<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" ><channel><title>Chris Pirillo &#187; artician</title> <atom:link href="http://chris.pirillo.com/tag/artician/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://chris.pirillo.com</link> <description>News and Reviews! Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper.</description> <lastBuildDate>Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:25:11 +0000</lastBuildDate> <generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5</generator> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <copyright>&#xA9; </copyright> <managingEditor>chris@pirillo.com ()</managingEditor> <webMaster>chris@pirillo.com()</webMaster> <category></category> <itunes:keywords></itunes:keywords> <itunes:subtitle></itunes:subtitle> <itunes:summary>Geek, Internet Entrepreneur, Hardware Addict, Software Junkie, Book Author, Once TV Show Host, Technology Enthusiast, Shameless Self-Promoter, Tech Conference Coordinator, Early Adopter, Idea Evangelist, Tech Support Blogger, Bootstrapper, Media Personality, Technology Consultant, Thicker Quicker Picker Upper.</itunes:summary> <itunes:author></itunes:author> <itunes:category text="Society &amp; Culture"/> <itunes:owner> <itunes:name></itunes:name> <itunes:email>chris@pirillo.com</itunes:email> </itunes:owner> <itunes:block>No</itunes:block> <itunes:explicit>no</itunes:explicit> <itunes:image href="http://chris.pirillo.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress_large.jpg" /> <image> <url>http://chris.pirillo.com/wp-content/plugins/podpress/images/powered_by_podpress.jpg</url><title>Chris Pirillo</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com</link> <width>144</width> <height>144</height> </image> <item><title>What Web Communities do Artists Use?</title><link>http://chris.pirillo.com/what-web-communities-do-artists-use/</link> <comments>http://chris.pirillo.com/what-web-communities-do-artists-use/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Sat, 14 Mar 2009 06:03:17 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Chris</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[Community]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Life]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Media Blog]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Photos]]></category> <category><![CDATA[art]]></category> <category><![CDATA[artician]]></category> <category><![CDATA[artisan]]></category> <category><![CDATA[drawing]]></category> <category><![CDATA[painting]]></category> <category><![CDATA[photo]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">http://chris.pirillo.com/?p=12742</guid> <description><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://chris.pirillo.com/what-web-communities-do-artists-use/">What Web Communities do Artists Use?</a> is a post from <a href="http://chris.pirillo.com">Chris Pirillo</a></p><p><object width="325" height="264"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/9VL79DFoeZ8&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;ap=%2526fmt%3D18"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/9VL79DFoeZ8&#038;hl=en&#038;fs=1&#038;ap=%2526fmt%3D18" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="325" height="264"></embed></object><br /> <a href="itms://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=73330048">Add to iTunes</a> | <a href="http://youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=lockergnome">Add to YouTube</a> | <a href="http://fusion.google.com/add?feedurl=http://feeds.pirillo.com/ChrisPirillo">Add to Google</a> | <a href="http://feeds.pirillo.com/ChrisPirillo">RSS Feed</a></p><p>I&#8217;ve long believed that creativity is the pinnacle of intelligence&#8230; to take something that is in your head and create something that the rest of the world can enjoy. It just doesn&#8217;t get better than that. I&#8217;m not creative in the least. I just sit here and talk and wave my hands around! Luckily, I have many friends who are creative.</p><p>So how do artists connect online? I&#8217;m glad you asked! A creative friend of mine recently started a new website called <a href="http://www.artician.com/">Artician</a> for just this purpose. Artician is a new community for creative professionals! They make it easy for anyone to build, manage and customize their portfolio. They also promote and feature creative talent&#8230; showing your work to the World!</p><p>Upload your digital portfolio, and create a blog if you choose. Even if you aren&#8217;t someone who creates &#8211; you can explore those who do! If you&#8217;re a lover of art in any form, you can join this site and browse some amazing pieces of art.</p><p>Look at your walls&#8230; what&#8217;s on them? You may have posters or pictures you posted from a store. Why not put something original on your wall that was created by someone online. You may find a picture that just speaks to you on some level. That would definitely be something you want to purchase and frame.</p><p>Artician makes creativity come alive. Art should speak to you. What&#8217;s beautiful in your eyes may not be to someone else. That&#8217;s personal. You&#8217;ll find things that you find absolutely amazing on Artician, I promise.</p><p>If you&#8217;re going to check out any new site, take time to browse around Artician. Also, you can follow them on <a href="http://www.twitter.com/artician">Twitter</a>. Even you cannot draw or create, you can still support those who do!</p><p><ul><li style='margin-bottom:15px'><a rel='nofollow' href='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1600051421/lockergnome'>18 Rules of Community Engagement: A Guide for Building Relationships and Connecting With Customers Online</a></li><li style='margin-bottom:15px'><a rel='nofollow' href='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/157387275X/lockergnome'>Social Software in Libraries: Building Collaboration, Communication, and Community Online</a></li><li style='margin-bottom:15px'><a rel='nofollow' href='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0262681218/lockergnome'>The Virtual Community: Homesteading on the Electronic Frontier</a></li><li style='margin-bottom:15px'><a rel='nofollow' href='http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B001YYMOIC/lockergnome'>Educational Insights Our Community Stamp Set</a></li></ul></p><p>Want to embed this video on your own site, blog, or forum? 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It just doesn&#8217;t get better than that. I&#8217;m not creative in the least. I just sit here and talk and wave my hands around! Luckily, I have many friends who are creative.</p><p>So how do artists connect online? I&#8217;m glad you asked! A creative friend of mine recently started a new website called <a href="http://www.artician.com/">Artician</a> for just this purpose. Artician is a new community for creative professionals! They make it easy for anyone to build, manage and customize their portfolio. They also promote and feature creative talent&#8230; showing your work to the World!</p><p>Upload your digital portfolio, and create a blog if you choose. Even if you aren&#8217;t someone who creates &#8211; you can explore those who do! If you&#8217;re a lover of art in any form, you can join this site and browse some amazing pieces of art.</p><p>Look at your walls&#8230; what&#8217;s on them? You may have posters or pictures you posted from a store. 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