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Painting Process Breakdown

Robert Hunt

This month I thought I would share a little painting process. This is a painting of Arctic Explorer Frank Worsley* that I did as preliminary work as part of a project I'm working on. I start by doing a very loose sketch to lay out the composition I do the same to rough in the position of the facial features I start adding some transitional passing values and modulate the colors in the drawing. most…

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Drew Struzan

Arnie Fenner

October 27, 2025 - One of the last of the great movie poster artists, Drew Struzan, died October 13, 2025 at the age 78 from Alzheimer's disease. You name a blockbuster film of franchize from the last 40+ years and Drew probably painted the poster for it. And, of course, he created all sorts of other astonishing art as well for books, comics, and galleries. So today I thought I'd share several videos to help celebrate the life and legacy of a giant. Rest in peace, Drew. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C03nUaKjDPw[/embed] [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umpnct0fjFo[/embed] [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMVQcrVO7nQ[/embed] And if you haven't watched the documentary, Drew: The Man behind the Poster, it's currently available for rent from Amazon. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a5WFRy9X8N4[/embed]

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