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2. A great way to share your art
with the world is to create an
art blog. You can even sell
artworks to people who visit
your blog or offer to create
custom art such as portraits for
people who are interested in
hiring you as an artist.

3. In many ways, creating an art
blog is just like creating any
other blog except the content
of the blog will consist of more
images and the blog will follow
a more creative theme that
depicts your style of work.

4. 1) Sign up for a blogging service.
The most popular services are
Blogger and WordPress, but there
are many other services available.
Some of these services are
completely free to use (such as
Blogger) while others may require
you to purchase a domain (your
blog address) or pay a fee for
hosting (online storage space).

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6. 2) Start creating your art blog just
as you would create any other type
of blog. When you use any
blogging service to create the blog
you will be asked to choose the
following blog attributes.
•Blog URL: The URL (also known as
the domain address)

7. •* Blog name: Ideally, the name of
your blog should match the main
keyword used in your blog's domain
address.

8. 3) Pick a template. The template
basically determines the design of
your blog and how content should be
displayed within it. The template
should match the theme of your blog
or the style of art that will be
displayed on it.
•* Font: The font refers to how the
letters, numbers and punctuations
will be displayed on your blog.

9. •* Color scheme: Each template has a
color scheme that specifies the color
of the background and also the color
of other design elements such as the
header and menu bars.
• * Background image: At times you
may be allowed to select a
background image for your blog.

10. 4) Start writing blog posts so people
have something to read when they
visit your blog. Here are some ideas
to help you get started.
* Create content that is unique.
Being an artist is all about being
different and expressing who you are.

11. •* Share personal stories so people
can relate to your work.
• * Proofread each blog post before
publishing to minimize grammatical
errors that may make your blog less
appealing.
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12. 5) Brand your images if you want to
prevent others from copying the
images from your blog and using
them without your permission. Here
are 2 methods of branding that you
may want to consider.
* Add your signature to the images
that you want to brand.

13. •* Create watermarks. Watermarks
are a more effective method of
branding because they cover the
whole canvas area occupied by the
image. The watermark can be a faded
texture or symbol and can be made
using an image-editing software such
as Adobe Photoshop by creating a
new top layer containing the texture
or symbol and then increasing its
transparency.

14. 6) Add images to create an art blog
that is visually stimulating. Of
course, people want you to share your
art on your blog or at least see your
style of work.

15. Adding images is even more crucial if
you want to sell artworks or
encourage people to hire you as an
artist to create custom art because
your customers will want to know
more about the products or services
that they are paying for. There are a
few methods that you can use to add
images.

16. * Upload images directly as part of
your blog posts. Many blogging
services display an "Add Image" link
at the top when you create a new blog
post.
* Create an art gallery. Websites such
as Starving Artists are created in
particular for artists to create
galleries of their work.

17. * Make slideshows. Websites such as
Kizoa Microsoft Power Point and
PhotoShack let you upload images
and then choose from different
themes and styles to create your
slideshow.
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