Portrait As Story
Over sixty thousand years ago we started our visual communication. We didn’t just pop out making...
Gregory Manchess
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...
Spirit of Autumn
I’ve always been a little different than the other kids around me growing up. I was drawn to...
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…
10 Things…10 Days to a Breakout Painting
Nearly every artist has a breakout painting that establishes their direction. A signature piece...
10 Things…Mixing Color
These are the ten secrets of mixing color for oil painting that have been hidden away for...
10 Things…Color
This is the post that many have asked me to write for a long time. Color is such a personal aspect...
The Skulls of Gideon the Ninth
tor.com books released a novel last year called, Gideon the Ninth, by Tamsyn Muir. The easiest way...
Demo: Deckard
Sometimes when we watch movies there’s too much sensory input to take in. I’ve gone to movies...
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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