Making your artwork really stand out can be a difficult task these days considering just how many incredible artists there are currently working in the world today… but it’s totally essential if you ever want to gain some real traction!
Now there are an infinite number of ways to create notable artwork, and today I’m super psyched to share three fantastic ideas to add a real ‘WoW’ factor to artwork that pretty much any artist can implement within the work they are already creating. I have personally used all three of these methods within my own work, and have gotten wonderful feedback each time.
How to Wow!…
Play with proportion
Making something unusually small or large can be a really unexpected, surreal, or memorable treat for your audience, especially if they are able to experience it in person. This also make for great selfie-with-your-art moments with the added bonus of people wanting to publicly post their interactions with your artwork (so make it easy for them to tag you!!)
Make people laugh
Bringing out emotions like sadness, longing, or even hope or nostalgia can be a very powerful tool for connecting deeply with your audience, but in this case, laughter truly is the best medicine. It takes a certain skill to create quality art that also makes folks literally want to laugh out loud, and because it’s so rare, your art will stand head and shoulders above similar artists. This is another way to make your art super-shareable as folks genuinely love cracking a smile with their friends and followers.
Use familiar materials in a new or unusual ways
People love feeling inspired to try new things, see objects in new ways, and interact with the world around them in unusual ways so sparking some imagination within your audience by doing or creating something they have never seen before will make you a favorite artist your audience will keep coming back to out of pure curiosity if nothing else. And yep, you guessed it… folks love sharing jaw-dropping or just plain old weird content too… so give them something unusual to impress their followers with!
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7.18.2021