Why this site exists.
I wanted to know what gear my favorite artists actually use. I couldn’t find a reliable reference, so I built one.
Art is Hard is a community-sourced reference for fine artists, photographers, and filmmakers and the gear they use. Every connection between an artist and a piece of gear is sourced from an interview, book, documentary, social media post, or other verifiable reference.
The information I was looking for was scattered across interviews, books, documentaries, and social media posts. Art is Hard brings it together in one place. Every connection includes a source, so you can see exactly where it came from. The site is community-driven: anyone can submit an artist or suggest a gear connection, and every submission goes through editorial review before it goes live.
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Know what gear an artist uses? Have a source to prove it? Submit an artist or suggest an edit on any existing profile.