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Painting Sleepy Hollow

Gregory Manchess

Of all the books and stories I’ve loved, one stands out as a near perfect Halloween tale for me. It’s old, yet rich with descriptions and characters, moods and smells, colors and sounds, myths and hauntings. All the tastes of the season that Autumn-thinkers appreciate. The Legend of Sleepy Hollow. It’s a book I’ve wanted to illustrate for so very many years. In childhood, I first found the story in a book of Shirley Temple’s…

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Fischer Paints- Green Goblin!

Scott Fischer

October 21, 2025 - [caption id="attachment_82072" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Screenshot[/caption] Duuuuuuudes, so stoked to have painted THE Green Goblin for Magic the Gathering. Spiderman was my favorite comic book as a kid. And Green Goblin is about the No. 1  villain I could hope to paint. This month I will take you through the piece bit-by-bit. From the ref I used to the sketch to the acrylic underpainting and the final Oil paint on top. Pop some corn and saddle up! (I feel like I want to do an annoying maniacal laugh...) https://youtu.be/8z5SZ7bf9XQ Rough sketch Now we make that more consistent. If I have the time, I always like to do a traditional Graphite Drawing. Even after all these years with a stylus in my hand, I am still more comfortable with graphite. There is just something more organic with…

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