Goals & Gratitude
I generally tend to get a slot near New Years Eve/Day here at Muddy Colors, and I enjoy that,...
Lauren Panepinto
Video: How a Book Cover is Designed
If you’re a patron of Muddy Colors on Patreon you get notified of all the wonderful videos...
Best Of: Visual Hierarchy
I’m not an illustrator. I don’t paint. When I draw, I generally draw logos and type....
Turning Points: Sandro Botticelli
This month I’m returning to my series “Turning Points” which looks at some of...
Book Cover Trends thru Time (via DUNE)
I graduated with from the Graphic Design department of SVA 18 years ago, and I have been working...
Turning Points: Alphonse Mucha
I love a series, and this is one I’ve been thinking of starting for a while. We are all...
What Good is Art?
2020 is shaping up to be the most difficult year the world has seen in a long time. And what...
Pandemic Productivity
Last month, I was not ready to talk about the pandemic and quarantine, except to offer artistic...
Jodorowsky’s Dune & Memory: The Origin of Alien
I’ve been in quarantine for 41 days now, which means I just beat Noah’s biblical quarantine, and I really wanted to write something deep, and meaningful, and about our collective mental health as artists. But I have to be honest with you, I am burnt out right now. Luckily SFF publishing is doing quite well right now with everyone in quarantine — and I am thrilled to be sending out work steadily to artists through…
Art Business in Crisis Times
Muddy Colors is not just a blog, it’s a community, and it’s been wonderful to see how...
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