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Art Hacks: Scanning, Printing and mounting a Drawing on panel.

Scott Fischer

Howdy folks! Bit of a nuts and bolts post here. I get asked all the time how I go about mounting a drawing I've done, to panel. Maybe you've done a drawing and you dig it so much you don't want to paint over it?  Maybe you want to have the original drawing available for a collector? Heck, maybe you want to simply paint bigger than your original drawing? I gotcha covered. Plus, I also…

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Studio Dreams

Cory Godbey

July 22, 2025 - “This is the little corner of the world wherein I shall work out my destiny.” N. C. Wyeth A while back fellow Muddy Colors contributor, monster enthusiast, and cat wrangler, Justin Gerard, and I were talking about studios. He posed the question: what makes an ideal studio? In all the working set ups from all the years, what really mattered for quality of life and production? Thinking through every place in the last 15 years that I'd sat at a desk to draw, it hit me; you know what, this is a much tougher question you might think! Was it windows and light? A sprawling space or a cozy nook? Desks and books? House plants? A whole bunch of wild animals? I felt like I could rank the places I'd called "home base" over the…

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