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Drew Struzan

Arnie Fenner

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…

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Short Take: The Picture In Your Head

Gregory Manchess

October 1, 2025 - It was a long time before I got comfortable with a painting not living up to the idea or picture in my head. It took a lot of training or ‘dirt time,’ as we used to call it, to get even close to matching my initial idea in pigment. There was a lot to learn and experience. But eventually the two started to get much closer, and this allowed me to understand not only that I was getting better, but how I was getting better. I used it to measure my skills. The closer it was to the image in my thoughts, the more confidence I built to be able to capture whatever image I wanted. But it still wasn’t exact. That’s because the real reason is far richer than I expected. I’ve researched a…

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