A quick tour of the kinds of brushes you’ll want to include in your toolkit can help you make good selections. Let’s narrow down the playing field by looking at the various type of brushes.

Art is about what you create more than the materials or techniques. With that in mind, I’d like to offer you some simple exercises to help you uncover the creativity inside you.

You may find yourself looking at a blank canvas wondering what to do. This feeling is similar to a writer staring at a blank page wondering where to start the story.

Do you find yourself admiring the art others have created? Perhaps you have a hidden desire to create works of art, but you have no idea where to start.

Deep inside you there is a conflict that only you can see. Your internal disagreement thrashes between your desire and fear to do the same thing—unleash your inner artist.