Tuesday, September 3, 2019
Sick as hell
Tuesday, August 27, 2019
Nostalgia
Sunday, March 31, 2019
New Designs Summer 2019
Saturday, February 16, 2019
curiosity killed the org
Sunday, November 18, 2018
Flow Art
Friday, November 16, 2018
Be in the know.
Thursday, October 11, 2018
Wednesday, February 28, 2018
Personality The Giver (ENFJ)
2.5% of the U.S. population. This makes this
personality group even more interesting,
because although ENFJs are rare, they
tend to be very influential without even trying.
Characteristics You are a warm, caring, generous, people-focused
person. You are a good communicator, highly intuitive,
reliable and extremely organized. You are passionate and firm in
your ideals and principles.
You put great emphasis on being with other
people in real life, but also feel a certain
detachment from reality and like to live in your
own imaginations and ideas. You thrive
in social situations but also need time alone
to think about things. Your heart and authentic care for other people
can lead you to place others above yourself and
sometimes this may lead to over-involvement in
the situation of others.
http://www.personalityperfect.com/test/free-personality-test/
My response for others with this personality type.
Is there a place in this world where the giver is also the receiver?
Maybe if you align your self with other givers.
This is sooo true I feel like I am over inclined to mother people.
I feel like I need to help everyone that I can.
It is hard for me to put my goals and my needs first over others.
It is a constant effort to make sure I am not becoming a doormat.
I am so glad I was a sales person for several years because I feel
as a giver you also are inclined to be somewhat trusting and even trusting blindly.
Makes you a target for criminals and narcissists.
Players and manipulators also see your giving spirit and take take take.
I even found myself falling into a cult at a young age to win parental approval.
Took me ten years to shake that cult off my back.
Sunday, February 18, 2018
Moms Garden
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Moms Garden2 by liquidartz on DeviantArt tears
Thursday, February 15, 2018
Great Quality Images with Mirrorlab
I have been working night and day
on some great tutorials for Mirrorlab.
I first downloaded Mirrorlab because
I was looking for a good app that
produced high quality dramatic images.
Kaleidoscope
Fractals
I am an amazon affiliate and
I have posted these links to
stylus's because it can be
very helpful to have a stylus
if you are doing this type of posts.
Sunday, January 7, 2018
I lost 20 pounds in 2 weeks. Keto assisted
affect your weight loss.
Ketosis is the state that the
body goes through after no eating
for 8 hours and after 8 hours your
body produces ketones naturally
which stave off cancer and infection.
If the body gets food then that food will
feed your body but if you continue to fast
for a few hours the body will feed off of
your fat. So it is therefore detoxing and
if you usual dont eat after 6pm then you
will go into Ketosis while you are
sleeping which will allow the body to
start burning fat while you are sleeping.
If you have a family member who has
dementia and they sleep weird hours
or just someone who is unable to get
8 hours in a row of sleep then you are more
likely to get up and eat. I have to have
a breakfast because my medication
leaves me weak in the mornings and in order
to get going I have to eat. So what if
you just can't get the ketosis state that you
need. You can then choose to take in ketones
which is a type of fat that is similar to the
type of fat your brain consists of and it does
help break down the plaque or metals depending
on the type of food or drinks you are consuming.
As an epilepsy advocate I have
looked into the foods that I eat the
most and one was cereal and
others are processed foods
contain a lot of unhealthy
additives as well as heavy metals.
Kombucha and break down these metals.
I gained a lot of weight adding the
ketones to my diet via Greek Yogurt
which also kills of the excessive
bad yeasts that can cause infections
thrash and even cancer if the candida
is not flushed out of the system.
There is also a product called
kefir which is probiotic and is
really bad tasting and pretty much
all of these items do taste pretty bad.
You can drink water or any other
types of drinks that are not very
think and it will allow your body to be
in ketosis state. So if you want to loose weight
I recommend some realistic everyday exercise goals
such as leg lifts and drinking a little Kombucha a day .
I lost 20 pounds in 2 weeks doing this and drinking green
tea at night.
I also try not to eat before I sleep .
