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Meander Through Some Sketchbook Explorations


Vanessa Lemen

I recently made this sketchbook compiling a few of the mark-making demos I did in my latest Sketchbook Exploration class. I wanted to share some images, info, and a brief video of the pages in this sketchbook. https://youtu.be/uwlXeKZo05Q?si=BZRPMMQFy5VNUqFH The class was most importantly about exploration, so it was key to really remain open to experimenting and allowing for the new and different, while also gaining some new understanding about tools and materials and the combination…

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Painting Yavimaya, Cradle of Growth


Sarah Finnigan

March 26, 2024 - A few years ago, I was approached to do some art for a Magic: The Gathering set called Modern Horizons 2. They wanted to see a sentient forest of giant trees, with signs of ancient artifacts that the forest was taking over. The world guide, an in-depth file with backstory, concept art, and more, described the forest floor to be knotted with so many twisting roots that the ground could not be seen. So much has happened on Dominaria that in addition to what I was given, I went out in search of more information.  At this point in the story, a violent past had driven the forest to be aggressively unhospitable, so many of the sketches I explored early on showed an unnavigable landscape. I also read that the magnigoth trees of this place…

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