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Second Time’s the Charm

Lauren Panepinto

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,…

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Wax Pastel and Watercolor

Winona Nelson

October 20, 2025 - I've been doing a lot of experimentation with watercolor and combining it with other materials, after finding that I love the wildness and difficulty watercolor brings. It's invigorating working in a medium that hits a point at which trying to finesse it will spoil the beauty. But sometimes I want a little more control over details. I used resist crayon in the background of my previous cover for a Cut Flowers chapter. Now that Chapter 3 is underway and I knew the cover would prominently feature a particular album cover from the story, I wanted to paint the album cover in question ahead of doing the final composition. And I felt that a similar resist effect would be amazing done in color instead of clear wax. I wanted the flowers to have a lot of…

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