Top 10 Essential Skills for Aspiring Artists in 2026

An image of a robot painting a large mural of a palm tree and bamboo.

Is 2026 the year when AI dominates the print art space and leaves no room for aspiring artists? The state of the art field for beginners trying to break into the field and make a living of it is both challenging and exciting! Below, I’ll cover some of the challenges and opportunities that exist for … Read more

Should Children Choose Art as a Career in 2026?

3 devilish female cartoon characters by Mali Lovic. © 2024 Mali Lovic.

We have a 16 year old. She has really taken to painting, drawing on paper with pencil, pen, or markers, and using the iPad drawing programs. She’s quite good and wants to choose art as her career that she does for the rest of her life. Note – the image above, she made years ago! … Read more

How to Price Your Artwork – Tips Every New Artist Needs

Watercolor painting of Diamond Head Volcano in Hawaii on the island of Oahu by Dalle AI.

Why Is Pricing Your Art Correctly So Important? One problem nearly every artist has is learning to price their art correctly so it sells in the market you’re targeting. Price your artwork correctly and you can make sales right away. Choose the wrong price over and over and it can be months or years before … Read more

I Want to Be An Artist – But I Can’t Draw!

A quick painting by Mali Lovic of a red-headed girl with red lips and eyes. Watercolor. September 2024.

Does it really matter if you can’t draw? The lament of half the creative world is this – they want to be an artist, and yet, they can’t draw to save their lives. I was in (am in) this group! I am going to LEARN TO DRAW and BE AN ARTIST. Let’s GO and LET’S … Read more

The Power of Starting Your Art Career Right Now

Brightly colored tokay gecko art - with the title, who will be the next paid artist?

ArtDayJob.com is here to help budding artists – who don’t even know if they will be successful in ANY WAY – to take the first steps and START PRODUCING ART NOW. What is stopping you from starting your ART CAREER today? The Time to begin making your art is right now. No, I mean TODAY. … Read more

Digital Disruption – Cubist AI Art

AI Art Takeover - Cubist art image showing Diamond Head Volcano and Waikiki Beach by Gemini AI.

Cubist AI art is something I’ve been experimenting a lot. AI is getting so good at creating things in this style that I can’t see people ever really owning the space anymore with the exception of hand-made on canvas paintings. Otherwise, AI owns the print space with digital files so easily created, downloaded, and printed, … Read more

Case Study – Fishing Art for Profit

Fish sticker art - pompano fish.

From Stickers to Portraits – The Journey of a Fishing Artist In this exciting world of art, where new ideas and creativity are always changing the scene, there’s an artist who has found a special way to mix her love for fishing with her art skills. This artist, I’ll call her “Marina Blue,” because she … Read more