Have you ever seen an artist achieve something you have always dreamed of and thought to yourself, “How lucky is that?” But was it really luck? Dictionaries define luck as “chance or fortune.” If you...
To celebrate Professional Artist’s 30th anniversary, we are gifting our readers with 30 complimentary articles from our archive. This is a complimentary copy of an article from the February...
Success is often determined not only on the basis of an artwork itself, but by the name and reputation of the artist. A reputation is what is generally said or believed by others about the character...
Commissioned work requires a certain focused and flexible mindset to produce artwork to suit a client’s specifications. Some artists do not work this way. They prefer to create according to their own...
At some point, most artists have experienced the discomfort of staring at a blank canvas, unable to start painting. What is the cause of this procrastination and avoidance in beginning a new artwork...
