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An Introduction to Art Forums and Art Groups on the Internet
The art world is a very large place. For artists who want to commune online there are different places and communities which suit different people. This is an overview of art forums and art groups where you can show your art and have discussions about art and art media. You'll also find some tips on how to check out a forum prior to participation
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- Checking out an art forum
- Comparison of traffic fo different forums
- Art Forums - the big and active ones
- Colour - Art Books for Artists
- Art Forums and Online Communities
- National Forums
- Find out about Art Groups on the Internet
- Sites which promote Groups rather than Forums
- Webware for creating groups
- Drawing and Illustration Groups
- Drawing Groups - Everyday Matters
- Resources for people who draw and sketch
- Books - Drawing Books for Artists
- Sketchbook Groups
- Resources for people using sketchbooks
- Daily Painting Groups
- Coloured Pencil Groups
- Find out about Coloured Pencils
- Portrait Forum and Portraiture Groups
- New Featured Lenses
- Botanical Art Groups
- Botanical Art - Books for Botanical Artists
- Groups of Women Artists
- Useful information for artists participating in forums
- Making A Mark comments on forums and groups
- Comments and Feedback
Checking out an art forum
Some tips for checking out an art forum prior to participation.
Most forums have very many more members than active members. Obviously people can move on and find other interests, whole others always prefer to observe rather than participate. However one of the reasons why the membership may be dormant is because the forum might also lack activity. On the whole activity generates more activity.
Here are some suggestions as to checks to make before joining a forum.
Size
Forums usually provide numbers for threads and comments in each sub-forum. Checking the size of those numbers gives a very good sense of what type of art is popular on the forum as a whole and/or how established a forum is.
Active or Dormant?
Try and work out whether a forum is active or tending towards dormant. A very active forum will have lots of new threads every day and lots of people commenting. One that is dying on its feet and in need of the art vet tends to have lots of very old threads with very few comments.
You can check activity by looking at the dates and times that new threads were started and when the last comment was made. Less active forums also tend to be the ones with least active moderation.
Purpose of the forum?
Identify if the purpose of the forum is clear. Is any statement of purpose actually fulfilled by the content of the actual threads in the forum? Forums which are clear about their purpose and keep 'on topic' tend to be less muddled and more helpful.
Some sub-forums on some sites have clearly lost their way over time - again a sign of moderation which isn't working.
Navigation - how easy is it to find what's there?
If you're interested in learning more about media or technique, can you find out what you want to know really easily?
There's lots and lots of good content on various art forums - but they differ very markedly in how well they signpost its existence to new members and, in some case old members as well!
Membership Agreement
If you think you've found a forum that you're interested in then check the membership agreement and rules about how to post carefully and you won't fall foul of the 'do's and don'ts for that forum.
Copyright
You first need to decide what sort of level of comfort you need about the copyright protection of your images and what sort of support you want from a forum. Look in particular at what any agreements says about copyright, for example look at how your rights are protected, what rights (if any) you're giving up and what sort of approach the forum takes to helping you protect your copyright. Not everybody reads membership agreements and thieves rarely become members so look also at what sort of messages about copyright protection the forum display to casual visitors to the website? How easy does the forum make it for other people to download your images?
Here are some suggestions as to checks to make before joining a forum.
Size
Forums usually provide numbers for threads and comments in each sub-forum. Checking the size of those numbers gives a very good sense of what type of art is popular on the forum as a whole and/or how established a forum is.
Active or Dormant?
Try and work out whether a forum is active or tending towards dormant. A very active forum will have lots of new threads every day and lots of people commenting. One that is dying on its feet and in need of the art vet tends to have lots of very old threads with very few comments.
You can check activity by looking at the dates and times that new threads were started and when the last comment was made. Less active forums also tend to be the ones with least active moderation.
Purpose of the forum?
Identify if the purpose of the forum is clear. Is any statement of purpose actually fulfilled by the content of the actual threads in the forum? Forums which are clear about their purpose and keep 'on topic' tend to be less muddled and more helpful.
Some sub-forums on some sites have clearly lost their way over time - again a sign of moderation which isn't working.
Navigation - how easy is it to find what's there?
If you're interested in learning more about media or technique, can you find out what you want to know really easily?
There's lots and lots of good content on various art forums - but they differ very markedly in how well they signpost its existence to new members and, in some case old members as well!
Membership Agreement
If you think you've found a forum that you're interested in then check the membership agreement and rules about how to post carefully and you won't fall foul of the 'do's and don'ts for that forum.
