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July 28, 2026

Be Prepared to Sketch Your Late Summer Travels With This Ruler-Free Class on Perspective Drawing

Imagine standing at a stunning vista or taking in the grandeur of a historic building. Maybe you absent-mindedly snap a quick photo with your phone, but a couple of weeks later, it’s buried in your camera roll and largely off your mind. It wouldn’t be the same if you had made a quick sketch of what you saw.

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July 21, 2026

Affirming Abstract Painting Class Reminds Us That Beautiful Flowers Can Be Perfectly Imperfect

Sometimes, the fear of doing something imperfectly can paralyze us before we begin.

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July 7, 2026

Learn How To Draw Anything Using 3 Simple Shapes

Beginning to draw requires no special knowledge.

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July 2, 2026

Let Freedom (and Creativity) Ring With My Modern Met Academy’s Fourth of July Sale

This Saturday, America will celebrate its 250th birthday on the Fourth of July. The country’s Independence Day is a time to celebrate in community and honor quintessentially American principles of freedom, liberty, and justice for all. Freedom in all its forms also means the permission to create and express yourself how you choose. To celebrate, My Modern Met Academy is offering an exclusive 4th of July sale, beginning July 2 and extending through July 5.

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June 23, 2026

Here’s One Way To Be a Landscape Painter, No Realism Required

Landscape painting has a rich tradition across humankind, and for much of it, the focus has been on replicating the...

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June 16, 2026

4 Tips for How Build a Creative Practice When You’re Not a “Creative Person”

Anyone can be creative, even if you don’t identify as a “creative person.

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June 9, 2026

Stencil Art Is Everywhere, and Here’s How To Do It Yourself

Stencil art has a long and rich history throughout humankind. The act of stenciling—a device used to apply a design on a surface—can be traced back to ancient cave art and is still going strong today, from craft projects to fine art paintings to street art. Stenciling is a great way to reproduce a design, making it especially useful for artwork that requires a repeating motif.

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June 2, 2026

3 Architectural Drawing and Painting Classes That Will Prepare You for Urban Sketching

Want to start urban sketching? The practice is all about drawing on location, capturing what you see using direct observation.

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May 26, 2026

Spring Into Color When You Learn To Paint Gorgeous Watercolor Flowers

Spring is the season of rebirth, and for one especially good reason: it’s when the flowers begin to bloom.

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May 19, 2026

Here’s Your Simple Shopping List for Creating DIY Pressed Flower Art

Springtime flowers are in full bloom, and so is our quest to preserve their beauty for as long as possible. The desire is innate and expressed in different ways, such as floral painting. Another option is flower pressing. With this craft, you flatten the real blooms and transform them into raw materials for one-of-a-kind works of art.

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