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https://unsplash.com/photos/XyFS-DeUxkg I started painting plein air two years ago, but prior to that, I had only painted from pictures and occasionally from still life setups. And in my mind, I thought that painting from life and using a reference were essentially the same thing. I figured "A camera is going to see the same thing that my eye can see, so what's the difference?" Now that I have been painting plein air pretty regularly, I can certainly say that painting from life and painting from a reference are different experiences. In this article I am going to go over some of what makes plein air different than using picture references and hopefully inspire you to try and get out in nature. Focal Lengths  The first reason that painting from a picture and painting from life will give you different results is because your eye has a different focal length than your camera. If you are into photography you'll know what I'm talking about, but if not that's okay, ...

Just like everything else in the world, art and artist are evolving. More and more artists are making the switch from traditional to digital. Is digital the future? Does traditional art serve a purpose anymore? Well, In my opinion yes digital art is the future, but traditional art still does serve a purpose. In this article, I aim to ease some of the fears traditional artists have but still give an honest take about what I believe the future holds.  Photo by Mo Eid DIGITAL AND AI ART ARE PROBABLY THE FUTURE! Whether we like it or not, traditional art as a large scale means of illustration or media production is probably on the way out. Digital artists are able to work faster which means they can keep up with the demands and deadlines that managers and overheads want to keep. AI art* only further exacerbates the "issue". With the advent or artificial art generators, "original" art can be produced in just seconds without the cost of paying an artist. So in a commercia...

If being involved with the online art community for a few years now has taught me anything, its not to take what people say on the internet to heart.  PEOPLE REPEAT WHAT THEY'VE HEARD Sometimes when you ask someone a question or if someone is prompted to state their opinion, what you'll get isn't really what they believe. What you'll likely get is what they've heard other people say. People aren't doing this purposefully, it's just easier. Each of our lives are so intricate and our brains have to keep so much important information. Giving someone what you've heard is just far easier on your mind than actually taking time to give a well thought out answer.  Photo by Matheus Bertelli PEOPLE WANT A UNIQUE OPINION (be the one to say it) If you browse YouTube you'll be bombarded by crazy sounding titles (even for something as simple as art). Titles like: ONLY IDIOTS MAKE THIS ART MISTAKE or WHY I'M DONE USING GOUACHE are not that far 1fetched from wha...