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16 of the best online shops to buy original art prints for your home

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We reveal the best place to buy wonderful art prints to fuel your mood, imagination and creativity. In fact, you probably spend every working day meticulously crafting amazing-looking work for your company or freelance clients – not just because you want praise and reward. As a creative, you're by nature a visual person.

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Maiyashu's new picture book explores how people relate to their hometowns in a breathtaking way

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Having originally studied printmaking at the Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, Maiyashu would soon find themselves on the other side of the planet, shifting their artistic studies from a fine art background and taking a more illustrative approach. "To

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Sarah Madden on slowing down and finding escape through an exciting leap into freelancing

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For Sarah Madden , a graphic designer based in Leeds, she realised she wanted to embrace freelance illustration and design full-time to explore a better lifestyle. So at the beginning of June, she handed in her notice to her agency boss and declared herself an official freelance illustrator and designer. You've just gone freelance.

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Out of The Box: Tom Buchanan celebrates the lost art of collecting in a digital world

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Freelance designer, artist and curator Tom Buchanan explores the objects that define artists in his new photography book-cum-research project, Out of The Box. Described as a celebration of the lost art of collecting, Out of The Box uses containers as its jumping-off point in order to pay homage to artistic hoarders.

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Patrick Nelson's breathtaking collages bring a graphic design sensibility to the world of art

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Patrick Nelson uses paper like a paintbrush to create incredible collage art. In 2020 he was featured in the De Young Open in San Francisco, a juried community art exhibition. Describing his art, Patrick says: "I construct graphic, timeless images from hand-stained newspaper clippings, juxtaposing modern designs with old media.

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Dong Qiu's magical illustrations summon the East-meets-West spirit of Shanghai

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The moment you clasp eyes on freelance illustrator Dong Qiu 's work, you feel yourself being pulled in multiple directions. Her art is at once subtle yet distinctive, calm yet thrilling, steeped in tradition yet irrepressibly modern. The subject of Chinese is also closely related to art, and the two complement each other."

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The Best Courses on Skillshare in 2020

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Freelance & Entrepreneurship. View top Fine Art Courses. Freelance & Entrepreneurship. Pricing Your Work: How to Value Your Work as a Freelancer. View top Freelance & Entrepreneurship Courses. Photography. Illustration. UI/UX Design. Creative Writing. Film & Video. Productivity.