TODAY'S FEATURED POST

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…

READ MORE

YESTERDAY’S POST


Image

Jim Henson Presents No. 1 – Labyrinth


Cory Godbey

April 1, 2025 - Over the years, I’ve chronicled my affection for and work within the worlds created by Jim Henson and Brian Froud here on Muddy Colors. From the official prequel novels for The Dark Crystal (which became the foundation for the Netflix series) to original works set within Labyrinth and The Dark Crystal, to creating the 40th anniversary poster, and more, I’ve had the opportunity over the last 15 years to work on some amazing projects with wonderful folks. And any chance I get to contribute a little something to those worlds is an opportunity for which I’m tremendously grateful.  When the offer to work on a series of four interlocking covers for the Jim Henson Presents series of comics rolled along, well, nobody had to ask me twice. BOOM! Studios, in partnership with The Jim Henson…

READ MORE

RECENT COMMENTS


Recent Comments

  • Sand Blast Block Puzzle on Drawing Feet"Great tips on simplifying feet! Struggling with anatomy too, maybe I need a break to chill with some Sand Blast Block Puzzle games bef…
  • Deltarune on Drawing Feet"Feet are tricky but so important! Love the breakdown here. Also low-key reminds me of Deltarune character designs—so much detail in ev…
  • illiana on Feeling Gray Today’m making over $27k a month working in my spare time. I saved hearing other people inform me how lot of cash they could make online so…
  • D T F on Blasphemy! (For Fun)I was going to say almost the same thing -- the lack of scale in many cases magnifies the main point of the image. Fixing it may make i…
  • pptget on TimPPTGet.com is a quick and user-friendly online downloader that lets you to download slides infographics, Powerpoint presentations, and…
  • fluxusgeek on TrendWatching Part 3: Same Trend, New NameFluxus is a well-known Roblox script executor employed by players to run scripts inside Roblox games. It was developed through the Flux…
  • anyalya 2 el eşye on Feeling Gray Todayantalya 2 el eşya

ABOUT MUDDY COLORS

Muddy Colors is a collective of more than 20 artists, dedicated to providing a free, online resource for aspiring and professional artists alike.

With a library of thousands of articles, and a new one being posted each day, Muddy Colors is the largest educational website dedicated to the Fantastic Arts.

SUPPORT US ON PATREON

We are using Patreon as an opportunity to ask our readers for support in our endeavors.

These funds will be used to provide better content for our readers, maintain website expenses, and support aspiring artists through Muddy Colors programs and scholarships.