Hey everyone! Just a quick heads-up ~ we’ll be a little quieter here this weekend since the ACI team will be out at an event! 💫 We’re so excited to meet new folks, share our work, and spread the word about what we do here together as a community! If you’re local, come say hi ~ and if not, don’t worry! We’ll be back soon with updates, photos, and maybe even a few stories from the weekend. Event: Spooktober @ Basic City Beer Co. for everyone local~! Saturday and Sunday (12PM-6PM) Keep creating, keep connecting, and we’ll see you after the event! 💛

We’re so excited to have two amazing creatives join us this week: ✨ @Kristen Butryn — glitter queen empiress extraordinaire, bringing sparkle and shine to everything she touches.🎨 @Clark Huggins — the brilliant mind behind Reckless Deck, here to share inspiration and creativity with us. Let’s give them both a huge welcome in the comments below 👋💜 ~ and feel free to share a little about your own work so they can get to know you too!

Hey everyone, This week we’ve been busy behind the scenes working on adding more courses to the platform and creating fresh filming + images to go along with our current ones. 🎥✨ It’s all about making the learning experience more engaging and easier to follow, whether you’re just starting out or refining your practice. Current Courses: 14 52+12 Weeks of Prompts! Purchasable Courses: 2 Unlockable Experiences: 2 We’re also excited to share that STAEDTLER has sent over images for our Our Recommended course! 🖊️ Having brand-approved visuals helps us give you even clearer guidance on tools and materials we personally stand by and use. 🎬 And~ if you haven’t already~ check out our YouTube channel for some behind-the-scenes and work-in-progress (WIP) videos. It’s a fun way to peek into the process and see how things come together outside the courses. Lots of good things in the works~ we can’t wait to roll it all out. In the meantime, keep creating, keep sharing, and don’t forget~ your posts and reflections inspire the whole community. 💜 – The ACI Team

Hey everyone! We’ve been talking with a manufacturer about a potential partnership, and we wanted to bring the idea to the community: 👉 Would you be interested if Art Collective International (ACI) had our own lines of brushes? - One main ACI line - Plus unique lines for each of our individual studios (Storm Garden Studio, Lee Hansheng Studios, Chris Foster Design, Tidy Tea Witch) The goal would be to create brushes that are high-quality, sustainable, and designed with artists in mind~ not just generic tools, but brushes tested and refined by working artists for real studio needs. We’d love to hear your thoughts: - What would you look for in an ACI brush line? (style, hair type, handle shape, sustainability, price range, etc.) - Would you be interested in exclusive bundles for students and community members? - Do you prefer multipurpose brushes or highly specialized ones? Your feedback will help us decide how to move forward and shape something that really benefits the community. 💡 Drop your ideas below~ we’d love to hear them!

Hey everyone! I have some really exciting news to share 💛 The amazing team at Yasutomo (yes—THE makers of Chinese style watercolors, Gansai Tambi, sumi ink, and so many of our favorite tools) just reached out to offer their support for ACI and all of YOU! 🖌️ They've given us permission to use images of their products in our classes and supply lists, and... 🎁 They’ve also given us an exclusive ACI discount code: 🔸 Code: ACI2025 🔸 15% off your entire order 🔸 Can be used multiple times 🔸 Expires: December 31, 2025 🔗 Shop here: https://shop.yasutomo.com This means more access to high-quality art supplies at a lower cost~ and that makes me ridiculously happy. I’ve personally used their paints and tools for years, and this feels like such a full-circle moment. Please show them some love if you can! 💛 And let me know if you have any questions about which Yasutomo tools we use in our courses! Keep creating, Hansheng / @LeeHanshengStudios