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Feeling Gray Today

Howard Lyon

-By Howard Lyon   Color is a fascinating and challenging part of painting.  It can be defined as hue, saturation and value. Today, I am going to focus a little more on saturation. Saturation being how intense or gray a color is. Before I get going though, I think I need to add a disclaimer to this post. Painting from life is the best way to understand color. Also, photographs of paintings are by no…

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Future Proofing Your Art Career with Eric Wilkerson

Cory Godbey

May 27, 2025 - Not too long ago I was "listening in" you might say, on a Facebook conversation with some fellow illustrators talking about how artistic careers can evolve and change over time.  In the comments someone mentioned that this topic would make for a great Muddy Colors article and I agreed! I invited Eric Wilkerson over to talk through some of these thoughts and to share his insights about the importance diversifying your portfolio as well as cultivating multiple means to support yourself. Enjoy! This is dedicated to all the art school students out there. Whether you’re learning online or at a brick and mortar college.  A career as an Illustrator is not an easy path, no matter what industry you work in.  A career in the arts can have successes or pitfalls based on a variety of factors.  Sometimes your career will flow…

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