Artists Magazine

Readers learn painting and drawing firsthand from other artists through written instruction and reproduction, guiding them step-by-step through the creative process. The magazine shows readers a wide variety of creative options, teaching the fundamentals of art making, presenting techniques in different painting and drawing media.

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An Enigmatic Work • The reattribution of a 17th-century work takes away none of its haunting beauty.

Kalighat Paintings • Inexpensive paintings created by Indian artists for European tourists during British rule continue to inspire stylistic developments across the globe.

WE ASKED... How has the act of making art changed the way you see?

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The ABCs of Attention-Grabbing Art • Advertising artists use a tried-and-true design hierarchy—and you can too!

MASTER STUDY • Follow along with SCOTT MAIER as he demonstrates his process for emulating the Masters.

Art-Ready Studio • Make organization and convenient storage your top allies.

Compositions

39th Annual Art Competition • The editors of Artists Magazine are delighted to continue the yearly tradition of presenting top artists from around the globe. This year’s jurors selected Gold, Silver and Bronze Award winners, 15 Prizewinners and 25 Honorable Mentions.

THE EXAMINED LIFE • One needn’t go far to find fodder for paintings. The everyday happenings in and around one’s home provide an ongoing, ever-ready source of creative inspiration.

BRUSHES OVER BULLETS • When the Russian-born portrait artist Zhenya Gershman decided she could not be silent about the atrocities of war, she reached for her paintbrush.

johannes vermeer a retrospective • In the largest Vermeer exhibition ever to take place, most of the artist’s works have been brought together from all over the world to be placed on display at the Rijksmuseum, in Amsterdam.

art news • Artists and lawyers hope for clarification on “ fair use” from a Supreme Court decision this year.

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Backyard Bliss • Pastel artist Brian Cobble walks us through his new, self-designed studio in his Albuquerque backyard.

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