Behind the scenes art blog- drawing tips and techniques

Karen Ruffles

Stephen Makes a Friend special

It's been a while since I ran a pre-sale, so I thought it would be a plan to have a handy how-to guide so we can all make the most of it....

Karen Ruffles

How Faire? An indie guide to the wholesale marketplace, for makers and retailers.

A quick guide to indie marketplace Faire for buyers and makers, aimed at those new to wholesale and the platform.

Karen Ruffles

How does Ko-fi work? A quick guide for artists and art lovers.

In case you've not spotted it on my socials, I recently added a Ko-fi page to my business toolkit. With the online art market constantly...

Karen Ruffles

Let there be light (but not too much).

A behind the scenes look at how as an artist, I handle getting the right lighting in my studio without blowing the budget

Karen Ruffles

How to commission an artist - a quick guide to custom artwork.

I get a lot of commission requests and a good chunk of my work is custom orders, which is great but it's become clear that a lot of...