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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…

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How to Improve your Cat and Dog Drawings With One Tip

Kirbi Fagan

July 15, 2025 - Mastering the subtle differences in cat's and dog's head structure is a small shift that makes a big impacts on your drawings and paintings. With this tip in mind, you'll start to see your animal drawings gain more accuracy and personality

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