3-D to 2-D and Back Again
Most of my career has essentially involved making two-dimensional images that represent...
Education
10 Things…10 Days to a Breakout Painting
Nearly every artist has a breakout painting that establishes their direction. A signature piece...
Dark Vision
“The eye is always caught by light, but shadows have more to say.” -Gregory Maguire, author of Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
What exactly is meant by this word, “shadow”? An area of darkness, of less light, perhaps? The very concept of shadow is an artificial convention, which can lead to limiting mischaracterizations of the underlying reality. For instance:
Everything in shadow is not darker than everything in…
Gouache Blending Demonstrations
Here are a few Demonstrations I have done to show several different ways to blend the paint. The...
Reference, Exactly
Recently a couple of different students have mentioned to me that “they don’t get a chance to see...
Studio tip – keeping your paint tubes clean
I have a quick studio tip to share with you today. I am a really clean painter. Getting paint...
Brave New World
Many illustrators are also teachers. During the pandemic most of us have had to convert...
The Sketchbook Series
Above: Iain McCaig’s poster for Trojan Horse was a Unicorn in 2016. It seems we’re...
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...
10 Things…Mixing Color
These are the ten secrets of mixing color for oil painting that have been hidden away for...
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