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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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“Barn Swallow” by Leah Mitchell

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Second Time’s the Charm

Lauren Panepinto

October 30, 2025 - Alright, I've been avoiding writing this post because it's going to be some tough love. But I was just at IlluXcon this past weekend, and I had a few good conversations that came up around this topic, so I want to get it down in words so more folks can see it. And if doing portfolio reviews for 20 years has taught me anything, it's that if a topic comes up over and over again, it's in the zeitgeist and a lot more people are dealing with it and/or need to think about it. Here we go... Most of my posts — and my portfolio reviews — focus on that getting that first big job. When you haven't gotten that first legit pro job yet, it feels like it'll be the key to everything. If…

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