The Last 5%
After some recent conversations with a student, I started exploring my mental checklist for...
Education
Cinematic Lighting for Outdoor Concepts
Here are a couple of lighting methods I use to help my outdoor concepts work better. These work...
State of Illustration Report
Popping up from a mess of deadlines to share that The State of Illustration report is out, and...
Pouring One Out for the Rejected
You work in this thing long enough and your rejects pile gets pretty big. Mine is HUGE. In fact I...
My Process for Creating a Book Cover
Today, we’re going to walk through the process for creating book covers (specifically mine;...
Shiny Sliver
Last year I was asked to paint a sliver for Magic: the Gathering. “What is a sliver?”...
Gestures with Cut Paper
As a figurative instructor, I am constantly looking for new ways to engage students and have them...
Process: Building Story Illustration
Over the years of speaking at colleges and universities, many students have assumed that I “must...
A Portrait in 5 Layers
After my post in March on Applying Transparent Color in Photoshop, I received a number of...
The Art of the Self-Directed Project
When I was starting out as an illustrator, my art was hard for art directors to place –...
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