15 Ways To Appear More Artistic Than You Really Are

We're here to help you fake it 'til you make it.

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Listen, we're not trying to make you into something or someone that you're not. We just know what it's like to be hanging out with a group of people that seem to know a lot more about art than we do, but we have figured out that everyone around us is just as clueless.

The difference between those who appear to know and those who don't is that the former group is good at pretending they know things. Sometimes we need to know how to fake it until we get what we want. This might be an internship or simply a friendship with that cool art student that sits on the other side of class. Either way, you might actually end up learning a bit more simply by pretending to already know it. 

We present you with the 15 Ways To Appear More Artistic Than You Really Are, a rookie's guide to participating in the art world without knowing that much about it. 

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Be sure to criticize everything you see in front of you.

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Start a Tumblr if you haven't already.

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Watch The Joy of Painting with Bob Ross.

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Go to your local independent cinema.

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Avoid brand names and chain stores.

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Consider purchasing a camera that is not your iPhone.

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Attend as many art events as your body can physically handle.

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Curate a solid Instagram profile.

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Know more artist names than Andy Warhol and Frida Kahlo.

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Put coffee table books all over your home.

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Buy affordable art (that looks expensive).

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Keep art supplies around the house, whether or not you actually use them.

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Keep a fancy pen and a moleskine with you at all times.

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Stop making references to reality TV shows.

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Look the part.

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