Spectrum Fantastic Art Live happens this week (if you’re within a few hours drive of Kansas City, get yourself here!) and I’m up to my eyeballs prepping. I’m not slacking my Muddy Colors obligations this week, but there are only so many hours in the day. So while I’m off sweating and worrying and grousing, let’s just watch some interesting videos of Steve Huston doing what he does. Enjoy.
I hate transferring my sketch. I hate it. Every method I have found is tedious. Projectors and transfer paper lose important small details, and to get out of the way of the projection, I lean and bend in unnatural positions for long periods of time. There's more, but...
It's no secret to anyone that's been following Muddy Colors awhile that I am really deeply interested in the psychology around why people become artists, and how becoming a "professional" "full-time" artist affects that. For example, I've written posts on the...
During my classes online, I’m asked by students over and over again, ‘show me how I can improve my paintings.’ Besides needing to get better at drawing, paint mixing and application, composition, and value control-- handling light is the most overlooked aspect of...
A few months ago I watched ONE of Steve's videos about color theory. Now I think about what he said in that tutorial every time I paint. I really need to spend more time watching his videos… maybe after the chaos of exhibiting at Spectrum…