Copyright
You first need to decide what sort of level of comfort you need about the copyright protection of your images and what sort of support you want from a forum. Look in particular at what any agreements says about copyright, for example look at how your rights are protected, what rights (if any) you're giving up and what sort of approach the forum takes to helping you protect your copyright. Not everybody reads membership agreements and thieves rarely become members so look also at what sort of messages about copyright protection the forum display to casual visitors to the website? How easy does the forum make it for other people to download your images?
Comparison of traffic fo different forums
Art Forums - the big and active ones
deviantART is by far the biggest art forum on the Internet.
- deviantART: where ART meets application!
- Art - community of artists and those devoted to art. Digital art, skin art, themes, wallpaper art, traditional art, photography, poetry / prose. Art prints.
THE major player in the art forum world by a very long way (see Chart) is deviantART which has many more members with a much younger age profile.
Many of the members are devoted to digital art, fantasy art and comics/manga - all of which have seen an absolutely explosive growth in recent years. It also includes a shop where members can sell their art. - deviantART Forum | Site profile | BoardReader
- deviantART Forum, http://deviantart.com - message board summary
Site profile page for http://deviantart.com. This report page has aggregated and summarized the online discussions from the Message Board located at http://deviantart.com. This site profile page outlines general site statistics such as: Users Activity, Site Activity, Site Rank, and Top Authors, which are reported in either a table or graph below for a given reporting time period. - WetCanvas!: Cyber Living for Artists
- WetCanvas!: Cyber Living for Artists
WC is a very large forum and some of the sub-forums can be very enjoyable and/or stimulating. However some - including me - would characterise the site as a whole as 'sprawling'.
This site changed hands in 2007 and is now owned by the F&W Publications group - who are the people behind North Light Books and some of the major American art journals.
Administrators and moderators tell members what they can and cannot do. It typically tends to suit and support people who are self-taught and like buying instruction books and going to workshops. Amongst its member there are a lot of hobby artists who tend to be middle aged or older. It does have members who are professional artists and/or young but they're not prevalent. - WetCanvas! | Site profile | BoardReader
- WetCanvas!, http://www.wetcanvas.com - message board summary
Site profile page for http://www.wetcanvas.com. This report page has aggregated and summarized the online discussions from the Message Board located at http://www.wetcanvas.com. This site profile page outlines general site statistics such as: Users Activity, Site Activity, Site Rank, and Top Authors, which are reported in either a table or graph below for a given reporting time period.
Colour - Art Books for Artists
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Colour - Art Book Reviews for Artists
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This site identifies leading art books about colour and includes art book reviews - for books about understanding colour, using colour, mixing colour. It was created out of The Colour Project on Making A Mark and book reviews on the blogs of partici...
Art Forums and Online Communities
Smaller forums
The difference between smaller forums and the more popular and active groups sometimes boils down to whether or not they use forum software. Some of the groups are larger and more active than some of the forums listed below.
All the websites listed below are communities which use forum software. This means they may have
- specific forums within the website for specific topics
- threads for new topics which can be started by anyone
Forums are typically moderated.
All the websites listed below are communities which use forum software. This means they may have
- specific forums within the website for specific topics
- threads for new topics which can be started by anyone
Forums are typically moderated.
- ArtandArtistry (Powered by Invision Power Board)
- Art and Artistry - An Educational Forum for Artists of all levels
Art and Artistry was started by a small group of ex-Moderators from Wet Canvas and has a small but apparently devoted following. It describes itself as an educational art forum. It recently changed its structure and I personally think it now makes a lot more sense. Interestingly this has shifted the bulk of traffic to the 'your artwork' forum. Hopefully this should lead to some productive exchanges between artists using different media.
* the media forums are now oriented towards technique rather than the display of art
* the subject forums are now oriented towards subject specific issues (common to all media) rather the the display of art
* the 'your artwork' forum has been created as the place to (1) seek advice, (2) demonstrate a WIP or (3) display completed artwork. It's particularly nice to see forums with clear and upfront guidelines as to purpose. - ArtPapa forum - Powered by vBulletin
- Art Lessons and Painting Workshops online: Stil-lifes, Portraits, Lanscape, Sculpture, Books and Videos, art instruction video
In my opinion ArtPapathis tends towards a more traditional approach to art and has an educational slant. A.L.Antonov (the owner) leads on the forum for classical oil painting techniques used by the Old Masters. It's also the sort of forum which would be enjoyed by people who like pencil art and are fans of J.D. Hillbery or Mike Sibley. - Society of Amateur Artists
- The Society of Amateur Artists (SAA) is a UK art website catering for the hobby market. The SAA Shop manages to negotiate some good deals on painting supplies due to numbers (hence why I tend to visit!). It also has listings for professional artists and art tutors willing to visit art societies. In addition, it has its forums - which are nowhere near as active as some of the larger forums but have some very useful forums not present on othersites eg the UK art course forum is very active at certain times of year.
