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Turn Painting From Fun Hobby To Side Hustle
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items For as far back as I can remember, I was always drawing, coloring or painting something. I have dabbled in many different mediums or ways to create art but good ole fashion painting is what I always seem to circle back to. It just always made me so i...
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Learn, Learn, Learn
Fun Classes to Expand Your Skills
Websites to Sell Your Art
My Favorite Art Supplies
Learn, Learn, Learn
Every different medium, such as watercolor or acrylic paint go down on the paper or canvas differently and in a certain way. Either light color to dark or vise versa, this book will help you navigate.
How to Paint: Beginner's Guide to Watercolors
Being able to do what I love every single day as a CAREER job is #1 goal.
Art Is My Career: Start an Art Business
This book is so intriguing. Sometimes mixing paint is a hit or miss if you are not really too sure what you are doing.
Color Mixing Bible: Mixing Pigments Guide
Realism is a category of art that has always amazed me. Might have to pick this one up for myself.
Color and Light: Guide for Realist Painter
Sometimes to think that a color is so important that it can change your whole mood is hard to grasp but it is true. Certain colors corresponds with certain moods and this book will really dive into the hues and saturations of color.
Color Choices: Understanding Color Theory
After reading the description of this book, this one seems like a must have in your library.
Artpreneur: Guide to Sustainable Creative Living
Fun Classes to Expand Your Skills
It may not always be a painting class but trying out new things are always fun! The class itself is free and it shows all the materials you would need for the class so there is no guessing.
Arts & Crafts Classes for Kids & Adults
This may be a book instead of a class but this is more of a hands on learning type book, also will give you pictorial inspiration.
Leisure Arts Simple Home Decor Book
FREE online classes from a very prestigious school. So very cool.
Online Painting Classes (all ages) | Princeton University Art Museum
These are not free but a very awesome option to expand your skills here in NJ.
Painting/Drawing Classes - Visual Arts Center of New Jersey
A great idea to turn your love for art into a big business. No risk no reward.
Franchise Opportunity
Websites to Sell Your Art
I recently came across this website and instantly became interested in learning and discovering more.
Art Storefronts Blog - Learn How to Sell Art Online
I have my art on here already. You can sell the actual piece or have the option of prints being made through them. You can also pay a small fee to have your listing bumped up to the top for a few days to bring people to your page.
Buy Art & Sell Art! Paintings Prints Photography | ArtPal
This site is so cool! Upload a copy of your art and it can be printed as a regular print or on an actual product. Very awesome.
Sell Art Online - How to Sell Art Online
Printful is another site I use to print my designs. Whether it is a canvas print or on an actual product then they are easily integrated with many platforms such as shopify, etsy, tiktokshop, wix, and more. Very easy to use and prints are always grea...
Sign in | Printful
This is another platform I use to sell my art in a different way. So you create your masterpiece, take a picture and upload it to canva, on the KDP site they give you the demensions needed for each journal or book, create a cover and guts in canva, u...
Self Publishing | Amazon Kindle Direct Publishing
This one is just a given. I just have been pulling away from this one because of their fees but it is still worth a try.
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My Favorite Art Supplies
100% Hands down, my absolute FAVORITE paint I have ever worked with. I will be a life long customer for this one.
Liquitex® Professional Soft Body Acrylic™ Paint, 12ct.
When it comes to art supplies you get what you pay for. This Windsor Newton set is top of the line and you will thank yourself for it.
Studio Set, Set of 45, Assorted Colors, Half Pans
Again my absoulte favorite brand but in a gouache set. Gouache is a fun medium for it is more forgiving when blending it with other colors.
Liquitex® Professional Acrylic™ 12 Color Essentials ...
I understand these can get pricey after you add a few to your cart BUT think of it as investing in your future. Also like I said you get what you pay for. There is nothing worse than trying to get a cheap brush hair off of your perfect painting.
Princeton™ Velvetouch™ Series 3950 Round Brush
I like that Michaels has a buy in bulk option. You will need this when you decide to take the leap and make this your career.
12 Pack: Level 3 Gallery Wrapped Heavy Duty Canvas by ...
I was going to put a watercolor paper book on here but I think something that you can turn into a profit sounds much better.
Canson Blank Watercolor Greeting Cards - White, Pkg of 30