I have not cut out all sugar but I try not
to eat any processed food products or make
my foods from scratch. I really do not like to eat
wheat after researching
that millions of bees are dying
each year I am not eating oats, wheat,corn as much as I used to. I only did 3 days of full body aerobics and only as
much as I could and started with 30 min. 300 sit ups a day or any core exercise!Guarantee rock hard abs. Now I can exercise an hour long video but I
have to take several
breaks to rest. I feel like
if you do a small amount of core exercises each day
like legs lifts and eat some fermented food
or drinks it will change how you feel .
You will be flying out of bed like a
ninja in the morning in no time.
(ba hahaha as soon as you have
3 cups of coffee)
right! Other info reference;Further information on how traditional
diets can cut out the brain food you need. https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/evolutionary-psychiatry/201104/your-brain-ketones If anyone has any other better sources of ketones you would like to share please do so all information is helpful and appreciated.
Tuesday, January 2, 2018
How to set your Youtube to Monetize 2018
Under status and feature
Look to the left and it says monetize click on Enable.
Accept the partner program read everything in full and take some notes.
Request Adsence
Choose Monetize preferences
Choose the type of ads you want or unclick the ones you do not want.
Hustle till you reach 10,000 views and then your acct will be reviewed.
Then you start earning. Be sure to post a lot and make sure that you share on
all social media platforms available to share through. Then you
can also promote to your friends and family or even share and boost post on facebook.
At the bottom it shows your current views.
Learning from my mistakes....
Get your bff or fam to help you record your videos or buy a stand make sure that
your stand is going to be big enough to hold your smart phone or device.
I bought a stand but I have to tape it to the desk because my smart phone is super heavy lol
Monday, January 1, 2018
How to make money with Adsence
Sunday, November 26, 2017
Artists Deals Online
I am writing this blog to assist in finding some good deals on amazon for all my fellow artists. I don't know if other artists obsess with their artist arrangement. Or I should say art area , Do you have to sit on the floor ? Is your Easle just a little old and rickety?
This is my current easel
Three legged easle with drawer and a pallet! I think I got it on sale too for about 70.00 !! It is on sale now too.
Art Alternatives Sonoma Sketchbox Easel
.......
I must have had at least 15 years and I love it but it is kinda hard to fit in my little tiny living space but this is the best bet if you live in a small area or you like to travel a lot because it folds up.
Is your Drafing table not ideal (mine does not have a good flat angle on it )and what about all those supplies.
Here is a great drafting table but there is not a black friday discount on it the price is really good considering how much this would help my back!
.............
Tangkula Drafting Table Art & Craft Drawing Desk Art Hobby Folding Adjustable w/ Stool (Pink)
I love this one but it is not glass and therefore you can not use it to trace. This is fine for beginners.
How do you fit all your supplies in the area when you are lining up 3 canvases?
I actually use a plastic tool box it was my hubby's but the plastic does not do soo well with that much weight in it. So he gave it to me for my art but in reality what would be better would be something that you could attach to the wall at arms lenth.
Trunkcratepro Collapsible Portable Multi Compartments Trunk Organizer, Black
These are some questions all artists have faced. I used to live in a large place but now I am in a single wide trailer and I may be here for a long long time. So how do I make all this art in this small area. Oddly I have a drafting table and I have a easle but neither are all that helpful. both cause me great back aches...... the easiest way to paint is with the completely dry canvas sitting on top of me on the couch this is a super big NO NO right lol! How do you make it easy to get those details on the canvas without having to wallow in paint.
My Drafting table does not go straight up and down and I feel that is the only way that you can really get those good details.
Tangkula Drafting Table Tangkula Adjustable Drawing Desk Rolling Drafting Table Tempered Glass Top Art Craft
Light box is mandatory as well but with this table you can just put a light behind it. But incase you dont know what I am talking about here is a light box it is like a tablet bit it is just a light that you can draw on. Maybe your Mom is like mine and saved every single pretty photo she ever took for you to draw. (not to mention everyone else in your family) You can easliy put it on the light box and trace it and get that work done DOUBLE TIME! No it not cheating Working smarter not harder is the goal and your longevity of your hands is something I wish I had embrased a lot earlier instead of giving my self some kind of guilt trip.
A4 Ultra-thin Portable LED Light Box Tracer USB Power Cable Dimmable Brightness LED Artcraft Tracing Light Pad Light Box for Artists Drawing Sketching Animation Designing Stencilling X-ray Viewing
I don't know if any of you have seen Jim Carey Paint but this man knows whats up he put a ladder down over the canvas and practically lays down on his art. Inspired.
