Balancing being an artist, running a business, and maintaining a personal life is a lot trickier than I thought it would be. On one hand, being my own boss gives me something that is important to me: autonomy. It affords me the ability to make my own hours for however long I want to. With this, however, comes other pressures and problems.
Hey all. Just a quick heads-up that we’ll be taking a break from the blog for a few weeks. Zona is having some health issues and is taking some time to recuperate. We’ll be back before you know it with more insights, stories, and advice for artists and pyrographers. Until then, stay unique.
As we continue our deep dive into some of the websites we use frequently around here at BZ FurFur we knew that we would have to include Canva (https://www.canva.com/).
One of the most important tools a pyrographer (or any artist really) needs is the ability to create patterns.
In the spirit of digital technology, we decided this week to spotlight some of our favorite websites that we use to help build our skills, create pieces, and connect with customers.
Last week we showed you how generative AI can help you in your business with writing production descriptions and social media posts. Today we are going to show you have it can help you in your creative endeavors.
Spotlight Series: Digital Technology and Art – Artificial Intelligence
Gimp is an open-source, freely available alternative to Photoshop. It offers a lot of the same functionality but, if you are an avid Photoshop user, you may get frustrated with some of the nuanced differences.
Today we’re going to look at editing images on your laptop. The intent is to get you familiar with these tools and how they can improve your overall workflow as a creative working in different media, including non-digital.
Today’s focus for our spotlight series is Procreate, a graphics editor for digital painting created by Australia-based software company Savage Interactive. It’s actually a collection of programs: Procreate for iPads, Procreate Pocket for iPhones, and Procreate Dreams which is geared toward animation. I chose Procreate for today’s spotlight because I have been teaching it to …
