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21 Artists to Watch in 2013
Each year we publish a list of "21 Amazing Artists to Watch" in an effort to recognize some of the best up and coming artists online, as well as some who are already highly successful… [Read more]
Turn Off Facebook, Tune Out Twitter, and Rediscover Your Life
Turn Off, Tune Out, and Rediscover Your Life It's probably no surprise to you that these days we are under a constant barrage of media input. If it's not television, music, moves, or video… [Read more]
Check out the Artist Online Community Directory
Artist Online Community Directory As a community-based site, our purpose is to not only give you the opportunity to interact with this amazing worldwide creative community we have here at Skinny Artist,… [Read more]
150 Amazing Quotes to Feed Your Creative Soul
I have always believed that the right words have a way of finding you when you need to hear them. For me, quotes are little bite-sized messengers of courage, perseverance, and hope for the creative artist… [Read more]
Is Etsy Dying?
Etsy is a dream come true for Artists (isn't it?) Etsy is widely known as one of the premier websites for selling arts & crafts online. They essentially took eBay's shop concept and focused it squarely… [Read more]
The Delusional Freedom of an Artist
The only limits artists have is their imagination (right?) Let's face it, part of the fun of being an artist/writer/musician is being able to do whatever the hell you want. After all, if we wanted people… [Read more]
Why Art School (may or may not) Suck!
Actually I guess that's not really fair because as a writer, I never actually went to art school because as I was stuck in "writers school" which I'm pretty certain sucks. Then again, if… [Read more]
9 Warning Signs of an Amateur Artist
Are you a "Professional" Artist? I'm not talking about if you have a corporate sponsorship or whether or not you are earning the big bucks. I'm not even talking about quitting your day job,… [Read more]
How to Create (and destroy) your Reputation Online as an Artist!
Unlike high school, getting a reputation online as an artist isn't easy. We can't just smile and charm our fans and potential customers with our good looks. Sure they might stop by and admire your… [Read more]
Stop stealing my sh*t!
The internet is great. With the world wide web we are connected like never before. News travels almost instantly and communities of like-minded individuals can easily come together and share their… [Read more]
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Introducing Skinny Art News
I know what you’re thinking… Why would we be starting yet another website when I obviously can’t keep up with the sites we’ve already got?! Well here’s the thing, this really isn’t going to be my project… it’s going to be yours Introducing Skinny News on Art On this site we’ll be bringing [...]
How to (not) Crush It!
How to ship your art safely without breaking the bank I was recently talking to one of our fellow community members (the always awesome Toni DeBiasi) and she was telling me about how difficult it was to find good information online on how to ship art safely to customers without having to spend a ton of [...]
5 Habits of Happy Artists
Do you remember happy? We’re not talking about positive thinking or grinning-like-an-idiot kind of happy, we’re talking about the kind of happy that makes you smile when you put your head on your pillow at night. That subtle feeling of contentment. That feeling like you’ve added something unique to the creative conversation that day. [...]
21 Artists to Watch in 2013
Each year we publish a list of “21 Amazing Artists to Watch” in an effort to recognize some of the best up and coming artists online, as well as some who are already highly successful in their field. Now obviously we continue to keep a close eye on all of the artists we have featured [...]
An Artist’s Bookshelf – “The War of Art” by Steven Pressfield
This is the fourth book in an ongoing series where we talk about some of our favorite books that deal with art and the creative process. These books were chosen because they have significantly changed my own perspective as a writer and as a human being I believe these books will benefit any type of [...]
Is Art Really Necessary Anymore?
Hold on… Before you start firing up the torches and sharpening your pitchforks – hear me out. Since you’re here at a site called Skinny Artist, I’m going to assume that you’re either a fan of the creative arts, or you simply ended up here by way of a misguided Google search for diet pills. [...]
How to Become Famous in 3 Shockingly Easy Steps
Let’s face it, you’ve probably been working way too hard. Forget about all of those years toiling away in obscurity Forget about putting in your 10,000 hours of practice to master your craft. In fact, forget about creating any creative work at all, now it’s all about becoming famous for the sake of being [...]
