Back to the Moon: Designing the Artemis II Mission Patch
The latest mission patch for the next flight to the Moon has been released, and I’m glad to say I...
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Author: Gregory Manchess
10 THINGS…HORIZON LINE
The concept of the horizon line in a painting is so simple, I doubt there’s 10 things to say about...
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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 Idea Battle
Everyone has ideas. Most of us are fairly average in how we use our minds to generate them. While...
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10 Things…To Nail A Likeness
A handful of practical issues will improve your portrait work really fast. It comes from paying...
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Fear of Photos
Working from photos comes up every semester I teach. The students are always concerned that it’s...
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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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LEARNING FROM THE HALL OF FAME
Along with stellar artists Steve Brodner and Yuko Shimizu, I was recently recognized for what...
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Sandy Kossin, American Illustrator
Sanford “Sandy” Kossin is one of the best. You may not remember him as he stopped working...
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Painting the Foundation Series
The fiction of science, the speculation of possibilities created from scientific methods, has...
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Painting Oz, Complete
Illustrating books like The Wonderful Wizard of Oz requires absorbing the text and adding your own...
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Painting Oz, Cont’d
Visuals create stories. This is my mindset when developing a painting. Not just for images, but...
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Character In Context Show
I’ve just experienced one of the most exciting contemporary exhibits of illustration in recent...
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Painting Oz
When I was a young boy, my family would gather around the black and white TV set to watch, every...
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Chasing the Total Eclipse 2024
I’ve wanted to see a real total solar eclipse since I can remember. I’d read about it, looked at...
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