The Muse's Library: Reference Photos & Art Reviews

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[angelasasserart]

I no longer collect this artist (to put it mildly), but I'm culling books from my collection to help with our medical bills after my husband’s uninsured ER adventure.

This is a bundle of the Angelarium Kickstarter 1st edition books + extras by Eli Manaya and Peter Mohrbacher. I'll be happy to see it gone towards a good cause!

>Ebay book listing here<

Auction ends Monday with more book culling to come! Look for a rare out of print volume of The Art of Satoshi Kon up for auction next.

[angelasasserart]

Excerpt from Jan's Studio Hangout + AMA. Answering a good question from this month's AMA with encouragement for my artist buddies who are feeling some kind of way right now!🫂

Q: How do you stay inspired when things are rough?

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Award-Winning Digital Art Software Used by More Than 4 Million Creators Around the World

Clip Studio Paint PRO is 60% off at Mashable for the next 5 days! This Photoshop alternative boasts customizable paint brushes, posable 3D models for setting up scenes, and no subscription fees.

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Turbocharge Your Workflow with This Next-Level Mind-Mapping Tool

Got a great book idea but having trouble getting it out on paper? Scapple is the intuitive tool that turbocharges your mind and amplifies your writing process — all for just $9.99.

Head's up to the visual brainstormers and mind mappers among us that Scapple is on sale over at The Mary Sue shop!  It's a great tool made by the same folks who made Scrivener which allows for freeform visual mapping, flow charts, etc.

[themuseslibrary]

Happy weekend, all!  I've been revving up for my own Kickstarter and noticed a lack of free resources for those of us creating books.  

As such, I've made a book cover mockup and a book planning layout template that are FREE to use!  No credit is required.  Have fun and create cool things with these!

Download them here.

[angelasasserart]

Come find me at Dragon Con’s Art Show in the Hyatt next weekend! I’ll have original paintings and handmade masks in my Gallery Bay and prints, dice bags, and book bundles in the Print Shop.

I’ll also be giving two panels on social media basics for artists in the Art Show panel area, so feel free to drop by and say hi and maybe learn some things too!

See you there!

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Come catch me at DragonCon where I'll be giving two panels on social media for artists in the Hyatt right next to the Art Show!

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Need custom stickers?

Unlock a free $10 credit from Sticker Mule when you sign up today.

I just added @stickermule to my Referral Link list for artists! I used them recently to print labels of my logo to brand the packaging for my art prints. They were prompt, easy to work with, and quick to ship!

I plan to use them for further branding and look forward to working with them in the future! Get $10 credit with my referral link if you'd like to give them a shot. Review with product photos coming soon to The Muse's Library blog!

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Here is a list of my favorite suppliers and brands that I personally use for my art business! For some of my favorite brands, I've linked ...

It's convention season for a lot of artists I know (including myself!). If you're wondering where to buy prints and things, don't forget to check my Supplier list for my favorite printing places, plus referral links to net you shopping discounts!

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Die cut stickers made of durable, weatherproof vinyl. Get free proofs in 8 hours + fast, free shipping.

Deal Alert!  Sticker Mule is having a special of 50 3x3 custom die cut stickers for $19 (down from the regular price of $67). That's pretty insane! I recently got my branded labels from them and they were fabulous.

[angelasasserart]

DragonCon’s on the way and that means I’m in full blown convention prep mode! Enjoy a behind the scenes look into how I plan my gallery display for this show and others with my thoughts on best practices, suggested display equipment, and supply links.

Read on at the full article “TUTORIAL: How I Plan A Gallery Display“.

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Signal boosting for the supply links and other handy tips!

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What New York City's New Freelancer Law Means for All Small Businesses

Will New York's freelancer rights bill spread to other cities? Stay tuned.

NYC has set an interesting precedent for freelance workers. Sounds encouraging thus far!

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How I Leveled Up My Convention Setup – Allen Panakal – Medium

My very first convention was C2E2 2014 and I had exactly eight — that’s right, eight — illustrations displayed on a half table. I sold my…

A nice breakdown of the evolution of a convention art display, plus shopping links from artist @allenpanakalart !

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I've added a couple of new resources to the Patreon Project Kit for Artists blog post! Check out WP Hide Posts, a plugin that allows you to make private posts on your Wordpress-hosted site.

Also, learn about Gumroad's private and free video options for your large video downloads.

 What a time to be alive! Happy weekend, creators!

[themuseslibrary]

Adobe is doing a pretty cool offer right now for those interested in Creative Cloud's Photography plan. The Photography plan comes with Photoshop and Lightroom, plus a Behance pro account and 2GB of cloud storage, all for $9.99 a month!

If anyone wants to try it, they're doing a referral offer right now until May 16th where signing up via a referral link gets you and your referrer a $10 amazon card! PM me and I can email you a referral link.

It's a great service I use often and highly recommend to my art friends who want to be legit with their software.

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Etsy has rolled out a nice quality of life change in the form of SKU fields for listing variations. This means you can fine tune your listings even further now, in regards to inventory. Time to update my shop!

[angelasasserart]

I didn’t end up getting an illustration based wall calendar for 2017, but I got this one from the maker of Steal Like an Artist instead.

I was sold by this single page on the life cycle of a project. Oh hello, ‘dark night of the soul’. One of these times I’ll remember to bring a lantern.

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I hope you guys are ready for jaw dropping deals! This week all courses and model sets are 20% off in the proko store. Coupon code “BLACK20” - proko.com/store 

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I've studied with Proko's vids in the past & they are excellent quality!  This is a good deal for artists wanting to improve their anatomy.

The model sets are well lit with excellent darks and lights, muscle definition, and variation in posing against clean backdrops.  The instructional videos are also clear, informative without being boring, and don’t overwhelm with anatomical information.