Finding inspiration for your art shouldn't require a passport or a giant travel budget. Here, artist Amber Vittoria shares tips for how to see the inspiration all around you, from going on walks to collecting seashells that catch your attention. For more advice on translating everyday details into eye-catching art, join Vittoria for Acrylic Painting: Playing with Inspiration, Color, and Form, a Skillshare Original that touches on sketching, color play, painting techniques, and more: https://skl.sh/3iXxOOr

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FINDING INSPIRATION QUICK JUMP MENU

00:00 Meet Amber Vittoria
00:30 Looking for Inspiration
01:08 Getting Started: Take a Walk
01:29 Examples: How a Work Goes from Inspiration to Final Painting
01:40 Big Bend National Park
02:40 Saguaro National Park
03:31 A Handful of Small Seashells
04:22 Dive In, Join Amber on Skillshare

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ABOUT AMBER'S NEWEST SKILLSHARE CLASS

Learn to see the world around you differently as you turn inspiration into abstract art. Artist Amber Vittoria is known for the flowing, abstract forms she creates in her paintings, and in this class, she’ll share her unique way of taking inspiration and interpreting it into her groundbreaking work.
You’ll watch over Amber’s shoulder as she makes three abstract acrylic paintings from start to finish. Whether you’re looking to shake up your work with some new colors and forms, or just want to dedicate some time to dig deeper into the creative process, you’re sure to gain something from this chance to work alongside Amber.

Along the way, you’ll learn all about:

- Unique places to find inspiration, and how to see the world in new ways to create abstract work
- Ways to incorporate experimentation as you plan out your piece, playing with different forms and colors along the way
- The specific acrylic painting techniques she uses to create her signature work

Amber’s loose and playful process removes the pressure from making art and turns it into a fun process where you get to learn more with every painting you make. You’ll walk away with a finished piece of abstract work, plenty of experiments to help you grow your skills, and a totally new way of seeing the world around you.

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ABOUT AMBER VITTORIA

Amber Vittoria is an artist working in New York City. Her pieces focus on femininity and the female form, leveraging physical traits such as overtly extended limbs and rounded features. Amber is a Forbes 30 Under 30 Recipient, One Club Young Gun, Society of Illustrators Gold Medalist, American Illustration Chosen Winner, AOI World Illustration Shortlisted Artist, and ADC Annual Award Winner. Her work has been recognized by Print Magazine, It’s Nice That, Computer Arts, HuffPost, Teen Vogue, and Man Repeller. Some of her clients include Facebook, Warby Parker, The New York Times, NBC, Google, K-Swiss, Refinery29, Marc Jacobs, Gucci, Condé Nast, Adidas, and Snapchat.

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MORE RESOURCES TO SPARK INSPIRATION

Regardless of your chosen creative pursuit, drawing can spark inspiration. Let artist Jon Burgerman guide you through the process with Creative Exercises: 6 Prompts for Fun Doodles & Creative Play, his Skillshare Original: https://skl.sh/2TKTKla

Getting started can be the most difficult part of a project, but designer Carly Kuhn's Skillshare Original, Start Drawing: 3 Fun, Freeing Exercises to Spark Your Creativity, offers easy ways to shake out of any creative rut: https://skl.sh/3gB3GXp

Join illustrator Leah Goren for a 30-minute course on creative exercises and artistic experimentation in Illustration & Inspiration: Keeping a Sketchbook, a Skillshare Original: https://skl.sh/3gIHMlr