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July 29, 2020

15+ YouTube Channels to Teach You How to Paint for Free

Always wanted to learn how to paint, but were afraid to enroll in a class? Free online painting tutorials may be right up your alley, helping you get comfortable with both basic and advanced techniques right from home. Whether you are interested in acrylic or oil painting or learning how to use watercolors, there are no shortage of excellent YouTube channels to help you get started.

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July 11, 2020

5 Practical Drawing Tips to Take Your Art to the Next Level

Learning how to draw is an ongoing journey. For those that didn't pick up art at an early age, it may even feel daunting to reach for a pencil and sketch your favorite animal. However, don't let those worries get you down. Although there are incredible artists out there, each one had to begin somewhere, and, like all creative skills, drawing is something that can improve with passion and dedication.

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July 2, 2020

1,100+ Works of Art by Georgia O’Keeffe Is Now Free to View Online

Cultural institutions around the world may still be shuttered due to COVID-19, but fortunately, there's still a way to browse renowned collections while practicing social distancing. Through Google Arts & Culture, you can virtually tour world-famous museums such as the Musée d'Orsay, the Guggenheim Museum, and the Uffizi Gallery. Now, the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum in Santa Fe, New Mexico has made 1,100+ works of art by the modern American painter available to view online for free.

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June 24, 2020

Incredibly Detailed Hand-Illustrated Map Gives You an Intricate Look at the MET’s Collections

It's practically a Metropolitan Museum of Art tradition for visitors to get lost in the depths of the massive Beaux-Arts building while trying to soak in but a tenth of the collections on display. John Kerschbaum undertook a similarly daunting task in 2004 to illustrate a condensed, but no less detailed, map of the MET’s exhibits for visitors to use.

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My Modern Met

Celebrating creativity and promoting a positive culture by spotlighting the best sides of humanity—from the lighthearted and fun to the thought-provoking and enlightening.