Pro Development

INDEX
Business/Selling
Careers
Wellness
Artist Interviews
Discussions

INDEX
Art School, BFA
Art School, Post Grad & MFA
Artistic Process

PRO DEVELOPMENT

Business/Selling

Selling Art
Selling Online
Pricing Art
Selling Merch
My Art Isn’t Selling!
Packing/Shipping 

Commissions
Prof Lieu/Lauryn
Jordan/Alex

Copyright/Plagiarism
Copyright for Artists
Recognizing Plagiarism
Plagiarism vs. Inspiration
Viral Art of Kamala Harris

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Networking
Networking Tips
Art School Mentors
Cold Calling
Finding an Artist Community
Connecting to Artists Online

Skills
Photographing Art
Business Tips
Public Speaking
Running a Kickstarter
Deadlines
Artist Statements
Business Curriculum

Business, Written Articles
Getting into Art Exhibitions
How to Handle Commissions
Writing an Artist Statement
Approaching Art Galleries

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Promotion
Self-Promotion Mistakes
How to Start Exhibiting
Social Media for Artists
Create an Artist Website

Instagram Critiques
A. Gonzalez
Amser
V. Rai/S. Joseph
E. Klostermann/A. Habash
Instagram Can Be Toxic

Website Critiques
M. Hedman
D. Hannan

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PRO DEVELOPMENT

Careers

Jobs
Fine Art Careers?
Day Job vs. Art Practice
Art Jobs Can Ruin Your Art Practice
How to Work in the Animation Industry

Freelancing
Freelance Illustration
Should I Work for Free?
Freelancing Tips

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Art Style
Prof Lieu
Cat/Alex

Teaching Online
Best Practices
Tips from Students
Get to Know Students
Teaching Hybrid
Professors Dish
Common Mistakes
Critiquing Art Online
Online Exhibitions

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Teaching Online, Equipment/Software
Set up for Hands-on Demos
OBS: Video Layouts
Live Streams on YouTube

Discord
Art Communities on Discord
Teaching with Discord

Teaching 
Exploitation of Adjunct Faculty
Becoming an Art Teacher
Teaching Art in College

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PRO DEVELOPMENT

Artist Wellness

Rejection
Artist Rejection
Dealing w/ Rejection
Your Toughest Critic: Yourself
Fight Your Perfectionist

Fear
Failure, Fear, & Risks
Toxic Artist Stereotypes
Artists & Mental Health
My Parents aren’t Artists

Artist Block
Prof Lieu
Jordan/Alex

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Self-Esteem
Comparing Yourself
Artist Jealousy
Artist Guilt
Imposter Syndrome 
Am I too Old to be an Artist?

Confidence
Be a Well-Rounded Artist
Gaining Confidence
Build Confidence

Success
What is Artistic Success?
Chasing Success & Patience

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High School, Written Articles
Your Art Teacher Sucks
Middle to High School
Community Mural

Artist Wellness, Written Articles
Introverted Artist
Am I a “Real” Artist?
I Don’t Want to Draw Anymore
A Healthy Break
Finding Your Individuality
Beat Your Artistic Rut
Coming out as a Gay Artist
Artistic & Stuck in Suburbia
Artist in an Athlete’s World
Depression & Art
Art & OCD

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PRO DEVELOPMENT

Art School, BFA

Art School Portfolio, Prep
Art School Portfolios: Start
Portfolio Samples
National Portfolio Day
Common Portfolio Mistakes, video
Common Portfolio Mistakes, article
Portfolio Prompts
Feedback on Your Portfolio

Art School Portfolio, Skills
Drawing from Life & Photos
Subject Matter to Include
Brainstorming & Getting Ideas
How to use a Sketchbook
Drawing is Important
What Art Media to Include
How to Use Color

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Presenting Your Portfolio
Presentation & Formatting of Images
Photographing 2D Art, video
Photographing 2D Art, article
Photographing 3D Art, video
Photographing 3D Art, article

Art School, Research
Find the Right Art School
Should I Go To Art School? 
Is Art School Worth it?
Self-Taught vs. Art School
Summer Pre-College Programs

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Accepted Portfolios
Jordan
Lauryn
Cat

BFA Programs
RISD/Brown Dual Degree 
CalArts 
CalArts vs. RISD
RISD during Covid
MICA
Art Major vs. Art School

Art School, Research, Written Articles
Liberal Arts to Art School
Liberal Arts vs. Art School

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Portfolio Prep Testimonials
Purchase, Lauryn
Northeastern, Lucy
RISD/Brown, Monika
RISD/Brown, Jeff
RISD Painting, Tatiana
RISD Architecture, Piper
RISD Animation, Janice
RISD Illustration, Alex 
RISD Illustration, Natalie
RISD Illustration, Julie
RISD Illustration, Cat

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Art School, Attending
Fav Art Projects 1 
Fav Art Projects 2
Time Management Tips 
Advice for New Students
Art School Social Life
Art Mentors
Group Critiques

Art School, Issues
How Art Schools Fail at Career Prep
When You Can’t Relate to Your Prof
Plagiarism in Art School
Exploitation of Adjunct Faculty
Racism at Art School

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Art School, Written Articles
How to Stand Out in Art School
Art School in NYC
Curating Art
Computer Painting
Animating 500 Sheets
Which Teacher Should I Listen to?
Art School Rejection
Should I Drop out of Art School?
Surviving Art School

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PRO DEVELOPMENT

Art School, Post Grad & MFA 

Art School, Post Grad
Survive Life After Art School!
Staying Motivated Post Grad
Post Grad: What’s Next?
Life After Art School
Graduation Speech

MFA Programs
Columbia University
Yale University
Cornell University
SAIC
Bard, Curatorial Studies
Syracuse University
Vermont College of Fine Arts
School of Visual Arts
Mass College of Art
SMFA/Tufts
Boston University
RISD
MICA
University of PA
NY Academy of Art
Hunter College

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MFA, Applying
Should I Get an MFA?
Preparing an MFA Art Portfolio
Yale MFA during Covid
Preparing for an MFA Interview

MFA Portfolio Critiques
Painting/Installation 
Installation
Sculpture/Photo/Painting 
Painting
Sculpture/Installation/Drawing
Sculpture
Graphic Design

Post-Baccalaureate Programs
Brandeis University
School of the Museum of Fine Arts
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
San Francisco Art Institute

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MFA, Low Residency
Burren College of Art
Hartford Art School, Illustration
Lesley Art & Design
Trans Institute
Sierra Nevada University
Vermont College of Fine Arts

Art School, Post Grad, Written Articles
Embracing the Process
Self-Censorship
Artistic Dreams
How Do I Choose an MFA Program?

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PRO DEVELOPMENT

Artist Interviews

Artist Interviews
S. Kang: Pen & Ink
K. Speranza: Painting Roses
T. Janello: Crayons
C. Welch: Mail Art
J. Brown: Photo 
A. Kiesling: Editorial Illustration
M. Rozear: Tarot Deck

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Art Prof Staff
Prof Lieu
Lauryn Welch
Jordan McCracken-Foster
Deepti Menon
Alex Rowe
Cat Huang

Sketchbooks
Prof Lieu
Julie Benbassat
Cat Huang
Annelise Yee
Monika Hedman
Julie Sharpe
Natalie Linn

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