TOP 25 ART & ILLUSTRATION NEWSLETTERS ON SUBSTACK
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A full list of the top 25 art newsletters and podcasts on Substack. Includes original artwork from top artists, along with advice, tips and inspiration for aspiring artists, and reviews and analysis on trends in the art world.
Drawing explorations, lessons, and weekly art assignments from New York Times-bestselling artist Wendy MacNaughton. Paying subscribers get full access to the DrawTogether Grown-Ups Table creative community and the 30-Day Drawing Habit.
Weekly art, writing, and creative inspiration from the author of Steal Like an Artist and other bestsellers.
A newsletter and community dedicated to exploring the intersection of creativity and everyday life with Anna Brones. For the creative energy that resides in all of us.
In clogs with a blog, wild at heart, and publicly learning to love myself. These letters make frequent stops at personal histories, relationships, communal living, and self-fulfillment. It ain't much but it's honest work.
Join me as I share a drawing a week to rekindle the joy of creating. Includes random musings on inspiration, motivation and how to keep pouring from your creative cup even when it feels like there's a hole in it.
Getting better at getting badder
I realize it should read "getting better at getting worse" but "getting better at getting badder" really sings.
It may not always be seen, but it's there.
First off, a quick note that if you’re a paid member here you’re the reason that I’m going to be giving $1,000 to Project Night Night (a wonderful organization that helps unhoused children) and I adore you.
#The100DayProject is a free annual art project that takes place online. Pick a project, do it every day for 100 days, and share your progress online. Paid subscribers get daily creative prompts + more!
Contemporary art delivered daily to your inbox from Danielle Krysa, the founder of The Jealous Curator, and best-selling author of several books on art & creativity.
art delivery : 11.16.24
I don’t even know how to describe the pure joy that washed over me when the artist known as ‘Sunday Nobody’ opened the front of this dumpster. Here’s a description of his full plan:
art delivery : 12.11.24
The portfolio of Rotterdam based artist Simone Post is filled with all sorts of amazing work (as you can see by that final photo), but I just had to show you this recent project, titled “ODE TO YARN/OMA” {woven at @textielmuseum with master weaver @judithpeskens
Looking at Picture Books isa Substack about how picture books work and why they matter. Award winning, New York Times-bestselling authors Jon Klassen and Mac Barnett share great picture books and discuss making literature for children.
Welcome to THE STITCH, a community & resource guide for needlepointers of all skill levels!
Exploring the best in animation from all around the world — part investigation, part treasure hunt.
Regular servings of inspiration for visual artists from the bestselling author of Dinotopia, Color & Light, and Imaginative Realism.
This is where I share my life as a craftsman specializing in making chairs by hand. Here I share the activities, motivation and techniques that I drive my craft.
Besides building and selling chairs, I teach chair making, design tools for the trade and make instructional videos and plans. My first book, which I wrote and illustrated is "Chairmaker's Notebook" published in 2015.
Arts & Entertainment from illustrator Carson Ellis
Field research in the expanse between the tactile and the intangible;
noticing yarn, light, line, things that want to be made,
and the luminous joy of working with the materials at hand.
Creative Joy Club is a gentle and inspiring membership for anyone wanting to bring more creative joy into their daily life. Inside you'll find inspiring videos to deepen your creativity, journal prompts to spark self-reflection, and video conversations with like-minded souls. You’ll get monthly treats like tarot spreads, worksheets and Q&A podcasts and, best of all, we’ll gather on ZOOM every two months to journal together. Come join us!
Softs Crafts is a space for all things creative. You’ll get patterns, tutorials, techniques, chit chat, community, fun, fun, and more fun.
Stories of a Canadian author who found herself living in the middle of nowhere in the UK. It’s deeply reflective and also intentionally lighthearted. There’s enough darkness online and in real life. Let's hangout in the light.
A fortnightly newsletter on routines, rituals, and wriggling through a creative life, from the author of Daily Rituals: How Artists Work
Get the latest in the ceramics world: news, in-depth articles, artist profiles, and must-see ceramic exhibitions selected by the editor of Ceramics Now
78 – A list of ceramic competitions and events
Ceramics Now Weekly #78 features the 2025 calendar of ceramic competitions, two articles, the week's news in the ceramics world, and new featured artists.
81 - A call for papers + An exceptional ceramics biennale in Korea
Ceramics Now Weekly #81 features a call for papers, the Gyeonggi Ceramics Biennale 2024, a review of Mai-Thu Perret's exhibition, the week's news in the ceramics world, and new featured artists.
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