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The 10 Art Commandments, Part 1

Posted by Tommy Arnold | Wednesday, August 16th, 2023

Adapted from rules that I keep for myself, each of these general “commandments” is the sum of a...

Illustrating “The Witcher: The Last Wish,” Part 3 of 3

Posted by Tommy Arnold | Thursday, September 15th, 2022

Now, let’s wrap up this saga. You’ll remember from Part 1 that the...

Illustrating “The Witcher: The Last Wish,” Part 2 of 3

Posted by Tommy Arnold | Thursday, July 21st, 2022

OK let’s keep the ball rolling on this one! When we left off in Part 1, we had just gotten...

Illustrating Queens of the Wyrd

Posted by Tommy Arnold | Thursday, May 26th, 2022

This was a book cover for a self-published author who I’ve worked with a number of times...

Illustrating “SABRIEL”, the 30th Anniversary Edition!

Posted by Tommy Arnold | Thursday, March 31st, 2022

Today, I wanted to take a look at the recent process of painting a big wrap-around cover for...

Illustrating “The Witcher: The Last Wish,” Part 1 of 3

Posted by Tommy Arnold | Thursday, February 3rd, 2022

On the first day of WitchMas a Tommy wrote for me…ONE. BIG. ASS. POSSSTTT!! (I know...

Goal Folder 2.0: A Very Simple Technique

Posted by Tommy Arnold | Monday, December 21st, 2020

I’m often surprised to find that the simplest, most effective techniques for improving my painting...

How To Reference A Murderbot

Posted by Tommy Arnold | Monday, November 23rd, 2020

I’m working to finish up our discussion of chimps and gnats for next month, but since it isn’t...

Gnats vs. Chimps: A Guide to Community, Part 1

Posted by Tommy Arnold | Monday, October 26th, 2020

Today I want to start the lengthy process of answering one of the questions I see most: “how do I...

Reference, Exactly

Posted by Tommy Arnold | Monday, September 28th, 2020

Recently a couple of different students have mentioned to me that “they don’t get a chance to see...

Sunday Skills: Rules, Part 2 (or, The Case of the Not-That-Useful Rule)

Posted by Tommy Arnold | Monday, August 31st, 2020

Sunday Skills: the weekly (ish, and I’m sure you’ve noticed that it’s Monday) article about the...

Sunday Skills: Rules, Part 1 (How to Use Rules Without Being Ruled)

Posted by Tommy Arnold | Sunday, August 30th, 2020

Sunday Skills: the weekly (ish!) article about the little ideas in art that can have a big impact....

Sunday Skills: Forced Breaks

Posted by Tommy Arnold | Sunday, August 23rd, 2020

Sunday Skills: the weekly (ish) article about the little ideas in art that can have a big impact....

Sunday Skills: Do Both

Posted by Tommy Arnold | Sunday, August 16th, 2020

Sunday Skills: the weekly (ish, deadlines allowing) article about the little ideas in art that can...

Sunday Skills: Crutches

Posted by Tommy Arnold | Sunday, August 9th, 2020

Welcome to the return of Sunday Skills, the weekly (ish, deadlines allowing) article about the...

Melissa Cooper on Artist of the Month: Limbourg BrothersTraders use different types of orders to enter and exit positions, such as market orders (buy or sell at the current market price) and limit orders (b…
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Donato Giancola on Twinkle, Twinkle Little StarYou are welcome Erik!
Donato Giancola on Twinkle, Twinkle Little StarThe pleasure is mine Michael! Interesting just how long it took me to finally get to where people think I started.
Erik davis-heim on Twinkle, Twinkle Little StarThanks for showing your progress as you gained familiarity with a particular subject- beautiful work too!

Author: Tommy Arnold

The 10 Art Commandments, Part 1

Illustrating “The Witcher: The Last Wish,” Part 3 of 3

Illustrating “The Witcher: The Last Wish,” Part 2 of 3

Illustrating Queens of the Wyrd

Illustrating “SABRIEL”, the 30th Anniversary Edition!

Illustrating “The Witcher: The Last Wish,” Part 1 of 3

Goal Folder 2.0: A Very Simple Technique

How To Reference A Murderbot

Gnats vs. Chimps: A Guide to Community, Part 1

Reference, Exactly

Sunday Skills: Rules, Part 2 (or, The Case of the Not-That-Useful Rule)

Sunday Skills: Rules, Part 1 (How to Use Rules Without Being Ruled)

Sunday Skills: Forced Breaks

Sunday Skills: Do Both

Sunday Skills: Crutches

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