To use the Forum you do not need to be a member but you must register. - Art Community - Fine-Art.com
- Talk about ANY artist
The d'Art community forums have been around for a long time and are fairly active. Every forum has its own set of devotees but I personally find it difficult to find my way round this site and rarely visit. Some of the sub-forums are very dormant. In my opinion, it's looking like it could do with a bit of a shake-up in terms of the model adopted for forum activity. - Artist Network
- Art forum and community
This site is part of the F+W Publications family which has recently acquired Wet Canvas.
The Artist Network site has articles and community forums plus links to videos created by the magazine staff, blogs for each magazine written by magazine staff.
The forums are not very active and are presumably the reason why F&W bought Wet Canvas. Visits to the main site have taken off since it started to have blogs and videos on the site - but its communities continue to have low levels of activity. - American Artist Online Community
- Blogs / Forums / Galleries / Videos / Groups / People
American Artist is the place for representational artists who are devoted to the realism in art in various media - whether oil paint, sculpture, watercolor, pastel, colored pencil, graphite, printmaking, or charcoal.
This new site replaces the old forums - and started in October 2008. - About.com Painting Forum
- Welcome to the About.com Painting Forum! Do join in the conversation. Our motto is: "Each of us may not know that much, but together we become masters."
- Illustration Friday! - The Forum
- The Forum started for people participating in Illustration Friday! Low level of activity.
- Drawn! Forums
- A Canadian group - fairly low key/low levels of activity - more for display than discussion.
- Portrait Artist Forum - powered by vBulletin
- Exchange indepth information with other portrait painters.
- Pet Portraits and Wildlife Forum by Melanie Phillips for all Artists Painting Pet Portraits
- A pet portrait forum started by Melanie Phillips in 2006.
The forum has grown a lot and has become a "goldmine of information".
The forum is for pet portrait artists just starting up and a community of artists experiencing the same issues and problems and having somewhere to discuss them to gain other views and opinions. - ArtForums.co.uk :: Index
- ArtForums.co.uk is an online community where artists, both professional and aspiring, meet to discuss all aspects of the artistic world
This forum is not known to me. It seems to be fairly active. - Drawspace forums (Powered by Invision Power Board)
- Forums associated with Brenda Hoddinott's Drawspace.com website - which is dedicated to drawing
- Drawing Club Forum
- Carol's Drawing Club encourages everyone to learn how to draw through cooperative learning. The club creates a place for seasoned artists to talk to each other and help aspiring artists, and is a community that fosters creativity through drawing.
- Scribble Talk - Powered by vBulletin
- This is a discussion forum called ScribbleTalk for Pencil Artists hosted by Glassgems.
- Tate Forums | Forum Home
- Forums for discussing exhibitions and displays at the four Tate Museums in the UK and Tate Online
National Forums
Forums where the focus is on art in a particular country
- Art Forum Australia
- A forum for all those involved in the Australian Art Industry, Artists, Gallery Owners, Art Buyers and the general public.
- Australian Art Forum
- The Australian Art Forum
Find out about Art Groups on the Internet
Some of the most active communities of artists on the internet can be found in groups on larger generic sites (eg Flickr, Yahoo Google) which promote the formation of groups.
Characteristics of groups
Lots of groups are open access - which means they can become huge and there is very little sense of community if interests are very diverse
Some groups are invitation only - your only chance of admission may be if you get an invite. Such groups tend to be very specific as to purpose and check out whether you have a demonstrable interest/expertise before letting you join Some groups are private - you might not even know they exist
Some groups require you to be a member of another group to access them. They exist within the groups network but don't advertise themselves as being open for new members in public.
My Tips
I recommend only joining groups which you can see are active and 'on topic'. Groups, like blogs, are often formed and then 'die' - however they continue to be listed. Check for the date of the latest activity - use the latest activity filter if available
The best sites are quite often those which have some form of active moderation and some sort of filter about who is accepted as a member.
Groups with lots of members aren't necessarily the best groups if you're seeking an active community focused on your particular interest. It's often very rewarding to do your research and be very picky!
