How to Use Gradient Maps
If you’re anything like me, you probably don’t know half of what Photoshop can do,...
Education
The Virtual Illustration Academy
Above: Art by Jon Foster Playing Captain Obvious for a moment, the coronavirus pandemic is causing...
ART in the AGE of QUARANTINE
I won’t sugar coat it- these are spooky times. The Covid-19 outbreak has hit everyone across...
Faces vs. Bodies
Humans are basically face-reading machines; it’s something we’re all uncannily good at and that we...
The Challenge of Making a Portrait
A painted portrait can be more psychologically insightful and accurate than a photograph. That is...
Imitating Life – Painting demo with Dan Dos Santos and Howard Lyon
This last weekend I made the trip from Utah to North Carolina to visit Dan Dos Santos and his...
How Does an Art Director Pick an Artist?
As an Art Director, I get a lot of questions about why certain artists get hired over others....
Study Painting with Greg Manchess
Twice a year, I teach an online class about painting and illustration for Rebecca Guay’s SmArt...
10 Errors To Avoid When Composing Thumbnails
Of all the stages in making art, the most confusing and least clarified is the thumbnail stage. I...
Quotes I Have Loved
The mind of a developing painter is always alternating between being smooth and being rough. When...
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