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It’s Super Dan!

Arnie Fenner

[caption id="attachment_82663" align="aligncenter" width="1000"] Screenshot[/caption] A beautiful book featuring the Marvel card paintings by Dan dos Santos is now being funded on Kickstarter! Hit this link for all the details!

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Painting Ghost Rider

Paolo Rivera

January 5, 2026 - By Paolo Rivera   Ghost Rider Studies. 2006. Acryla Gouache  on bristol board, 8.5 × 12″. After painting Mythos: Hulk completely in grayscale, I felt the urge to return to color for my next project, Mythos: Ghost Rider. I had gotten fairly comfortable with Acryla Gouache on board, so when I saw the full-spectrum set of 12 colors at Pearl Paint in Chinatown, I couldn't resist. You've all had that feeling: if you just got this set of paints, or that brush, your mad skills will have the chance to truly shine.   Mythos: Ghost Rider, Page 23. 2006. Gouache and acrylic on bristol board, 8.5 × 12″. For once, it was sort of true. My approach to oil was mostly opaque, meaning that nearly every color that appeared in the final painting had to be painstakingly mixed…

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