Below you can find some suggestions as to some of the groups you can find online...including some which are public as to their existence but which restrict membership to those with a genuine interest
Your tips
If you have suggestions as to active and well run groups let me know by leaving a comment below. I can add those which I can access online otherwise I'll need to be able to check out the group in other ways before it is listed here.
Characteristics of groups
My Tips
I recommend only joining groups which you can see are active and 'on topic'. Groups, like blogs, are often formed and then 'die' - however they continue to be listed. Check for the date of the latest activity - use the latest activity filter if available
The best sites are quite often those which have some form of active moderation and some sort of filter about who is accepted as a member.
Groups with lots of members aren't necessarily the best groups if you're seeking an active community focused on your particular interest. It's often very rewarding to do your research and be very picky!
Below you can find some suggestions as to some of the groups you can find online...including some which are public as to their existence but which restrict membership to those with a genuine interest
Your tips
If you have suggestions as to active and well run groups let me know by leaving a comment below. I can add those which I can access online otherwise I'll need to be able to check out the group in other ways before it is listed here.
Sites which promote Groups rather than Forums
Generic sites like Flickr, Yahoo Google promote the creation of groups using images and enabling discussions.
On some sites members read posts via email subscriptions rather than by visiting the group's website
On some sites members read posts via email subscriptions rather than by visiting the group's website
- Flickr: Groups
- Groups can either be public, public (invite only) or completely private. Every group has a pool for photos and/or video and a discussion board for talking. There are administrators and members, and... that's about it!
Flickr groups have discussion threads - Drawing Groups on Flickr
- Flickr is a major online photo management and sharing application which facilitates groups - as determined by members
There are a number of drawing groups with thousands of members - Art Groups on Flickr
- Flickr is a major online photo management and sharing application which facilitates groups - as determined by members
There are over 55,00 art groups. A number of them have thousands of members - Sketchbook related groups on Flickr
- Flickr is a major online photo management and sharing application which facilitates groups - as determined by members
There are over 1,000 groups which relates to sketchbooks. The largest has more than 4,000 members - Art groups on Yahoo
- Yahoo! Groups offers free mailing lists, photo & file sharing, group calendars and more.
Over 620,000 art groups on Yahoo - which means you need to be a bit more specific with search terms to find the one you want!
The main problem with Yahoo Groups is that it doesn't have proper forum software which requires people to visit the website to contribute.
Lots of members participate via their email subscription and do not visit the group's Yahoo website. Hitting reply automatically incorporates the last contribution. However, there's a pronounced tendency to forget to delete all former conversations when replying to a post. This means that viewing contrbutions via email or on the website can also mean seeing the same contributions repeated again and again. Those used to forum software often find this very irritating. - Art groups on Google
- Google gobbledygook as an index - not helpful!
- American Artist - Member Groups
- Member Groups - Start a Group!
Start a new group or put your existing group on American Artist. Easily create and maintain web pages. Run your own group blog, forum, and gallery. Manage and communicate with your members. Make your group public or private.
Members can run their groups for free - American Artist -
- Start a new group or put your existing group on American Artist. Easily create and maintain web pages. Run your own group blog, forum, and gallery. Manage and communicate with your members. Make your group public or private.
Associations can run their groups for free. - Most Active Groups - artreview.com
- Join a network of artists, galleries and art lovers in the artworld online
Webware for creating groups
An overview of some of the webware which are used by artists to create online art groups
- Making a Mark: Artists, Art Societies, Art Groups and Ning
- Take a look at Ning if you've ever wanted to set up a public or private art group, run or help with a national or local art society, are interested in new ways to market your art and/or have been running a group and using either Google groups or Yahoo groups.
- Ning. Create your own social network for anything.
- Ning allows you to create a social networking site with a lot of features and it's all completely free - so long as you don't mind a few adverts and don't exceed the storage/bandwidth allowance
- Google Groups
- You can make a group, share information, have discussions (online or through email), create web pages inside your group and/or use it for information about your group, shared documents, or anything else you want to publish online.
It's not as well suited sharing images or videos as other webware - Yahoo Groups
- A Yahoo! Group is where people with a shared interest can meet on the web, get to know each other, and stay informed. A Yahoo Group gives you instant access to:
* Shared message archives
* Photos and photo albums
* Group event calendars
* Member polls and shared links
Yahoo groups are free, secure and spam-protected
Yahoo Groups have various features - but the webware is beginning to feel rather outmoded compared to more recent competition. - Flickr: Groups
- Flickr Groups can either be public, public (invite only) or completely private. Every group has a pool for photos and/or video and a discussion board for talking. There are administrators and members, and... that's about it!
