This guide walks you through how activities in Art Club work. When you first join, this will be overwhelming at first. Take your time, and ask lots of questions.
We never want Art Club to be stressful for you, or for you to feel pressure to participate in everything.
1 on 1 Call
I’ll get you started with a 20 min., 1 on 1 call. We can chat about anything you want, and it’s okay if you don’t know what you want to talk about!
Some topics people often like to discuss are your goals, recommendations for how to study, what to do next, and how to get the most out of Art Club.
Contact
Direct messages
You can dm me any time about any concerns! Lots of topics are best discussed in the channels, so please share those there.
Tagging me
Feel free to tag me any time you need help, or can’t find something. Many members are happy to help you as well.
Moderators
If you need immediate assistance, type @moderator in any channel and someone on our team will assist you.
Please @moderator if you see any spam, inappropriate images, or content anywhere in the server.
Email me any time, but note that my response time is usually more prompt in a Discord dm.
Member Tips
“Treat Art Club like a studio you return to. Use it in phases: sometimes you share a lot, sometimes you just quietly work and read.
It helps to choose one intention (e.g., “ink studies for 4 weeks”) and keep your attention on a few relevant channels so you don’t lose yourself in too much input.”
“I use Art Club to be encouraged and inspired by seeing what other artists are doing and the progress they make. I get a space to try things, and get moral support along my own path.”
“Pace yourself, there’s a lot going on in the server and it can be a bit overwhelming. You don’t have to see it all!”
“Dive in! Art Club is a kind and supportive space where there aren’t any stupid questions.”
“The 1 on 1 audio critiques help me grow as an artist, but the open studios voice sessions do too, as I hear questions from others that I would not have thought of.”
“Aways reach out with questions even if you think they might sound ‘dumb.'”
“Fellow art club members have a wealth of knowledge too.”
“If you don’t post your art, you won’t grow from the feedback the staff gives.”
“Art club is a great place for accountability and also reminders to be kind to myself and patient. It’s so much fun seeing other people’s projects and how their work progresses. I’ve learned a lot about different types of tools, even things that aren’t traditionally used in art and it has inspired me to try material I never even considered.”
Chat Channels
Chat channels are where you can hang out and post 24 -7.
General
- ART-CLUB-INTROS: Welcome new members
- ART-SUPPLIES: Feed your supply addiction.
- DRAW-ME: Reference photos from members you can use.
- INSPIRATION: Artists, books who inspire you.
- SERIES: Develop a series with our guidance.
- SHOW-TELL: Share your art. (no critiques)
- STUDY PLANS: Work on a customized plan of study
- WELLNESS: Get support & encouragement.
- WINS: Share a win, no matter how small.
- WIP: Share your WIP. (works in progress)
- PARTY-CHAT: Discussions about anything!
Pro Development
- EXHIBITING: Discuss how to exhibit your art.
- SELLING: Discuss how to sell your art.
- SOCIAL-MEDIA: Get help with your sites.
Critiques
Art Club critiques are a 2 min. audio recording by Prof Lieu which are accompanied by a written transcript. Watch a sample critique.
The critique channels are a “forum” channel so creating a post is different from writing in the text channels.
Often members will need several rounds of critiques as their artwork progresses, the critique channels consolidate everything in 1 place for easy reference.
Many enjoy listening and reading other members’ critiques, sometimes it’s easier to absorb a critique when it’s not your artwork!
Study Plans
Our Study Plan template is an easy way for you to consolidate your learning and resources to create a path forward.
The template has step by step instructions. Have fun adding your images and content.
Do a first pass on your own, and then chat with us during Open Studios so you can review your plan with us. You can also ask questions and post progress in the STUDY-PLANS channel.
Have fun looking at other members’ study plans and seeing how others learn.
Tech Support
Everyone needs tech support at some point. Members are happy to help too, ask, ask, ask! We have moderators who are ready to assist you too.
Share Your Art
We love seeing the diversity of artworks members are creating!
Share finished/old artworks in SHOW-TELL and works in progress in WIP. Add a spoiler if the image might be triggering for others.
News channels
Updates and reminders
Live stream links + new videos
Open Studios Schedule
Open Studios is live group mentoring where you can get real time feedback and critiques. There is no requirement to speak on voice, many members enjoy just listening.
Sundays 11am-1pm EST
Mondays 2-4pm EST
Thursdays 6-8pm EST
Fridays 11am-1pm EST
Discord Notifications
Get a notification in your time zone, inside Discord when a chat is going on.
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Click INTERESTED on the event to get notifications
Video Library
Art Club has it’s own exclusive video library with live stream replays, video replies, and all free workshop recordings.
Live Streams
Live streams are a both discussions and art alongs, where we can critique your art live.
You don’t have to draw the same subject during an art along, feel free to work on any artwork you are working on and share with us.
Art Club live streams will not show up on our YouTube channel because they are private. Go to #videos-streams to get the link.
Hiding channels in Discord
We know that the number of channels in Discord can be overwhelming, it doesn’t have to be that way!
There are several options for hiding channels so you are only seeing the channels that you are interested in.
You can collapse a category of channels so that only the channels where there is recent activity show. You can mute channels, or change your notification settings so that you only see the channel if someone mentions you.
We are happy to help customize what you’re seeing in Discord to make it feel more manageable. Tag us or feel free to dm any time.
Annual Subscriptions
We do not allow members to pause their annual subscriptions for any reason.
Discord Subscriptions
Note: We have retired monthly subscriptions in Discord, only members at the PARTY 1.0 and GALA 1.0 tiers still have access to this.
If you need to change or cancel your subscription, follow the step by step instructions below.
Click on the gear icon in the lower left corner. (settings)
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This will bring you to this window, scroll down on the left hand side.
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Scroll down until you see SUBSCRIPTIONS
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Click on SUBSCRIPTIONS to make changes. You can get more details on Discord’s help page.
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Server Rules
You are expected to adhere to our Discord server rules, you can see them in the #faq channel. Failure to do so can result in a permanent ban. You will not receive a refund if this happens.
