Quick Kick January – Daily Photo Challenge

Quick Kick January – Daily Photo Challenge #QuickKickJanuary For ‘Quick Kick January’ we have an abstract daily photo challenge. Take one abstract photo a day throughout the month. Have fun with this photo challenge. You could try taking photos very close to...

Aqua January – Daily Watercolor Painting Challenge

Aqua January Watercolor Challenge #AquaJanuary For our January watercolor challenge, we invite you to create a daily watercolor painting throughout the month. You can use just watercolor alone for the challenge, or you can use any other water-soluble media if you...

Quick Kick December Drawing Challenge

Quick Kick December Drawing Challenge #QuickKickDecember For this December drawing challenge, we are challenging you to create a daily festive drawing. By sketching on a daily basis, your drawing skills will steadily improve, along with your hand-eye coordination....

When does Harmless Copying become Plagiarism?

One of the best ways to learn how to draw is by studying the techniques of other artists. By looking carefully at their mark making methods and practicing them ourselves, we can learn so much. In fact, a really great way of getting to understand how the mind of an...

Some Creative Blocks go Deeper than Others…

Almost every artist I’ve ever spoken to has been through a creative block at some point. Most often they don’t last for very long. Perhaps you’re simply uninspired and need to re-fill your creative well, or maybe you’re just tired and need to take a break to recharge....