In response to a changing landscape, artists are reshaping themselves by reaching out into new media, creative sectors and learning new skills for a new year. 2026 will be a time of expansion, as ...

If you’re looking to explore your creativity, there are a number of iPad apps that can help you get started. Although the iPad started off as a simple device that could be used to stream content or ...

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Winslow Homer was born in 1836, died in 1910, and lived ten lifetimes in between. From the Civil War through Emancipation, Reconstruction and the ragged weariness of a nation patching itself ...

Ordinarily Tim Adkinson, a trucker, sleeps in the back of his vehicle. But on a warm night at the end of March, he checked into a hotel in Austin, Texas. He had dressed up smartly: white linen shirt ...

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The art of watercolor painting, a beautiful and adaptable medium with a deep history that reaches back centuries, largely relies on one primary tool – the watercolor brush. Available in diverse shapes ...

For some users, painting on an iPad is not as easy as doing it traditionally. However, Procreate has made it accessible for many and has been one of the best drawing apps for iPad since its release.

While there is no dearth of apps for creating graphics and artworks, I don’t think there are too many apps that come even close to Procreate. Apart from featuring an exceptionally intuitive interface, ...

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Adobe Fresco is an excellent drawing program that offers numerous tools and a great variety of brushes to help you be as creative as you like. The customization options and layer flexibility are great ...

“You will see in the future,” Winslow Homer once wrote, “I will live by my watercolors.” It only takes a moment to see what he meant. Immediate, breathless, and intense, they often feel like stray ...