#jimcarey #yourock
Some of my favorite artists have a room dedicated to the art unlike me where i do art all over the place.(I used to and it was sooo awesome !!) I do acrylic pours in the kitchen and oil paint in the living room NOT A GOOD IDEA this is why you should buy my art so I can get a studio going thanks in advance.
Everytime I go shopping I need this list sooo bad here I am making it for me and for you too Acrylic pour To do list
Liquitex Pouring Meduim
Liquitex Professional Pouring Effects Medium, 32-oz
Acrylic Paints
Big bottle of very high proof alchol
like 90 or better
everclear lol I found this but it appears to be sold out at the moment I have no idea what alchol varnish is for but I am sooo intregued to find out ! But it is 80$$$
.... NEW Alchol varnish powder
and be sure to add some metalic and glitter if you want it to feel like the painting is calling out to you like a glistening eye.
Here is a really great deal on acrylic paint I have to warn you though when it comes to paint sometimes it is better not to take advantage of sales because ususally that means this is the paint that does not sell. But I have noticed with liquid pours the cheaper the better less mixing to do soo it is definately and experimental project,..................
Oil on canvas Ok here is the problem painting with oils it takes forever to dry. If you are a professional artist trying to get this out fast it is not a good idea to go for thinning oil paint out with oil. But it is far less toxic.
So if you are like me you probably were taught to use liquin or paint thinner and that is great if you are in a school project or a professional project that has time constraints but if you are opening a gallery you should not use toxic thinners because people think that the paint is what is toxic which some colors are more toxic than others. The paint thinner is the most toxic . Of course there is water soluble paints that is less toxic and I recommend this especially if you paint in your house where you have nosey children that may get into it or bad cats. I do so I have to use the less toxic. obviously the more toxic sometimes is better for longevity but I think it was Picasso or Van Gogh that used this. Wal-nut oil M. Graham 32-Ounce Walnut Oil Medium
Walnut oil is all natural If you are thinking oils are less toxic beware of linseed oil it is in your paints but if you use it as a thinner it is very easy to burn your house down. All it takes is one time getting it on you and wiping your hand on a cloth that piece of cloth can catch fire and burn your house down.
M. Graham 8-Ounce Walnut Oil Medium
Certain pigments are always going to be more toxic than others such as yellow from cadmium Just be knowledgeable
What if you mess up and you have a ton of ruined canvases well you will need some sand paper
Sand Paper
If you can buy in bulk it may save you 20 trips to the store because if you are working on a face and you mess up then you use the really harsh grit which is like 60-80 can really mess up a painting. But if have some smaller grit it is great to smooth it out with this.120 To 3000 Assorted Grit Sandpaper for Wood Furniture Finishing, Metal Sanding and Automotive Polishing, Dry or Wet Sanding, 9 x 3.6 Inch, 36-Sheet
ok to use it first as long as its not just one layer of paint. The medium grit is great but don't forget to be safe get a fan and get a mask Yamde 50 Pcs Disposable Earloop Face Masks Germ Dust Protection Four Layer Activated Carbon Filter Face Masks
and go outside to sand sometimes when its cold I will do it in the kitchen but that is really not a good idea if you have to be sure to set up on the floor instead of close to your appliances like the toaster lol you dont want that paint getting on something that you may eat off of.
I really recommend just going out side if you have to sand anything unless it is just a tiny place and then maybe you could do it int he bath room.
