Process: Building Story Illustration
Over the years of speaking at colleges and universities, many students have assumed that I “must...
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Author: Gregory Manchess
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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The Mandalorian Helmet
What can I say. The Mandalorian. C’mon…he’s great. The students from my SmArt School Dynamic...
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Portrait As Story
Over sixty thousand years ago we started our visual communication. We didn’t just pop out making...
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Mission Patch: Crew One
When I was a young illustrator, I thought it would be cool to be the first artist in space, or on...
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Spirit of Autumn
I’ve always been a little different than the other kids around me growing up. I was drawn to...
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10 things…10 best
Hard to believe it’s been ten years of writing for Muddy Colors. We took an inkling of an idea and fleshed it out into one of the all-time best artist sites anywhere. That’s what nearly all of these “10 things…” posts are about: building and striving toward success. It’s difficult to say which posts are best. Instead of listing my personal favorites, I thought of them as a portfolio of posts. Which ones are practical…
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10 Things…10 Days to a Breakout Painting
Nearly every artist has a breakout painting that establishes their direction. A signature piece...
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10 Things…Mixing Color
These are the ten secrets of mixing color for oil painting that have been hidden away for...
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10 Things…Color
This is the post that many have asked me to write for a long time. Color is such a personal aspect...
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The Skulls of Gideon the Ninth
tor.com books released a novel last year called, Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir. The easiest way...
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Demo: Deckard
Sometimes when we watch movies there’s too much sensory input to take in. I’ve gone to movies...
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Octopus Online Demo
Two days ago I finished my second Art Out Loud Online painting demo for the New York Society of...
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10 Things…Painting Portraits
On April 15th I partnered with the Society of Illustrators to do an Art Out Loud Online portrait...
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Surviving Freelance Illustration
We are on entirely new ground here. The world hasn’t experienced something quite like this before....
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