10 Things…How Do I Know When I’m Finished
It’s not easy, and it’s a learned process. There. Now you don’t have to read the rest of the post...
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It’s not easy, and it’s a learned process. There. Now you don’t have to read the rest of the post...
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Everyone has ideas. Most of us are fairly average in how we use our minds to generate them. While...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, February 19th, 2025
A handful of practical issues will improve your portrait work really fast. It comes from paying...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, January 22nd, 2025
Working from photos comes up every semester I teach. The students are always concerned that it’s...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, November 27th, 2024
Nearly every artist has a breakout painting that establishes their direction. A signature piece...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, October 30th, 2024
Along with stellar artists Steve Brodner and Yuko Shimizu, I was recently recognized for what...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, October 2nd, 2024
Sanford “Sandy” Kossin is one of the best. You may not remember him as he stopped working...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Saturday, September 7th, 2024
The fiction of science, the speculation of possibilities created from scientific methods, has...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, August 7th, 2024
Illustrating books like The Wonderful Wizard of Oz requires absorbing the text and adding your own...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, July 10th, 2024
Visuals create stories. This is my mindset when developing a painting. Not just for images, but...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, June 12th, 2024
I’ve just experienced one of the most exciting contemporary exhibits of illustration in recent...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, May 15th, 2024
When I was a young boy, my family would gather around the black and white TV set to watch, every...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, April 17th, 2024
I’ve wanted to see a real total solar eclipse since I can remember. I’d read about it, looked at...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, March 20th, 2024
Being a successful illustrator is not just about being a good artist. That may be the overarching...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, February 21st, 2024
We won’t work on finished paintings. We’ll work on designing several pictures together, preparing...
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