Month: January 2025

Illustrating Starling House

Posted by Rovina Cai | Friday, January 31st, 2025

Today I’m sharing my illustrations for Starling House by Alix E. Harrow! I’ve been a fan of...

Year of the Snake

Posted by Vanessa Lemen | Thursday, January 30th, 2025

Well it’s officially The Year of The Snake, 2025, and I’m sharing my first painting of the year,...

Original Art Expo 2025 recap

Posted by David Palumbo | Wednesday, January 29th, 2025

Last weekend, the second Original Art Expo took place in Orlando Florida. I was attending as a...

Traditional-Digital Legacy with Matthew Schenk

Posted by Kirbi Fagan | Tuesday, January 28th, 2025

Traditional and Digital tools together are being used in collaboration in illustration today more than ever. I’m bringing Muddy Colors an artist and gifted teacher who rides the waves of technology alongside traditional art making. Matthew Schenk is an artist and illustrator who has illustrated various projects from coloring books to medical illustrations. He spent ten years in Los Angeles, California working on productions for Sony Pictures/ Columbia Tristar Children’s Entertainment including the animated version…

Déjà Vu

Posted by Arnie Fenner | Monday, January 27th, 2025

Earlier this month we all witnessed two horrific firestorms: the one that devastated the...

TrendWatching Part 1: Philosophy

Posted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, January 23rd, 2025

It’s a big part of my job as a Creative Director to be on top of bookcover trends. Actually,...

Fear of Photos

Posted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025

Working from photos comes up every semester I teach. The students are always concerned that it’s...

Some Helpful Tips on How to Draw Quick Expressions

Posted by Ron Lemen | Monday, January 20th, 2025

Wherever you are, I hope your new year is starting off well for you. Upon requests from two...

FOR DAVID

Posted by Greg Ruth | Friday, January 17th, 2025

This is a hard one to write. I’ve been writing and dumping and rewriting it and I’ve given up on...

Finding Your Unique Artistic Voice

Posted by Kristine Poole | Thursday, January 16th, 2025

I am delighted to share this video panel talk on finding and developing your unique artistic...

Recent Drawings and Art

Posted by Donato Giancola | Wednesday, January 15th, 2025

A handful of recent drawings to share here. My words of advice for the month: ‘stay...

Fischer Paints: Breathing in the Stardust

Posted by Scott Fischer | Tuesday, January 14th, 2025

Ahhh Ziggy… You know of all of Bowie’s personas, he is perhaps the most iconic. The...

Restoration Angel Painting Process

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, January 13th, 2025

Here’s the full image of my Magic card illustration “Restoration Angel” for...

The Art of Tyler Jacobson

Posted by Howard Lyon | Friday, January 10th, 2025

I suspect that if you’re here, you already know of Tyler Jacobson’s artwork. Tyler is...

favorite subjects

Posted by Justin Coro Kaufman | Thursday, January 9th, 2025

Happy 2025! Here are some paintings I started over Christmas week of my four kids. i hadn’t...

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Month: January 2025

Illustrating Starling House

Year of the Snake

Original Art Expo 2025 recap

Traditional-Digital Legacy with Matthew Schenk

Déjà Vu

TrendWatching Part 1: Philosophy

Fear of Photos

Some Helpful Tips on How to Draw Quick Expressions

FOR DAVID

Finding Your Unique Artistic Voice

Recent Drawings and Art

Fischer Paints: Breathing in the Stardust

Restoration Angel Painting Process

The Art of Tyler Jacobson

favorite subjects

Featured Video

Materials and Methods

Featured Posts

Interview with Terryl Whitlatch

Michael Whelan’s Palette Gremlins

Seven pieces of good advice that stayed with me

Practices and Pitfalls of Working with Licensed IPs

The Goal Folder

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