7 Ways to Prepare for AP Studio Art
No matter if you attend an k-12 public high school, charter school, participate in hybrid learning, and/or homeschool, this year likely didn’t end like most others. And you’re probably feeling the summer doesn’t feel like summers past. Many public pools either aren’t opening or are delaying their opening. Camps and other in person events that […]
How to Ask Different Questions when the Problem Feels Too Big
What is creativity and why does it matter? We often connect and intermix the words creativity and art. When looking at works of art that you like, you might find yourself saying, I wish I was that creative. The important thing to understand is that creativity and art, aren’t the same thing. Some art is […]
How to Create with what You Already Have
I moved over the weekend, confession time, I’m not the best at packing. My packing tends to be more like what you imagine an artist packing would look like, it’s creative, but I’m not sure that creativity is what most people are going for when it comes to packing. Here’s what I mean. I don’t […]
How Artists Make Pictures
Yesterday, my brother, Ashley, shared how he comes up with ideas and brings them to life in children’s books. He shared that he knows how to figure out what words to use and what order those words should appear, but how has no idea how to create illustrations. There are several parts to creating images that […]
Behind the Scenes: How to Write a Children’s book
5 steps to consider when writing If you are like me, you never quite understand how artists think. How do they know which line to draw first, or even where to put the line? Or maybe even what part of an image is meant to draw the viewer’s attention compared to the images that play […]
Tips on Staying Focused and Taking Action During a time of Distraction
“If you don’t PRODUCE, you won’t THRIVE” Cal Newport, DEEP Work Right now, more than ever, it feels hard to produce. It feels hard to focus. In many ways, you have more time than you did before, and at the same time it feels like you have less, or like time starting working in a […]
How to Remember what you Read
Do you spend a lot of time reading, but then feel like you can’t remember what you read? I made a goal to read 40 books this year, but I didn’t just want to read books, I wanted to remember what I read, learn, and apply my learning, this meant that I needed to make […]
What is the Difference between the Scientific Method and the Creative Process?
Taking an art class is about gaining an understanding of how to use the elements and principles of design to communicate. It’s also about learning new techniques, how to use different mediums, and how to decide what medium and technique to use. When most people think of art class, they think of the latter, ie: […]
A simple Way to start Making Videos
Video is a great way to communicate and get peoples attention, but you might not feel comfortable in front of the camera, or just aren’t really sure how to get started. You don’t have to be a professional animator to start making your own animated videos. You can use tools like Keynote or Powerpoint and […]
10 Art and Creativity Posts to Help you Start 2020 off Right
Something that I’m not very good at, but am working on, is taking time to reflect. So today I wanted to share with you some of my favorite posts over 2019. I’ve also found that this practice is helpful, because there is so much information, that it’s hard to keep track of and easy to […]