Academy

November 3, 2026

Make It, Gift It: Learn to Crochet Online for a Happy Handmade Holiday

It’s not too late to have a handmade holiday. With the gift-giving season more than a month away, you can learn a craft and use your newfound knowledge to create special, one-of-a-kind presents for your favorite people. Handmade items beat store-bought any day because of the time and thought that go into them. And with it being early November, you still have weeks to make something. Need a suggestion? Crochet is a great option.

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September 22, 2026

3 Online Classes, 3 Different Ways To Draw Buildings That You’ll Never Get Bored Of

Art teaches us that there’s no “right” way to express a subject—even when two people are looking at the same thing. Sketching style and painting approaches can completely change how something appears, and that’s wonderful. Take architectural drawing and painting, for instance. Through My Modern Met Academy, our e-learning platform, we offer three classes in three media. Although they all involve buildings, they each produce three completely different results.

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September 1, 2026

Here’s How To Create a Hue Matrix (And Why Every Painter Needs One)

Imagine you’re looking at your collection of acrylic paint colors, mixing them on your palette—but you still can’t get the hue you want. It’s frustrating, and worst of all, wasteful. You’ve got hues you can’t use and aren’t any closer to putting pigment to canvas. Well, there’s a hack for helping you mix paint colors, especially if you utilize a limited palette.

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