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Avoid My Mistakes: 7 Art Tips I Wish I Knew Sooner

When I picked up a paintbrush at 35, I didn’t know a damn thing about painting. No art school, no mentors, not even YouTube tutorials. Just me, a canvas, and a whole lot of misguided enthusiasm.

Which meant …. I made every mistake in the book. And honestly? That’s how I learned. But if I 

could save you years of frustration, wasted paint, and fugly canvases, I will. 

That’s why this episode is dedicated to the 7 techniques I wish I had known sooner. These are the lessons that would have sped up my growth, deepened my confidence, and helped me create stronger work right from the start. 

The Hard-Learned Art Tips That Changed Everything

From avoiding the “medium value trap” to learning how to subtract, scramble, and play with color like a rebel, these are the tools I use to this day … and the ones my workshop students tell me are absolute game-changers.

If you’ve ever stared at a canvas and thought, Why isn’t this working?, this episode will give you the answers (and maybe save you from lighting it on fire like I suggested in this episode).

Here’s what you’ll learn:

• Why medium values kill your paintings before they even start
• The power of leaving space for the eye to rest
• How subtraction can rescue a fugly canvas
• My favorite color-mixing trick that makes your palette cohesive without rules

Until next time, y’all!

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Resources Mentioned: 

• Watch this full episode on my YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLMquJfuMsSg0fr46BRdia1cWd-81GThzF
• Honest Art Society: https://www.jodiekingart.com/has 
• The Color Course for Rebels: https://www.jodiekingart.com/ccfr  
• Join me in Austin, TX for my Honest Art Workshop: https://jodieking.com/workshop
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