Just incase you dont know me I dream of living in this Monolithic Dome home (or at least having a dome home galleria/ studio )
Fire resistant, hurricane resistant and you should too
Dome Living : A Creative Guide For Planning Your Monolithic Dream Home
Last But not least
Before you varnish sign your work but don't use a brush use a paint pen, Nothing peevs me more than not knowing if after I am dead I will get credit for my works.It is very hard to sign with a brush ! I put my finger print on my art somewhere remember this could effect the color of your painting (especially if you paint oil on canvas) so be sure to do this somewhere that your oils from your skin wont ruin the painting like on the back. I used to get sooo upset when I had paint on my fingers and got it on the back canvas. I would actually sand it off or paint over it . But now I do it on purpose! Ba hahaha
when you paint faces you really dont want all the brush strokes you want the person to exude realism you want to capture them as themselves. I have been tempted to use mu finger to do this and it can really make the skin color come out way darker if your oils get in that paint. So either use gloves or use this makeup applicator. Eastrin Makeup Sponges, Beauty Makeup Blender Blending Cosmetic Make up Sponges Buds Egg Shaped Set for Concealer Contouring Powder
For an extra proof of purchase do the finger print and the signing !!! Because I may never be famous until I die but I want my work to be known~! So use a good pen and sign it make sure it is acid free ! 120 To 3000 Assorted Grit Sandpaper for Wood Furniture Finishing, Metal Sanding and Automotive Polishing, Dry or Wet Sanding, 9 x 3.6 Inch, 36-Sheet
Rookey Mistakes
I once did and acrylic pour in the bathroom because even though people will tell you acrylic is less toxic when you are trying to create cells
Here is a you tube video to show you what I am talking about ...https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ay50Qk0VbVg This person used Floetrol Hmmm so I will check that out too!! This is for really big cells Lovin this look
Flood Floetrol Latex Paint Additive Plastic Clear
First in your acrylic pours you mix
Mix
click here to order bulk mixing sticks
..... .. Pacon Jumbo Natural Craft Sticks,100 pieces per pack
mix and mix more
It takes like an hour if you use a lot of colors.(so get your friend , hubby or neighbor to help you) You can use flotrol or silicone or Modge podge, or just liquid pouring medium to make cells.
Here is a link to Liquitex silicone. Liquitex Professional Slow-Dri Fluid Retarder Effects Medium, 4-oz
Then you will put the paint down on the canvas, table or whatever you are doing make sure you have a level to make sure that your surface is level . COLORE VIBRANT LIFE Acrylic Paint Set of 48 (22ML Tubes) with VibrancePro Rich Pigment Technology
In the video I saw online theat really seemed to do good cells they used the Basics brand paint so ...(the link above)
Be sure to get a spray bottle (less is more sometimes) Be soo careful not to kill yourself with fumes and not to ruin the painting by not exercizing PATIENCE!!!
I just can not express this enough get your meanest friend to come over and drag you away from the canvas because you will be temped to keep messing with it and that will not serve you well.
Go light and spritz it that combo gave me a BAD migraine and it was in my wide open kitchen that has no door I could not just close the door and so we literally stayed outside or in our bedrooms while it aired out for several hours. Mississippi is so hot you can not just open the door for a very long time to let in the air. So if you have to it will take some time to cool off again.
So with this in mind be sure to either have really nice day out and no rain or a garage or shed you can do this in. I actually have a shed or 3 just did not have it clean YOU CAN NOT DO AN ACRYLIC POUR in a nasty dusty shed !!! Because you dont want all those thousands of dust and grime getting on your painting. If it happends actually sometimes it does your painting may come out looking gritty Like that one time I did my pour while
I was drinking a Margarita and then got a little bit glitter happy it was still beautiful and sooo whimsical but it just wasent shiney and liquid looking and it completely killed my attempt to make this acrylic pour NO GLITTER !! But if you do and I know if you are an artist you may be tempted you can then sand it down and yes pour varnish or resin over it for that shiney loook WHOOT WHOOT
Dont forget to take lots of time to dry before the varnish is put on for oil it can take up to 6 months to dry if you used walnut oil to paint. Just google it and find out the drying time for the materials if rush it you can set it in a hot car or blow dry it but I do not recommend it because it can crack and that would put you completely back to step one. I used too much alchol and it most definately did crack and the glitter did not help any!
Liquitex Professional Satin Varnish, 8-oz
If you have any questions or comments please share.
Tuesday, October 10, 2017
How to sell your art online.
..... https://www.edx.org/school/harvardx
Audience is Key
Don't forget that if you are an artist there are plenty of ways to get your art out there. There is pinterest, reddit, blogger other social media. Stumble upon, Dribble and some people even get gigs from their LinkedIn act. Instagram is the best for art to find people that are artists to really get inspired and to inspire others. But they do not allow you to share links directly to your art that is for sale.Well you can post the link but its not like on other social media sites where you can easily post it to deviantart and then just hit share. When it populates on Pinterest or Facebook then you can easily see that when you clicl on the image it takes them back to your POD page. I hate it because that is my main audience, but facebook is so jam packed with advertisements it kind of irritates me too so I try not to do it to others. If they choose to like my page that is spicifically for my art then that would be fine.
