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Leveling Up Your Client List

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, August 24th, 2018

An important thing to remember at the beginning of your commercial art career is that everyone had...

Why Personal Projects Are Worth Your Time, Even Though You Don’t Have Any To Spare

Posted by David Palumbo | Tuesday, July 24th, 2018

I’ve touched on the importance of creating personal work many times in my posts, but I don’t think...

Making Art Between The Lines

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, June 29th, 2018

Listening in on critiques at the Illustration Master Class, a short exchange stuck in my head....

The Slow Burn

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, June 1st, 2018

The illustrated novel has held a special place in my heart ever since I first visited the...

I Want What You Have. I Think.

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, May 4th, 2018

Allow me for a moment to talk about something petty, because I believe that we can all relate. At...

What The Heck Is An f-Stop?

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, April 6th, 2018

Cameras have become extremely intelligent. They calculate the brightness and color cast of a scene...

Great Expectations: Composition Lessons from a Film Classic

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, March 9th, 2018

Composition in visual art is a subject that I’m endlessly interested in. As a painter who...

What I Learned From The Manchester Takedown

Posted by David Palumbo | Thursday, February 8th, 2018

By now you’ve probably read or heard about the removal of Waterhouse’s Hylas and the...

September Moon

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, January 12th, 2018

I’m a strong believer that the earliest stages of any creative process are the most crucial...

Unconfusing Digital Photography Part 1: Sensor Sizes and Focal Lengths

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, December 15th, 2017

Confused about crop factor? To break it down real basic: the sensor is the part deep inside the...

Loosening Up

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, November 17th, 2017

Private commission, 20×28 inches, oil on panel, 2016 When I was a student, the only way I...

The One You Have With You

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, October 20th, 2017

Actual pixel crop from a recent reference shoot using a highres DSLR, fast prime lens, and studio...

A Comparison of Some Commercial Art Genres

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, September 22nd, 2017

-By David Palumbo A few years ago, I posted a piece on the varied landscape of my client base and...

Composing (And Referencing) With Creative Lighting

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, August 25th, 2017

– By David Palumbo One of the often overlooked tools for building mood in an image is how...

Some Pros and Cons To Working With A Rep

Posted by David Palumbo | Friday, July 28th, 2017

Because my career started will both feet firmly planted in fantasy and SF illustration, I never...

Joel Fletcher on Inspiration : Aron WiesenfeldWiesenfeld's art evokes haunting and mysterious feelings. I really like his detailed foliage technique. Awesome stuff!
Mary Hinds on 1994 Marvel MasterpiecesI have a complete set really would like to know the value of them, what a good price would be to when I list them to sell, YES THEY ARE FOR SELL.. Tha…
Colleen Quint on A Timberline Painting in ProgressWhat a treat to watch, Greg! I loved watching the interlocking “jigsaw-like” values come together under your watchful, planning hand. The painting app…
Colleen Quint on Call of Duty : Black Ops 4Dan, this is incredible! So many elements composed in one succinct and compelling image. I love the graphic-like red design and the soft blue lighting…
Colleen quint on The Starting Bloq Ep 7: Creatives, Relocating (Part I)Thank you so much for sharing, Swain! I’m actually planning to move to the northeast coast next fall, for many of the reasons highlighted by both arti…

Author: David Palumbo

Leveling Up Your Client List

Why Personal Projects Are Worth Your Time, Even Though You Don’t Have Any To Spare

Making Art Between The Lines

The Slow Burn

I Want What You Have. I Think.

What The Heck Is An f-Stop?

Great Expectations: Composition Lessons from a Film Classic

What I Learned From The Manchester Takedown

September Moon

Unconfusing Digital Photography Part 1: Sensor Sizes and Focal Lengths

Loosening Up

The One You Have With You

A Comparison of Some Commercial Art Genres

Composing (And Referencing) With Creative Lighting

Some Pros and Cons To Working With A Rep

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