Oil and Water: The Science Behind Paper Marbling By Amy Hand Hey there Smart Art friends and welcome to the May blog! I hope you’re all really excited to dive, literally, into the world of paper marbling with us this month. I certainly am! Paper marbling is an ancient art with its roots in 10th...

The Color Wheel: What it is and How to Use it to Your Advantage By Amy Hand -- Hey there Smart Art friends! Welcome back to another great month of Smart Art fun, I promise you this month is going to be killer! After last month's precise paintings, now we’re flipping things on their head...

Get Inspired: What to Paint Based on the Classics By Amy Hand -- Oh boy you folks are in for a treat this month! After dipping your toes into Asian art with block printing from Japan last month, this month we’re sailing across to China to explore Chinese brush painting. It might surprise you to...

To celebrate May's Smart Art Box inspired by Andy Warhol's iconic Pop Art, we wanted to feature some of his greatest works.  Blog reposted from 7/18/2017 Even if you’re not an art historian or expert, I’d take a guess that you know who Andy Warhol is? If you haven’t heard of the celebrity stories from...

Another Awesome Month of Creativity! Jake over at Naughtyegg_draw has been creating beautiful artwork all month long using April's Smart Art Box!  Take a look at his work this month using chalk pastels and charcoal to create vibrant images. Each month, your Smart Art Box comes with helpful tips to get started with a new...

March's Smart Art Box not only contained a beautiful set of Soft Pastels, but also a complete kit of charcoals, paper, tape, erasers, and a paint pen to create beautiful artwork that has all of the softness and charm that makes this medium so special.

April's Smart Art Box contains everything you need to try out soft pastels and charcoal to create beautiful artwork. Use all of the included tools in this month's box to explore this new medium!  Come watch Jake unbox April's box and be sure to join us each week for challenges and chances to win Peacock...

Take a look at what Jake over at NaughtyEgg_Draw created using Smart Art's March Box.  Using oil paints and paint knives, Jake created beautiful impasto paintings full of texture and life.

  Bas-relief, pronounced bah-relief and also known as low-relief, originally stems from Italian phrase bass-relievo. Essentially this is a sculpture that is always projecting from its surrounding surface. The projection is subtle, and the modeled form is never undercut. Bas-relief is just one type of many in this style. It’s worth pointing out that we...