12 Hacks That Will Improve Your Art!

Want to improve your artwork, fix composition mistakes, and build confidence in your creative process? In this video, I'm sharing 12 essential art hacks and tips every artist should know from pricing your art and avoiding bad visual tangents to using color comps, depth of field, and fixing big mistakes with gouache!

Whether you're struggling with finding reference photos, trying to figure out how to add "soul" to your art, or learning how to scan and merge large paintings, I'm breaking down practical tools and techniques you can add to your artist toolkit.

This is a collection of my favorite Shorts about Watercolors I've done over the years. I hope you enjoy them.

⏱️ Video Timestamps
0:00 - Hack 1: How to Price Your Art for Sale

0:59 - Hack 2: What Are Visual Tangents & How to Avoid Them

01:57 - Hack 3: How to Use Color Comps (No Risk Experimentation)

02:59 - Hack 4: How to "Steal Like an Artist" (Style & Inspiration)

03:58 - Hack 5: Creating Depth of Field & Focus with Contrast

04:57 - Hack 6: Scanning Large Artwork & Photo Merging

05:46 - Hack 7: Finding & Using Reference Photos Legally

06:45 - Hack 8: Fixing Major Inking & Painting Mistakes with Gouache

07:42 - Hack 9: How to Trace Artwork (Using a Mini Projector)

08:42 - Hack 10: How Artists Add "Soul" to Their Work

09:42 - Hack 11: Using Thumbnails & Negative Space for Better Composition

10:35 - Hack 12: How to Transfer Lettering & Clean Up Art Failures

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