Pay attention to your stats!
What ever you see doing well do more of that...........So I made a separate page from my personal page on fb where I see that 50-75 people view my art but do not click on it or share it hardly ever. It is kind of disheartening. Don't let it be discouraging because you know that it is getting views and that is a plus. My art I do not make for the demographic that I live in. I was not raised in the south and so my art is not that southern but I do make commissions for people who are interested. In the mean time I use Pinterest to reach my audience of people who are more like me. It has been my saving grace!!! I post for 20 min in the morn at the peak times for the things that are trending. When people are online and my numbers go up. At night I post my art. It is imperative that if you want to make sales you post first on the Print on demand site (deviantart or zazzle is my fav. or redbubble great quality from redbubble then share to your pinterest boards....................)
How do you get your stats?
Nothing will encourage you like seeing those number go up and up and up every single day!
If you sign up for the business acct and post things that you love and things that are current people will search for these things and may also notice your art. This is how I have started to make sales. Then you can look at the stats and see what does best for you its planters and zombies YAY for me. Because I love both. My number one board was hanging planters. Which I love and have been making with my Mom since I was a kid. But at this time of year it brought numbers to my page(25k) Post what is really trending. and Post what you are passionate about. Deviantart has stats and so does zazzle. You can also use statcounter. Analytics is fun but a pain in the but.
Here is the steps it really takes to get going.
1 Draw or Digitally render high resolution prints. (Quality is sooo important do the research for each site and their print requirements.)
2 Then edit them to make them really pretty and shiny or eye catching and put your LOGO on it! (even if you have not made it legal just make sure you copyright it.) By Law the Judge will ususally side with you if you either put your logo on it or use the © just go ahead and copy it right NOW!!! Put it on all of your posts you can even change the code in your image and add the copyright code into the image its self. Even if you have not done a trademark you can still protect your work. There is no guarantee that the courts will allow this but if someone steels your art and makes millions you can not do anything if you can not prove it is yours!!!
3 Then post to a sales site first before SOCIAL MEDIA.
(these I recommend from experience) Amazon Merch
zazzle (add more % or you will be sad when you make a lot of sales and only get 1$ each :0)
redbubble
society 6
deviantart.com
These are my favorite but here is a massive list you can check out. If you are an artist posting your art to these sites before you have it copyrighted you really need to read that fine print on each and every site you sign up for BECAUSE you may loose the rights to your work. FOR EXAMPLE ; Deviantart does allow you to post your art and you will not lose the rights but if you delete your acct and something sells they are not going to be paying you ......SO think twice before posting and think twice before deleting your acct as well. Most importantly you dont want to take a crappy photo that is low low quality but super cool and post it all over because it it sells a ton and everyone is upset because of the print quality they may want their money back and if like zazzle and most companies they have a clause in the terms of service that says they are not NOT LIABLE of course they are always going to say this. So always make sure your images are top quality. This is the main reason I use deviantart because they have really high standards for quality I post first there and then if it will not let me make large prints then I know that it will have a poor print quality.. I think Zazzle really needs to impliment some print quality standards. I ususally just use the template that is available through amaxon merch it is like 4500 X 5400 and 300dpi (ppi)and this will cover most products and look pretty good. Some people will try to tell you that the ppi and DPI do not matter and that it will come out the same but that is just not tre 100% of the time the larger the image the less pixels will print.... For Cameras there are PPI charts you can look up. As I make accounts for these and use them I will update my blog but it is a long and tedious process to read every single bit of the terms of service to make sure I am not selling my soul in the process. ROFL Shopify costs some money but I hear it well worth the cost.
Cafe Press has good pricing but I have not used it
threadless
designs by humans
inktale.com
Imagekind.com (I have an acct here but I dont use it )
Aliexpress
Sunfrog
teespring
Artbeatstudios. (these poeple have some really good equiptment and they say they can print extremely high quality from low res photos. ) I sent them all my info and have yet to hear back from them :(
Society 6 I have an acct with the but do not post to it because they have some crappy print quality on a lot of their reviews online. It costs three dollars to get started and I am too frugal to give them money with the amount of bad reviews they have.
