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The Grimm Files

Posted by Dan dos Santos | Thursday, May 31st, 2018

Here’s a book cover I did a while back that just recently went public. This painting was...

Jeff Simpson Demo

Posted by Dan dos Santos | Tuesday, May 22nd, 2018

This month’s Patreon video is ‘Jeff Simpson: Stream of Consciousness’. Jeff...

12 Reasons Why Bob Ross is a Better Artist than You Are

Posted by Dan dos Santos | Thursday, May 17th, 2018

A lot of people will say they love Bob Ross, and though they may enjoy watching him paint, more...

Bringing Fantasy to Life : An Oil Painting Demo with Ryan Pancoast

Posted by Dan dos Santos | Thursday, April 26th, 2018

This month’s Patreon video is ‘Bringing Fantasy to Life: an Oil Painting Demo with...

Some New Features & Fixes

Posted by Dan dos Santos | Thursday, April 12th, 2018

We have been working really hard behind the scenes here on Muddy Colors, trying to be the very...

Sorayama Secrets

Posted by Dan dos Santos | Wednesday, February 21st, 2018

Hajime Sorayama (b. 1947) has been a longtime influence of mine, ever since I discovered...

Frailty

Posted by Dan dos Santos | Sunday, February 18th, 2018

A short time ago, I created the painting you see here. I titled it ‘Frailty’, as it...

Composition Basics: Sketching Thumbnails

Posted by Dan dos Santos | Thursday, December 14th, 2017

Actual thumbnails submitted to a client for concept approval. In this post, I’d like to...

Duotone Illustrations

Posted by Dan dos Santos | Monday, November 6th, 2017

Maed Schaeffer using only Viridian Green, Black and White. Duotone is a printing process by which...

Illustrating The Name of the Wind : Part 2

Posted by Dan dos Santos | Thursday, November 2nd, 2017

Thank you for joining me for my second article on ‘Illustrating The Name of the Wind’,...

Illustrating The Name of the Wind

Posted by Dan dos Santos | Wednesday, October 25th, 2017

I recently spent the better part of this year working on a single project that is really special...

This Month in Covers : September/October

Posted by Dan dos Santos | Wednesday, October 11th, 2017

Once again, it’s time for our (almost) monthly installment ‘This Month in...

This Month In Covers: July/August

Posted by Dan dos Santos | Saturday, August 5th, 2017

-By Dan dos Santos Science Fiction and Fantasy is a robust genre, and there is no shortage of...

SF&F… The ‘F’ is for Fashion!

Posted by Dan dos Santos | Thursday, July 27th, 2017

-By Dan dos Santos Gucci finally figured out something we’ve all known for ages…...

Alma-Tadema Exhibit

Posted by Dan dos Santos | Thursday, July 13th, 2017

-By Dan Dos Santos For those of you lucky enough to live in the UK, or are willing to make the...

Dan dos Santos on Studio Safety Pt. 2 – The Facts About TurpentineJames, the short answer is, it sinks, but it probably doesn't matter. The relative vapor density of Turpertine Vapor is indeed heavier that air: 4.6 -…
James Dodds on Studio Safety Pt. 2 – The Facts About TurpentineCan anyone tell me if turpentine vapour sinks (like petrol) or risers ? I want to Ventilate my studio and do not know weather to install on the floor…
Arnie Fenner on Mead Schaeffer BookI'm glad everyone enjoyed this brief look at some of Schaeffer's art: he was (and is) pretty amazing. Norman Rockwell wrote in his autobiography that…
valerii malkov on Miscellaneous Studio Tools and TipsLooking forward to your next masterpiece created with the help of this tool.
Paul Ferry on “little experiments”Outstanding paintings Justin. The lighting in Elle's portrait in particular is beautifully handled. Interesting how you approached the text in Treasur…

Author: Dan dos Santos

The Grimm Files

Jeff Simpson Demo

12 Reasons Why Bob Ross is a Better Artist than You Are

Bringing Fantasy to Life : An Oil Painting Demo with Ryan Pancoast

Some New Features & Fixes

Sorayama Secrets

Frailty

Composition Basics: Sketching Thumbnails

Duotone Illustrations

Illustrating The Name of the Wind : Part 2

Illustrating The Name of the Wind

This Month in Covers : September/October

This Month In Covers: July/August

SF&F… The ‘F’ is for Fashion!

Alma-Tadema Exhibit

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Improvisational Landscape

New Artist Interview!

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