Are you an artist who has hit a slump? Avoid that stagnation by investing in some of these materials and techniques to reinvigorate your artistic streak. We discover novelty by looking outside the box. A new medium can often awake something new in yo...
Experimenting with charcoal and chalk can be a really fun way to spark some of your creativity. Mess around with pressure and negative spaces.
Charcoal Sets For Drawing
New to water colors? There are some great beginner tutorials here. Sometimes switching to a completely foreign medium spurs creativity.
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This beginner watercolor set has an expansive amount of colors while still remaining pretty cheap.
Watercolor Set
A large sketchpad like this allows for ample space to explore without it being overwhelmingly large.
Watercolor Sketchbook 10x12, 32 Sheets
Acrylic paint pens are a great way to break into painting from drawing. They offer a great in between where you have the control of a marker yet the medium is still liquid paint and possesses all those qualities when being put to paper.
Acrylic Markers
These air dry clays are a great introduction to polymer clays while costing way less. Take it from someone who overspent on polymer clays I didnt end up liking because I had to bake them in the oven lol. These can also be combined on canvases to crea...
Air Dry Clay
Try a new drawing prompt every day for a month! That is sure to stir up some latent creativity in ya!
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Hang this on the wall and jus5 start drawing. No rhyme, no reason, heck use whatever medium u want. When its full, pull it down and fill the blank space again. Access to random creativity produces it.
Wide Butcher Paper Roll
It may seem counter intuitive but sometimes a guided painting session can help you through artist's block!
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Sometimes painting something 3D instead of 2D can get those creative juices flowing again. Also this is a fun thing to go do with someone else!
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Metallic shades are so fun to play with! I personally had a couple paintings i was stumped on until I busted out my metallic colors!
Metallic Acrylic Paint
Sometimes using a stencil as a base can help inspire you to add on and create more! Also sometimes its just better to make uninspired art rather than no art!!
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Paper mache is a great artistic exploration that brings your work into the 3D realm. Newspaper and glue are cheap so there's not much pressure for perfection!
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Explore the depths of art by going back to the source, our roots, mother earth. Try creating with pieces of her or using her to create by making paint brushes with pine needles. There are really infinite possibilities and this is a good, long list of...
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Alcohol inks are next on my list to try! I've seen many artists experiment with these and I think they're a great medium to branch out into if you're feeling stuck in your usual creative routines.