Drawing and Illustration Groups
Also see the forums section above for some forums which are dedicated to drawing
- Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog
- Drawn! The Illustration and Cartooning Blog
Drawn! is a collaborative and multi-author weblog for illustrators, artists, cartoonists, and anyone who likes to draw.
Drawn! is devoted to illustration, art, cartooning and drawing. Its purpose is to inspire creativity by sharing links and resources. The links and posts on Drawn! are written by a small group of professional illustrators, designers, and cartoonists. - Illustration Friday
- Illustration Friday is a weekly creative outlet/participatory art exhibit for illustrators and artists of all skill levels. It was designed to challenge participants creatively. We believe that every person has a little creative bone in their body. Illustration Friday just gives a no-pressure, fun excuse to use it. No clients looking for a particular thing. No one judging the outcome of the work. It's a chance to experiment and explore and play with visual art. So welcome, novices and pros alike.
You need a blog. - Drawing - artreview.com
- contemporary drawing people draw, enjoy drawing don't be shy - join us!
Drawing Groups - Everyday Matters
- Everyday Matters - on Yahoo Groups
- everydaymatters: Everyday Matters
Everyday Matters is a friendly community designed to encourage members to expand their creativity. Our main focus is on drawing and creating illustrated journals but we welcome creative people from all disciplines. Our group includes members of all degrees of ability and experience -- from those who have never drawn before to professional illustrators, artists, and teachers. (This Frappr map shows where members live around the world).
In 2004, our group grew out of Danny Gregory's weblog, and books, Everyday Matters and The Creative License - Everyday Matters group on Flickr
- We share our drawings and have a weekly drawing challenge. This group grew out of Danny Gregory's weblog, Everyday Matters , and the Yahoo! group by the same name.
The challenges are posted in the Yahoo group each Sunday (see above).
Previous challenges are listed here in the Flickr Group.
People respond to the challenge by posting to their individual blogs, many of which are collected in our blog of blogs. Otherwise people simply post to this Flickr group as they choose. - The EDM SuperBlog
- The Everyday Matters Superblog, a site made up from blogs written (and illustrated) by members of the Everyday Matters Yahoo Group.
No new blogs are being added at present.
Resources for people who draw and sketch
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Drawing and Sketching - Resources for Artists
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Find out about drawing and sketching. This site shares advice and information about drawing and sketching - materials, drawing communities and forums, instruction books and other resources which support the development of drawings and sketches.
Books - Drawing Books for Artists
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The Best Books about Drawing and Sketching
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Do you want to learn how to draw? Do you want to find out which which are the best books about drawing and sketching? This site covers books - and book reviews: for people wanting to learn to draw about creativity and creative drawing about dr...
Sketchbook Groups
- Flickr: Moleskinerie
- For Moleskine aficionados only. You can only post Moleskine® scans and photos - no electronically altered or photoshopped images and no nudity. Only members can post.
- SketchCrawl - drawing marathons from around the world
- SketchCrawl - Drawing marathons from around the world. The idea of SketchCrawl is that of a global drawing marathon: taking a day to journal and draw all that is around you.
Resources for people using sketchbooks
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Travels with a sketchbook - Resources for Artists
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This lens provides resources for people who like looking at travel sketchbooks and people who'd like to keep a travel sketchbook but need a few tips first. Do you have a friend who is interested in developing a sketchbook or visual journal of t...
Daily Painting Groups
- Daily Painters Group
- This Google Discussion Group is open to anyone who would like to participate in discussions about the production of 'daily paintings'. Despite what its name implies, it exists to support those in the art community who consider themselves participants in the Daily Painters Movement which is generally characterized by the discipline of completing "small, postcard-sized finished works" completed on a daily basis, or at a pace that approaches this. Actually painting at this pace or frequency of completion is not required.
Members discuss topics related to daily painting eg everything from drying techniques, to shipping, to surfaces, brushes, theory, marketing and even a little HTML help for web pages.
This Group is not associated with any particular website or any specific members of any pay sites or web galleries.
Coloured Pencil Groups
This section is for active coloured pencil groups on the Internet
- UKCPS Group on Yahoo
- UKCPS MEMBERS ONLY.
This is a private group for members of the UK Coloured Pencil Society to share ideas, techniques - and probably gossip! The UKCPS is a subscription based Society, and you need to be a paid-up member of UKCPS to join this discussion group.
