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Practice or study at home, we have plenty of resources! Perfect for folks that live outside of Southern Arizona. Here you will find educational articles for self-study written by our professional teaching artists.
The Art Verve.com
Is our educational blog written by our own Art Verve Academy instructors. This free online resource provides articles for self study and many resources for both student and professinoal. Click the link below to read the latest article. Click to read...
Links to Videos
A list of educational videos to practice the visual arts at home.
Art Verve Academy Videos
Links to Articles
A list of articles on visual art topics.
- Drawing Basics & Essentials
- Figure Drawing
- Perspective Drawing
- Design & Composition
- Color
- Art Appreciation
- For Professional Practice
Visual Art Vocabulary
Links to visual art glossary of terminology from A to Z.
Art Appreciation
Links to art appreciaion and art movements.
Art Books, We Love!
Recommended by our own instructors! Visit each topic to see how they were ranked them according to our instructor favorites!
Free Art Books
Links to Materials
Are needed for any hands on art class but can be overwhelming at times as there is now an infinite amount of products and brands now available to purchase online or in local art stores.
For Drawing
An overview of Drawing, see the Drawing Page. Descriptions of items with links to purchase preferred brands.
For Painting
An overview of Drawing, see the Painting Page. Descriptions of items with links to purchase preferred brands.
For Mixed Media
An overview of Drawing, see the Mixed Media Page. Descriptions of items with links to purchase preferred brands.
