Tips and Tricks from CAO Instructors

A variety of Tips and Tricks from all the courses at Create Arts Online.
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Free Daily Art Practice Habit Tracker
A habit tracker can help you see that you are getting further along in your goal than you thought! Your goal could be as simple as sketching for 5 minutes each day or taking time to work on a painting. It’s ok if you skip a couple days or even weeks. As long as you keep at it a little bit each month, you’ll see that you’ve created a good habit over the course of an entire year. This free download from Create Arts Online will help you get that much closer to your daily art practice goal!
Top 5 Art Journaling Supplies
Learn how to get started with art journaling with this easy guide! Our top 5 art journaling supplies will help you get started and creating in your art journal today!
Getting Started with Altered Journals
No matter what type of journal you choose this will be your safe place to explore your thoughts and desires. It is a wonderful space to practice your art and discover your personal and artistic voice. Nicole shares her favorite materials and art supplies to create with, starting with acrylic paints, washi tape, oil pastels, and so much more. Once you have gathered your materials you will watch Nicole work in real time demonstrating each of her methods for adding layers of joy and creativity!
Tips and Tricks for Art Journaling
Nicole Austin of Kinueko Arts has brought her Altered Journals course exclusively to Create Arts Online. In this course Nicole shares three different types of both recycled and new options for finding the best journal to start with. You may find you want to create on blank new pages or with a vintage ledger that has character and history.
Online Art Class vs In-Person Workshop
So, you’re ready to start venturing into the world of mixed media art classes! You might be thinking about which is right for you: an online art class or an in-person art retreat. Both are great options, but for many different reasons. Here, we’ll talk about the main differences between each and help you decide which is best for you.
Drawing Faces for Beginners
Learn how easy it is to draw faces for beginners with this online art class with Nicole Austin on Create Arts Online. Watch and learn as Nicole creates eight different versions of her unique spin on drawing faces that can be achieved by anyone at any level of art. You will be able to work alongside Nicole virtually as she guides you on each of her methods. All you need is an open mind and a creative spirit.
Get Started in Mixed Media
Welcome to Create Arts Online! We are excited to bring to you the most sought-after fine art and mixed media artists to share their expertise and talents here at Create Arts Online. This is the only place where you will see these artists demonstrate their well-honed methods, while they instruct and guide you in creating with their specific techniques.
Get Started with Mixed Media Art
Get started with mixed media art with an online class from Create Arts Online! The beauty of Create Arts Online is that you will have the opportunity to watch and learn from an “over-hands” vantage point as each instructor walks you through their step-by-step process. All of our instructors are experts in their technique or style. These courses are full length, and they share the same information they teach in their live workshops including some bonus techniques.
Tips and Tricks for Polymer Clay
In this course Laurie will take you step-by-step through the ways to create your own Polymer Triptych. Laurie creates these Polymer Triptychs as the substrate, so you no longer need to search for that perfect board or object. In this course, you will learn how to create your own.
How to Get Started with Soldering
Learn tips and tricks for getting started with soldering today! Create Arts Online is thrilled to have the very talented Katherine England teaching her signature soldering online course. Katherine shares some of the great hacks she has created to make the process even easier and more fun. Each of these techniques takes some practice, but once you are comfortable with your soldering iron and the solder, the sky will be the limit with what you can create.
How to Get Started Drawing
Are you new to drawing? Are you curious about how to improve your skills as a budding artist and learn creative ways to draw? Helen Shafer Garcia has brought her well known drawing methods and techniques exclusively to Create Arts Online. In this online course, you will watch Helen work in real time as she demonstrates her easy to achieve methods of drawing simple objects while adding color, shading, and other art elements.
Learn How to Collage with Nature
In this online course, Cheryl Cohen will take simple things found in nature and create a mixed media project. Cheryl has an incredible eye for using natural materials with intention and creativity. Throughout this course she teaches how to create a composition that has a beautiful mix of color, balance, and texture. These pieces can be displayed as wall hangings, table decorations, and functional mirrors.
How to Get Started with Painting
Learn how to create vibrant, colorful paintings without years of training! Create Arts Online is proud to present painting courses for beginners online, at your own pace. Artist and instructor Karla Duterloo comes in to demonstrate (in real time) how she uses ripped up newspaper, colorful paints, and other paper to create a variety of compositions that are easy to design.
How to Make Your Own Collage Paper
Are you curious about how to transform book pages and blank papers into something creative, vibrant, and full of life? Would you like to let your creative spirit and intuition run free while learning achievable techniques and methods for making collage papers? Nicole has taught hundreds of students how to use a wide variety of materials to create wildly fun and creative abstract paper prints that can be used for many different mixed media projects.