Inktober 2018 So Far So Good We’re 17 days into Inktober 2018 and so far, I’m keeping up. It’s been a challenge keeping pace and some things in my daily schedule that aren’t an immediate rush have been put on hold. But I thought I’d take the opportunity to run through how things are going […]
6 Tips on How to Never Run Out of Ideas Sometimes It Takes Creativity To Stay Creative To never run out of ideas would be like gold for any artist. But it’s tough sometimes. I’ve been there. But I also found that a lot of it was me being lazy. I am literally surrounded by […]
The Daily Sketch Making the Commitment The daily sketch. It doesn’t really sound like that big of a deal…at first. You go out, you buy a sketchbook suitable for your needs, you select your weapons of choice, and you select a day to begin. And then the realization hits you…you are committing to do this […]
Inktober Is Here! Are You Ready? Inktober is here! The year has flown by and here we are again. Have you joined in past challenges? Or are you asking, “Ink who? What the heck are you talking about?” Every year artists from all over the world take the challenge of doing one ink drawing every […]
3 Tips for Keeping Your Artwork Fresh Because Stale Doesn’t Appeal to Anybody Keeping your artwork fresh is a challenge for a lot of artists. It’s easy to get stuck in a rut where you’re just busy drawing, painting, sculpting, etc. day after day, month after month, year after year. You do things the way […]
Comparing Yourself to Artists You Admire The One Time It Could Benefit You Comparing yourself to artists you admire is always a bad idea, right? In fact, I’ve always said so. But what if I told you that there is one, and only one time when comparing yourself to other artists could be beneficial. What? […]
How To Start Drawing Demystifying the Process for Beginners It seems the biggest mystery for beginner artists is how to start drawing. I’ve been asked the question many times. How do I start? Where do I begin? The very scope of it seems daunting and in many cases it results in a mysterious form of […]
Drawing Comes First It Really Is The First Step Drawing comes first. Literally. Do you have dreams of being a digital artist or a painter? Then you must learn to draw. Many people have the misconception that they can skip this step. They’re under the impression that the medium will somehow give them the ability […]
To Share Your Art Or Not Social Media and Artists To share your art or not, that is the question. Perhaps you have been mulling that question over in your creative mind. Do you dare? Maybe you’ve happily spent time on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook scrolling through other artists work. Some are absolutely breathtaking and […]
When An Artist Goes On Vacation How To Stay Creative Away From Home When an artist goes on vacation, it can pose some interesting challenges. Ultimately, the big question is, are you going on vacation from everything…even your artistic creativity? If the answer is yes, then you should have no real challenge at all other […]
Our pets become part of the family. “Keo-boy”, my siamese, was just a month shy of 20 yrs old. It was very difficult when I had to put him down. It was so hard that I even had him cremated. Myra surprised me with a picture of him, which sits in my bedroom til this day. “Babe” followed “Keo” & if you know a bit about Maine Coons you know they have long beautiful hair with striking patterns. She surprised me one Xmas with a portrait of the big boy. I can’t believe it is done with only pencil. She captured every detail perfectly. I have known Myra all her life, as I am her auntie. She has always had a knack for drawing. At 4, she even placed her artwork on my white leather chair! I have seen her develop into a fantastic artist. I will treasure my works of art forever.
- E. Naito
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