Vivien Capper

Hello my name’s Vivien and I’m from the beautiful county of Kent, England though currently living on the coast near Rome in delightful Italy with its exciting, lively way of life and vibrant colours and designs.

I started out as an artist in 1982 developing Indian ink artwork of a variety of subjects especially figurative artwork and abstract floral designs, then progressed into creative photography and digital artistry thanks to Sebastian Michael’s amazing courses at ‘Photoshop Artistry’ and the advanced courses ‘Awake’ and ‘Kaizen’.

My inspiration is drawn from my love of nature, figurative artwork and Italian design using many textures, patterns and colours. I’m thrilled to have some of my artwork in various publications including: Living the Photo Artistic Life, My Creative Images and have had various artworks mentioned in the Shift Art Challenge and was thrilled to win the challenge with a piece called ‘The Mysterious Cobbled Street’ in 2018.

Now in 2020 I am concentrating on a series of Fresco-style Art taking my inspiration from Italian Frescos. This involves a lot of patterns, swirls, designs and colours and adding them to the model. Most of my models are from my Photoshop Artistry and Awake courses and the Colby Files.

There are so many things to think about as an artist or photographer, not just the creativity. When you print and sell an artwork it’s always good to include a Certificate of Authenticity and a thank you note when you send it to the buyer. Make sure it’s in your brand colours with your brand logo if you have one and make sure you package the artwork beautifully!

You’ll also need to date and sign the certificate together with other information regarding the artwork. If you would like to download the complete tutorial and a free example of my sample Certificate of Authenticity, please click here to see the sample and receive more art tips. Have a lovely week everyone.

Thank you for your patience and reaching the end of the article! Next month I’ll be talking about branding (you can download my free mini-guide to branding here) and marketing your artwork or craft items.

In the meantime enjoy viewing this lovely creative magazine.

You can also follow my blog, if you like, for more creative ideas and tips or just to ask me a question – the link is here