Fineartamerica I have an acct with them and I have not done the necissary amount of research to really post a lot of work there. Before I post to a site I go to you tube and watch the unboxing of product if they can not do a good job I do not post work to them .
customink ???
absolutearts.com
Here are a few more I am super excited to check out
BUT HAVE NOT HAD THE TIME
art.com
saatchiart.com
Crated
Artstorefronts
zenfolio
smugmug
Printful
Nuvango
gaerbubble
I am working on a document that has lines up all the different costs and percentages of money you make as well as reviews and all that good stuff. Zazzle is MOST DEFINITELY the funnest one to work with. they have cute fonts so you can just make images and then you can overlay the font from the web site.They have built in filters that are super pretty. Zazzle's on the actual PC is great but if you go and download the app I can make no promises I have had no luck with the app. I used to use it to upload images but now I cant even get it to do that but for one product at a time, but they have made it so that if you upload it to one shirt it is available for purchase on 153 shirts that your customer can choose from.. IF YOU set your settings to that feature that automatically populates to new products. The best thing for me is fractals I love to use fractals and kaleidoscopes! then overlay some text on a shirt. If you want to look me up just google liquidartz. For example here is one I uploaded from the zazzle app. (make sure it says made by you and not someone else.......) Usually if you upload to the app later if you are on the web site you can go in where you uploaded designs are and you can add the additional products with that picture that you used. Now you can not You lieterally have to plug your phone into your computer lol like we did ten years ago lol.upload all 2 million of your photos lol and then upload it to your zazzle......... Once you have decided on one of these then you upload your designs............. 4) SHARE SHARE SHARE a) Share it to facebook , pinterest, reddit b) add a stat counter on your sites that have sales so you can watch the stats go up. c) I like to make deviations of my original work and then edit it in a kaleidoscope and post to instagram. 5) Make a you tube video about what sells and what does not sell ! I have not got this far yet but my internet is sooo tremendously slow I just will have to go live and that is sooo freaking scare y. So I blog instead Love you all and I hope that everyone gets their cake and eats it too! (diabetics sorry I love you too) As a raging workaholic nothing is ever good enough for me! I am always pushing myself to be better. (sometimes you have to tell your sister, brother, Mother or lover to just take your art away from you when it looks good.) Otherwise you will end up like me an art hoarder that will never let go of anything until someone actually comes and snatches out of my cold dead hands. You wont get anywhere without the drive. I have started making art a repetitious task daily grind. Help others and collaborate they will help you back!!! If you find a design that is soo cute dont forget to add a little bit extra on the royalties. MAN I sold one of these and only made 1.50 you think I would be happy but you have to remember on zazzle if you don't make 30.00 you wont get paid UGH Affiliate Links
What if you are not artistically inclined but you are in the same boat. Maybe your a stay at home Mom or a single parent that just really needs some extra income but you just don't have the time to create any art.
Well that is where Affiliate links come in.......
see my other blogs. So amazon and many other sites have affiliate links all you have to do is sign up for the program and then do some research. If you have had your social media open for a long time and you have a lot of followers it can be pretty easy to make sales just find something that is necessary or coveted. Like this time of year in the south where I live if I were to try to sell some affiliate products I would sell humidifier, heaters, guns and hunting or camping gear. There were so many products that I recommended for hurricane preparedness I made a blog and added affiliate links to all kinds of self sufficient products. Mainly because I had a lot of people I love and just really good friends that had to survive through hurricanes this year... Surviving a hurricane is pretty easy as long as the power stays on and the roof stays in place.
Click Bait or Pay per click
Another thing you can do is if you are like me and you have time to spend researching you can write and awesome blog and set up links for pay per click sites. But this I have not tried because I am not sure which ones are good and which ones cause viruses. This blog is perfect for pay per click it is much much longer than I anticipated and people keep asking me questions and I add a little more to it. SO I probably should set up some pay per click and each time a person clicks you get a tiny bit $ but the more important your info or the more trendy then the more money you will make. Ok so any other questions just send me a message and I will update the blog. Good luck, Hustle Hustle Hustle
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