Welcome artists and soon to be artists! I am writing to you in hopes of helping you improve your work, learn a new technique, and become a better artist in many different aspects. So, let's start with what makes a good artist? Here are a few things to work on before even putting your pencil, paintbrush, crayon, the medium of choice to the paper. 1. Patience- If you want to be an artist, well, you better work on your patience. If you don't have the patience to spend hours, possibly weeks on a new piece, then being an artist is not for you. Creating new work is a slow process, especially if you want it to be worth anything. The best artists in the world still spend countless hours working on a single piece because they are focused on detail, on making sure it is done right, and making it appear to the audience that their talent is unique. 2. Persistence- Artwork is frustrating. When you see a piece that another artist puts on the internet, you don't see the 50 other simil...