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An Animated Blast at the Theater: Chainsaw Man

Winona Nelson

I'm sure a good portion of you know a lot more about Chainsaw Man: the Movie: Reze Arc than I did tonight going into the theater (my knowledge being: exactly one (1) trailer). It is a continuation of a show I haven't seen, based on a manga I haven't read; but seeing it with no context at all, I didn't feel lost. The animation is incredible. Details like hand anatomy and gestures. Shoulder musculature. Body…

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Painting Process Breakdown

Robert Hunt

November 12, 2025 - This month I thought I would share a little painting process. This is a painting of Arctic Explorer Frank Worsley* that I did as preliminary work as part of a project I'm working on. I start by doing a very loose sketch to lay out the composition I do the same to rough in the position of the facial features I start adding some transitional passing values and modulate the colors in the drawing. most of this will be covered up. and a little more... Making some corrections, introducing color. I am using burnt  sienna and ultramarine blue as the basis for the drawing, adding titanium white, cad orange, terra rosa, viridian, cobalt blue, cad yellow pale, yellow ochre pale, alizarin and cad red. No medium other than Gamsol. Painted on 14x16  gessoed  dibond panel.…

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