Ron Lemen | Muddy Colors

An Idea for Finding “Your” Approach with Your Art

Posted by Ron Lemen | Saturday, May 19th, 2018

These last few terms I have been teaching students to prepare their portfolios for the...

Painting Colored Skin Tones – Focus Color – Green

Posted by Ron Lemen | Saturday, April 21st, 2018

With CG and all the new materials at Hollywood’s disposal, there are all these new shows...

Some Steps to Sphere Painting – THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!!!

Posted by Ron Lemen | Saturday, March 24th, 2018

I’m one who loves a challenge, but I often end up in a giant hole with several broken limbs and a...

The Struggle of Improving Our Skills

Posted by Ron Lemen | Saturday, February 24th, 2018

I’ve been working with some incredibly talented people lately helping mentor them with their skill...

Sketching to Learn About the Subject

Posted by Ron Lemen | Saturday, January 27th, 2018

With each job there is a period of research and referencing, getting acquainted with your subject...

Illustration vs. Film Art

Posted by Ron Lemen | Saturday, December 30th, 2017

Guardians of the Galaxy art by Atomhawk Design Ltd. After recently reviewing a healthy stack of...

Some Thoughts on Master Studies

Posted by Ron Lemen | Monday, December 4th, 2017

As we grow and develop in life one of the many ways we learn is through the emulation of...

Reference Manipulation-Pushing the Pose or Portrait

Posted by Ron Lemen | Saturday, November 4th, 2017

I’d like to start off by showing a few examples of two artists who have these awesome side by side...

Inktober and Some Various Styles in the Ink Medium

Posted by Ron Lemen | Saturday, October 7th, 2017

This was a gray scale marker only drawing on Yupo paper, picking out the negative spaces with the...

A Checklist for Using Photo Reference

Posted by Ron Lemen | Saturday, September 9th, 2017

-By Ron Lemen As I am working with my portfolio students at LAAFA, and working as a mentor with my...

The Art of Motion

Posted by Ron Lemen | Saturday, August 12th, 2017

-By Ron Lemen Motion and sound are very difficult to paint, which is why I think I am so drawn to...

R.G. Smith, the John Singer Sargent of Aviation Art

Posted by Ron Lemen | Saturday, July 15th, 2017

-By Ron Lemen R.G. Smith is an amazing artist but unless you look far and wide as a painter,...

Drawing Feet

Posted by Ron Lemen | Saturday, June 17th, 2017

-By Ron Lemen I simplified this dialog to the drawings. This started off as a rant against the...

Gesture Drawing Is A Part of My Life

Posted by Ron Lemen | Saturday, May 20th, 2017

-By Ron Lemen I do a lot of sketching before any job, and I do a lot of sketching beyond the job....

Entry No. 1 – Are White and Black Colors?

Posted by Ron Lemen | Saturday, April 22nd, 2017

-By Ron Lemen Norman Rockwell Hello again, it is Spectrum time. Most of you readers will likely...

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Vanessa on More Starts And Finisheshi Francesco. Thanks for the comment. :) To see them side-by-side like this does leave out quite a bit of evolution, so it's understandable to feel li…
Vanessa on More Starts And Finisheshi Michael. Thank you for the good words about the works here. I don't necessarily have a plan to put together a monograph of my art, but I do have id…
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An Idea for Finding “Your” Approach with Your Art

Painting Colored Skin Tones – Focus Color – Green

Some Steps to Sphere Painting – THIS IS SO MUCH FUN!!!

The Struggle of Improving Our Skills

Sketching to Learn About the Subject

Illustration vs. Film Art

Some Thoughts on Master Studies

Reference Manipulation-Pushing the Pose or Portrait

Inktober and Some Various Styles in the Ink Medium

A Checklist for Using Photo Reference

The Art of Motion

R.G. Smith, the John Singer Sargent of Aviation Art

Drawing Feet

Gesture Drawing Is A Part of My Life

Entry No. 1 – Are White and Black Colors?

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