Membership details can be found at www.ukcps.co.uk/ When applying for membership of this group, please ensure that you include your name so that you can be verified as a UKCPS member.
Find out about Coloured Pencils
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Coloured Pencils - Resources for Artists
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Find out about coloured pencils. This leading resource has information for everybody from experienced artists to beginners wanting to learn all they can. Topics include - tips and techniques for working with coloured pencils, - information about col...
Portrait Forum and Portraiture Groups
- Portrait Artist Forum - powered by vBulletin
- Exchange indepth information with other portrait painters.
Membership is subject to moderation
New Featured Lenses
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Portraiture - Resources for Artists
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This site is about portrait painting and drawing. Do you want to learn how to draw or paint people? Or maybe you want to know more about portrait societies or portrait competitions; portrait artists or portrait exhibitions; portraits in museums or po...
Botanical Art Groups
- Botanical Art Group on Yahoo
- botanicalart: Botanical Art & Naturalist Illustration
Dedicated to the realistic portrayal and documentation of plants and flowers (the Botanical Arts) and natural science subjects (Naturalist Arts, Wildlife Arts, Scientific Illustration).
Membership is restricted. ALL levels welcome but membership here is a privilege. You must introduce yourself upon joining or your name will be removed. Be a generous and active subscriber. - Flickr: Botanical Art & Naturalist Illustration
- The Flickr Group linked to the Yahoo botanicalart group
Botanical Art - Books for Botanical Artists
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Botanical Art - Resources for Artists
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This site shares information about botanical art - societies, collections, books and other resources which support the development of botanical art. It also links to leading botanical artists in the past and present. Its subject matter will interest...
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Botanical Art - Art Book Reviews for Artists
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Find botanical art boks. Read my book reviews of botanical art, first published on my blog Making A Mark plus reviews by other people (in due course). I've also included reviews of books by or about famous artists who have been interested in the str...
Groups of Women Artists
- Worldwide Women Artists - Quality Art on the Internet
- An international collective of women artists showing and selling original art online.
- Worldwide Women Artists - the blog
- Worldwide Women Artists - the blog
Useful information for artists participating in forums
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Art History & the History of Art - Resources for Art Lovers
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This is about (1) Art History - the study of art over time and how this can be approached (2) The History of Art - the history of visual arts over time as seen through different artists, art periods and art movements. New links are being added added...
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The Art Business - Resources for Visual Artists
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Do you want to know more about the business side of being an artist? Or maybe you're looking for a particular piece of business information for artists? Whether you are an emerging or experienced artist, this site provides you with a link to informa...
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Copyright and Orphan Artworks - Resources for Artists
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Visual artists need to know how to protect their images - both on the the internet and in the wider marketplace where artists have to deal with the fact that not all countries operate copyright law in exactly the same way. At the same time they need...
Making A Mark comments on forums and groups
- Making a Mark: Art Forums - the ins and outs (July 2007)
- Lots of artists who blog also participate in one or more of the art forums that exist on the Internet.
Here's a quick overview of some of those art forums - with some comments from my perspective. That means it's just my view - you may have a completely different view. Please comment if you have something useful to add.
First some tips about useful things to keep in mind when visiting an art forum for the first time. - Making a Mark: A new owner for Wet Canvas (June 2007)
- The reins have changed hands at the biggest global on-line art forum. F&W Publications have aquired Wet Canvas from Kerri Eustice. So what does this mean?
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Katherine Tyrrell's blogging portfolio about: - Making a mark creating drawings with pastels, pencils and pen and ink - Art projects - Notable Artists - Developing art careers - Art blogs and blogging about art - Reviews of art books and exhibitions - Inf
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- Flynn_the_Cat Flynn_the_Cat Apr 12, 2009 @ 10:10 am
- Ah, also, I didn't notice the Ambient Design forums on here - for ArtRage users.
http://www2.ambientdesign.com/forums/index.php
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- Flynn_the_Cat Flynn_the_Cat Apr 12, 2009 @ 10:06 am
- Very handy, thank you. I was looking for pages like this, and this is a good one!
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- Jeanne Grant Jeanne Grant Oct 19, 2008 @ 1:09 am
- Hi Katherine. I scanned thru the lists above and didn't see two forums I belong to. If I missed seeing them and you would like to check them out, here are their urls:
http://toadhollowstudio.com/drawing-club/index.php?showtopic=1989&st=0&gopid=20754&#entry20754
drawspace.com
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I'm an artist, author and member of the Giants 100 Club who enjoys sharing information about art. Find out more about me in Who is Making A Mark?" or... (more)
