Highlights

Amazing Acrylics
pour, squirt, stamp, scrape and more

Giclées: Know the Score
10 questions to ask a digital printmaker

Cast Shadows Made Easy
control values and edges in 5 steps

Features

Intense Nature
Jon R. Friedman pushes photorealism toward painterly expression.
By Lisa Wurster

Truth is Beauty
Costa Vavagiakis reinvents the classical tradition.
By Maureen Bloomfield

Learning for Life
It's never too late to learn a new trick: a guide to art schools around the country.
By Robert K. Carsten

Get a Jump-Start in Acrylics
A working artist tells you everything you need to know about this versatile medium.
By Betsy Dillard Stroud

Columns and Departments

May 2008 Online
Learn about our new website, our Web extras and exclusives!

Letters

The Artist's Life
A smart idea for selling art online and more.
By Grace Dobush

Exhibitions
Fabulous art on view this May.
Edited by Holly Davis

Drawing Board
Sketching every day is the best way to perfect your draftsmanship.
By Butch Krieger

Brushing Up
Painting convincing cast shadows is easy if you follow these steps.
By Jane Jones

2008 Art Competition

Business
Ask a digital printmaker these 10 questions before you hire one to make reproductions of your work.
By Eileen Fritsch

Ask the Experts
Mix media only if you understand the properties of each separate one.
By Betsy Dillard Stroud and Michael Skalka

Competition Spotlight
Stephen Scott Smith paints a skyline with acrylics and oil bar.