Fra Angelico’s Fiesole Altarpiece Returns to Fiesole, Revealing a Hidden Throne
Fra Angelico’s earliest altarpiece is back in San Domenico, Fiesole, after a Friends of Florence restoration used infrared to uncover the marble throne he painted around 1424 beneath Lorenzo di Credi’s 1501 overpainting.
Kneaded Eraser for Charcoal: How to Use One, What It Cannot Do, and Top Picks
A kneaded eraser lifts charcoal by adhesion, not abrasion — so it adds light rather than erasing mistakes. How it behaves on vine, compressed and pencil charcoal, the five things it cannot do, and the four best blocks to buy.
Blenders for Charcoal: What They Are, How to Use Them, and Top Picks
Every way to blend charcoal — stumps, tortillons, chamois, brushes, sponges and Sofft tools — what each is best for, and how to blend without muddy, flat tone.
Best Charcoal Sets: Top Kits Compared for Artists
The best charcoal drawing sets compared — what belongs in a good kit, curated artist-grade sets vs padded multipacks, and the top picks for beginners and professionals.
How to Use Scarcity and Deadlines Without Feeling “Salesy” (A Guide for Artists)
You sit down to write the email. The print drop goes live Friday. There are forty pieces in the edition. You know the words you’re supposed to use — don’t miss out, last chance, only a few left, hurry — and every one of them makes your skin crawl. So you write something vague and […]
Art Supplies Storage and Organization: A System That Lasts
Organize art supplies the right way: sort and zone your kit, pick small-space storage that fits, store paint, brushes and paper so they last, and keep the studio fire-safe.
Best Acrylic Paints
A working artist’s guide to the best acrylic paints for 2026 – the top brands by skill level, budget and painting style, from first budget set to gallery-grade professional line.
Best Oil-Based Colored Pencils: 10 Artist-Grade Picks Compared
The best oil-based colored pencils compared for artists — Polychromos, Pablo, Derwent Lightfast, Holbein, Luminance, Koh-I-Noor and budget picks — plus how to choose and how oil beats wax.
Best Powdered Graphite for Drawing (Tested Picks + How to Use It)
The best powdered graphite for drawing, compared by fineness, size and use, plus how to apply it, safety facts and a DIY method.
How Meme Culture Is Reshaping Contemporary Art: From Internet Jokes to Museum Collections
On March 11, 2021, Christie’s auction house sold a digital artwork for $69,346,250. The piece—a collage of 5,000 internet-style images created by an artist known as Beeple—commanded a price higher than works by many classical masters. Just five years earlier, suggesting that memes were art would have been dismissed as absurd. Yet here we are. […]