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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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How to Render Part 01 Figure Drawing Master Class

Ron Lemen

April 14, 2025 - If you've ever wondered how to take a picture and finalize it, called the render, this video will give you a very clear understanding of what you are doing to accomplish this step.  I do not take the drawings to a complete finish, but I walk you through the process of what to do and how to do it.  An actual render can take many hours, and while this is a longer video, it is not an entire rendered and finished image.  The video is broken into 7 parts, with several short mechanical sections that break down form and its different parts where gradations are added.  If you have any questions please leave them below or on the video page and good luck leveling up your art skills. https://youtu.be/HSSh-Gj2P8Y?si=iPK0vckp5UMfQV1f

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