, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Trees are an important element to landscape painting. With this 4-step painting technique, even novice artists can paint trees with confidence.

Jul 26, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Paint mixing techniques and edge softening, like the painting process used by Leonardo da Vinci, creates aerial perspective in landscape paintings.

Jul 19, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Anime Studio cartooning and animation software is a tool for artists that want to make drawings into cartoon strips, animations and short movies.

Jul 9, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Choosing an fine art easel can be confusing. Use this guide to decide between an A-frame easel or H-frame easel, wooden or metal easel and much more.

Jun 24, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Even novice party planners can make an engagement party chick and trendy with these decoration and party favor ideas from entertaining experts.

Jun 22, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Homemade soup recipes can be whipped up in less than an hour and provide a healthy side-dish or one-dish meal.

Jun 22, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Learn how to improve facial details to make portrait drawings look more realistic and believable with these face drawing tips.

Jun 22, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Painting on photographs, also called hand-coloring photos, can be done with oil paints and colored pencils to achieve a unique work of art.

Jun 14, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Simple shading, stippling, crosshatching, contour hatching and random hatching are pen and ink techniques needed to add shading an texture to drawings.

Jun 5, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Learn how to draw quickly using these drawing tips that increase artist skill and confidence.

May 29, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Finding the perfect art medium for a new artist can be done by examining the pros of common art media such as oil pastels, acrylic paints and watercolors.

May 26, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Even beginning artists can learn how to draw flowers when they identify the simple shapes that form the flower.

May 16, 2010 - Alina Bradford

To make realistic paintings, an artist needs to learn proper color mixing techniques, including color combinations and color temperatures.

Apr 30, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Artists can make more money by selling artwork on postcards, t-shirts, magazine covers, greeting cards and by selling the painting or drawing as digital art

Apr 25, 2010 - Alina Bradford

A well supplied art studio needs more than paints and canvases. There are ten art supplies that are off-beat, but incredibly valuable to artists.

Apr 22, 2010 - Alina Bradford

Painting skin tone with soft pastels requires careful color choice and smooth layering to create a portrait painting that has depth and realism.

Apr 17, 2010 - Alina Bradford