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...

Colored pencils are one of the most approachable artistic media. In most cases, all you need to get started drawing with colored pencils are the pencils themselves and a piece of paper. What actually is a colored pencil? Colored pencils are composed of a core of colored pigments protected by wood casing. While graphite pencils...

As you know, the theme of this month’s Smart Art Box is the wonderful art movement known as Pop! It took the art world by storm in the 1950s and 1960s, in its celebration of popular culture. One of the ways that pop artists such as Andy Warhol and Jasper Johns rethought the everyday things...