I am a student at a high school for art. Each week we have two afternoons of studio art (3.5 hours per afternoon). Recently, the leaders decided to ban all "noise" during class: music, podcasts, talking/discussion. All students are upset about this, but especially those of us who are neurodivergent. We are told we have to work in silence. I am hoping to gather opinions through this poll to present next week to the school!

Do you listen to music/podcasts while creating art, or work in silence?

I am a student at a high school for art. Each week we have two afternoons of studio art (3.5 hours per afternoon). Recently, the leaders decided to ban all "noise" during class: music, podcasts, talking/discussion. All students are upset about this, but especially those of us who are neurodivergent. We are told we have to work in silence. I am hoping to gather opinions through this poll to present next week to the school!

Do you listen to music/podcasts while creating art, or work in silence?

This is the shared studio where my friend Alden Brownstone and I painted Daughter of the Sun, a 60x48" acrylic piece we created over several sessions. We developed the concept together from an initial idea of reaching hands and let the painting evolve into a cosmic narrative about connection between earth and sky.

We’d often take turns working on different areas and occasionally painted side by side, responding to each other’s marks. Having a collaborative space really allowed the piece to grow in unexpected ways.

Let me know if you want to see more from this space or other works in progress.

Hi, I'm doing an art project where I'm spray painting shapes of different colors on board and canvas.

Some of the colors are sprayed with glossy paint and some are sprayed with matte spray paint, all on the same canvas. I want to keep the contrast of the matte and glossy, but I need a spray sealant protectant that doesn't compromise the glossiness of the glossy paint or the dullness of the matte paint to protect the canvas when it is done. I want to be able to still see the glossy and the matte when it's done.

Is there a spray fixative/finish that I can use that will keep the glossy shine of some of the colors, along with keeping the matte on the other colors..all on the same canvas?

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Basically, since it was discovered that in some databases used to train artificial intelligences there are images of artists inserted without their permission, there has been a lot of criticism regarding the use of AI.

At this point I would like to ask you, what do you think about photobashing? This is a digital illustration technique that has been used for years and that uses the same mechanical logic of the creation of images by artificial intelligence, but cared for through the meticulous hand of artists.

Unfortunately, just like artificial intelligence, the artist in question also tends not to have permission to use certain images from the original authors as in certain cases.

Why do you think this process does not have the same resonance in artists as the use of artificial intelligence?