Steven Belledin

Ignore This Advice

Posted by Steven Belledin | Tuesday, December 6th, 2022

Here’s the thing. I…don’t know a lot. Well, I know a lot…I just...

Amber and Ichor Redux

Posted by Steven Belledin | Tuesday, November 8th, 2022

Last year I got the opportunity to revisit a couple of older pieces. I wasn’t being asked to...

Defiler of Instinct: Painting Process

Posted by Steven Belledin | Tuesday, October 11th, 2022

Last month I delved into the sketch process for the painting, Defiler of Instinct (link). In this...

Defiler of Instinct: Sketch Process

Posted by Steven Belledin | Tuesday, September 13th, 2022

I moved across the country last year. The preparation and execution of the move—not to mention the...

First Idea, Worst Idea?

Posted by Steven Belledin | Tuesday, August 16th, 2022

Over the course of my education I repeatedly ran into two disparate points of view regarding the...

Zombie Works

Posted by Steven Belledin | Tuesday, July 19th, 2022

As Da Vinci allegedly wrote, art is never finished only abandoned. Personally, I have abandoned a...

Different Problems, Alternate Solutions

Posted by Steven Belledin | Tuesday, June 21st, 2022

Today I’m going to talk about a few pieces I did a while back that tackled various visual...

Three Exercise Pieces

Posted by Steven Belledin | Tuesday, May 24th, 2022

I wanted to drop in with a quick article on these pieces I recently did at an art retreat. Rather...

Three Quick Things

Posted by Steven Belledin | Tuesday, April 26th, 2022

Here are three (3) things: 1. A Follow Up to How I Scan and Assemble My Work In the article linked...

A Chat With Victor Adame Minguez

Posted by Steven Belledin | Tuesday, March 29th, 2022

This month I took the time to chat with fellow Magic: the Gathering artist, Victor Adame Minguez,...

Dockside Chef

Posted by Steven Belledin | Tuesday, March 1st, 2022

It’s been my experience that some jobs require that I really scrape for something to get...

Impetus

Posted by Steven Belledin | Tuesday, February 1st, 2022

As I’ve mentioned before, I have a real need to do personal work in parallel with the work I...

Lars Grant-West In 3D

Posted by Steven Belledin | Tuesday, January 4th, 2022

I’m starting off the new year with a chat with Lars Grant-West, who among other things is a...

Skywarp Skaab

Posted by Steven Belledin | Tuesday, December 7th, 2021

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again, working for Magic is weird. It’s a...

Dying To Serve

Posted by Steven Belledin | Tuesday, November 9th, 2021

Back again today with another breakdown of a piece done for Magic: the Gathering. This one was...

Secrets Of The Brothers' War Schematic Cards - Star City Games on Amber and Ichor Redux[…] to go into too much detail because Steven has already done that, in his regular contribution to Muddy Colors, where you can read right from…
Marieanne Coursen on On Nature in Contemporary Fantastic ArtSo happy to read this! I get so frustrated by the almost constant cold, hard, violent art, books movies. So many comments here that art has to reflect…
Mi on On Nature in Contemporary Fantastic ArtThis is one of the best articles that I’ve read on Muddy Colors this year. Congratulations. I agree with you that in the fantastic art realm, there co…
Tambra on Ignore This AdviceI've always really enjoyed reading your articles and seeing the process behind making great images. It has been very encouraging when I feel like I'm…
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Ignore This Advice

Amber and Ichor Redux

Defiler of Instinct: Painting Process

Defiler of Instinct: Sketch Process

First Idea, Worst Idea?

Zombie Works

Different Problems, Alternate Solutions

Three Exercise Pieces

Three Quick Things

A Chat With Victor Adame Minguez

Dockside Chef

Impetus

Lars Grant-West In 3D

Skywarp Skaab

Dying To Serve

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