Art, Design, & the Creative Process

  • AI and Canva for Logo Design

    AI and Canva for Logo Design

    With the rise of artificial intelligence for professional use, I wanted to test how much it could streamline the logo design process. The opportunity came up when I was hanging out with my mom, who re-sells clothes online, and she mentioned wanting to refresh her business logo. Her original design featured a galaxy background with

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  • A Slice of Red Velvet Waist

    A Slice of Red Velvet Waist

    ​This piece, acrylic paint on 8×10 inch canvas board was featured at the Dali Museum in 2021 after being submitted to a Student Surrealist competition. I painted this while working on my AP art portfolio and had a lot of fun experimenting with surrealism.  The tag next to the piece reads as follows ​Janeva Buczynski

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  • Acrylic Tips and Tricks

    Acrylic Tips and Tricks

    My longest YouTube video shares a couple of tips and tricks for my acrylic painting process, but I figured a blog post would act as good SparkNotes. In the video, I painted Joaquin Phoenix from the 2019 Joker, and I started the tutorial with a light graphite sketch.  I then tap away the darkest parts

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  • What is Artistic Intuition?

    What is Artistic Intuition?

    For my first blog post, I’d like to talk about artistic intuition. It sounds similar to intuitive art or intuitive painting, but they differ on the basis of intention. Intuitive art is all about letting emotions or feelings put themselves onto a canvas. When creating intuitive art, the artist allows their inner self to give meaning

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