5 Ways to Market Your Art in Your Community
Going Local: 5 Ways to Market Your Art in Your Community by: Steff Metal As artists, we’re told again and again how vital it is for us to market online, to reach an international audience, to establish a profitable niche. And this is very true, but in extending our reach we often neglect a lucrative [...]
Introducing Skinny Pins!
You know we love this stuff! Those of you who have been around the Skinny Artist community for awhile know that we like to do whatever we can to encourage artists to follow their dreams and find a way to live their art every day. We love to share images, quotes, and writings [...]
Creating the Artist not the Art
Tweak! Tweak! Tweak! No that’s not the sound of some deranged bird, it’s a creative perfectionist who just doesn’t know when to stop. Just one more… How many times have you said something like this to yourself? “Just one more edit.” “Just one more color.” “Just one more layer.” “Just one more ______ and I’ll [...]
Dive In and Don’t Look Back
From fearless to fickle… Back when I was a kid, I remember experiencing that moment when you felt invincible and like nothing bad could possibly happen to you. Maybe this was a result of youthful naiveté (or general stupidity), or perhaps it simply evolved from years of swimming in a murky green rock [...]
Waxing the Golden Rule
Waxing the Golden Rule by: Kara Brook The road to hell & litigation is often paved with good intentions I’m an encaustic painter who enjoys sharing what I have learned as I develop my own skills. I’ve found there’s a lot of information on the web, specifically video trailers often linked to [...]
Let It Go
It’s time to. . . Let go of the anger of what could have been Let go of the worry of what might become Let go of the mistakes you think you’ve made Let go of a future you cannot yet see Let go of the expectations of others, their path is not [...]
Hey you, get off of my cloud!
Dude, where’s all my stuff?! These days it seems my head and pretty much my entire digital life is “in the clouds” Yes, I’ll admit (grudgingly) that I’m old enough to remember things like CD’s, printed photographs, DVD’s, computer software that came in a box, and even those weird looking papery things with all the [...]
5 Strategies Artists Can Use to Overcome Procrastination
Stop Thinking About It and Start Doing It! By: Dan Johnson You know that feeling when you’re dying to create some epic piece of artwork, but for some reason, it never gets done? As an artist, I get that feeling a lot. Sometimes I have a whole weekend free, and I think I’ll get [...]
Does Your Website Suck?
Let’s be honest for a moment. . . Does your current website suck? Do you frequently suffer from website shame and embarrassment? Do you sometimes avoid telling people where to find your website because you haven’t updated in over 6 months? Does it seem like everyone else online has these really cool [...]
There Are No Artists
You win, I lose! As creative artists we have been trained to see things in a particular way which is if you win, then I lose. We either get the publishing or recording contract or we get rejected. We either get the gallery show or it goes to some other artist We either get the [...]
Copyright is Not the Problem, You Are!
Copyright is Not the Problem, You Are! by: Cory Huff Pinterest is upon us! For some reason, the Internet decided to throw a giant fit over copyright over the last few weeks. It started (sort’ve) with this interesting blog post by a lawyer who tearfully deleted her Pinterest inspiration boards. Her post spread like [...]
21 Artists to Watch in 2012
The last several years, Skinny Artist has published a list of “21 Amazing Artists to Watch” in an effort to recognize some of the best up and coming artists online, as well as a few who are already highly successful artists in their field. Now obviously we continue to keep a very close eye on [...]
5 Ways to Rediscover your Art and Reclaim your Passion
So what happened?! Do you remember when you just loved to create? Do you remember that feeling of being lost inside your imagination while the rest of the world dropped away? When exactly did you lose that? When did creating your art become something less than it was supposed to be? As creative artists, we [...]
The Zen of Inbox Infinity
You’ve got more #$@% mail! Those of you who have been online long enough may remember when getting email was an exciting event. We all loved hearing that bossy little AOL voice telling us that we got mail. Our pulse would quicken and we would race to our email inbox to see what technological [...]
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