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How to Store Paintbrushes So You Can Always Find What You Need

I’ve been making art for a long time. And I only just figured out how to store my paintbrushes properly. In this post I walk through the exact container sizes…

How to Mix Custom Paint Colors That Feel Alive

The most beautiful, resonant colors you’ll ever mix don’t come from a single tube. They come from layering multiple pigments together, including a complementary color to quiet things down, until something deeper and more alive emerges. In this post, Nicholas walks through his process for creating Baja Orange, a custom…

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The Real Reason Artists Struggle (And What Actually Transforms Your Art)

After one of the most connected weeks of my creative life, three truths became impossible to ignore. Every artist struggles with the same fears. Your level has nothing to do with the quality of your art. And making meaningful art alone, truly alone, may not actually be possible. Here’s why…

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The Power of Creative Community: Why Art-Making is Transformative Together

The most transformative part of making art isn’t the curriculum or techniques—it’s the community. When you create with others, you’re carried by a wave of support that makes progress easier and faster. You become more courageous to try new things because you see everyone else doing it. The Creative Visionary…

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