- My Favorite Art Gadgets
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- Best all-round digital art software
Adobe Photoshop is the gold standard in the industry and definitely the most popular tool digital artists use for creating their artwork. There is nothing you could not do with Photoshop. Photo retouching, digital painting, illustration, graphic design, photo manipulation – Photoshop has the most powerful features that live up to all creative requirements.
There’s a plethora of free Photoshop tutorials to help you get to grips with the software real quick.
- Best all-round drawing tablet
The Intuos Pro Medium is Wacom’s best all-round drawing tablet for digital creatives – beginners and professionals alike. It’s a perfect blend of size, resolution and cutting-edge features to match up to most creative demands and workspace setups. Portability, accuracy and workflow-boosting customizability make it appeal to a large variety of users.
Read the full Wacom Intuos Pro Medium review to learn more.
- Best all-in-one tablet for artists
The iPad Pro is available in different sizes, with the 13-inch version being the largest. The Liquid Retina XDR display that accounts for splendid color accuracy and vibrancy, and the anti-reflective coating make the iPad Pro a top-notch tool for digital artists. Just like the Wacom Pro Pen, the Apple Pencil is pressure- and tilt-sensitive.
Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, and Lightroom are now available for iPad, but you can also use web-based applications, such as CorelDRAW, Corel Vector, or the Pixlr Editor. A dedicated drawing app for the iPad is Procreate, which is extremely powerful while being very affordable!
For a greater choice, check out the TOP 10 Tools Digital Artists Use In Creating Their Artworks.
- Best easy-to-use website builder for artists
Squarespace is an easy-to-use website builder that allows you to create a portfolio website and online shop – without any coding skills. The website templates are high quality and geared towards visual creators. All you need to do is choose a template of your liking and fill it with your own content. It’s a one-stop solution for artist website – domain name and hosting included!
To learn more, check out the Squarespace Review for Visual Creatives.
- WordPress
WordPress is another option to build your artist website. As opposed to Squarespace, it comes with a steeper learning curve and requires you to care for hosting, search engine optimization, and website theme and builder yourself. If you are willing to take the plunge and create your artist website with WordPress, here’s what I recommend:
(By the way, I created this artist website using WordPress myself, and here’s how I did it!)
- Best WordPress hosting for artists
Bluehost is a great hosting provider for WordPress sites. The company offers high performance and reliability, while its prices are among the most affordable in the market. All of Bluehost’s hosting plans will give you a free SSL certificate, malware scanning, and a free domain for the first year.
For a greater choice, check out the Best Web Hosting for Artists with WordPress Sites.
- Best WordPress theme for artists
OceanWP is one of the most popular and functional WordPress themes. It is easy-to-use and beginner-friendly. It is fully customizable and looks good on all devices out of the box. OceanWP offers seamless WooCommerce integration to open your own web store and start selling your art right away!
To learn more, check out the Hands-On OceanWP Theme Review for Artists and the WooCommerce Tutorial on how to sell art on WordPress.
- Best page builder for WordPress
Elementor is one of the most powerful page builders for WordPress sites. Elementor is a visual drag-and-drop editor that allows you to place elements on your website wherever you wish. Essential Addons for Elementor and Ultimate Addons for Elementor enhance your design possibilities even more.
To learn more, read the Elementor Review for Photographers and Artists and the Easy-to-Follow Elementor Tutorial for Beginners.
- Best tool to optimize your WordPress site
RankMath is a powerful plugin that helps you optimize your artist website for search engine traffic. The plugin checks the ranking factor for each of your website pages and blog posts and suggests improvements. You can use RankMath both for WordPress and for Squarespace sites!
- Best keyword research tool to make your pages rank
KWFinder is a powerful keyword research tools that shows the “low-hanging fruit” for you, meaning it helps you find those keywords for your product and blog pages that have a high search volume and low competition, improving your chances of ranking high in the search engine results!
- Best Place To Sell Art
Etsy is one of the largest and most lucrative online marketplaces for creatives. It is THE place for selling handmade items, original artworks, and digital products. You have full control over your listings and how you deliver the physical and virtual orders to your customers!
Find out more about the Best Selling Art on Etsy.
- Best printing service for artists
FinerWorks is a professional printing service that offers high quality fine art and canvas prints at affordable prices. The company drop-ships your prints worldwide, including custom branding and package inserts, such as personalized thank you cards for your customers.
For a greater choice, check out the Best Online Printing Services For Artists.
- Best resource to spark your creativity
The great artists in history have experienced creative block, self-doubt, rejection and creative fears themselves – and overcome them. Learn from the best of the best to stay inspired, overcome your artistic struggles and reignite your creative spark whenever you are feeling down. These 365 Printable Cards with Inspirational Artist Quotes help you keep your creative juices flowing – 365 days a year!
Stay inspired all year long!
