Sketching a Character Portrait
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Inspiration
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...
The Walls of Moria
Ideas and the execution for some paintings come quickly, within days or hours even, from the...
Inspiration: Dmitry Belyukin
Like many artists, I collect folders of inspiring art from around the internet. I want to take a...
15 Types of Composition
One of the first rules of art is “there are no rules”. And it’s true,...
Turning Points: John Singer Sargent
Time for another installment of a series I’m calling Turning Points, but could just as...
Process: Building Story Illustration
Over the years of speaking at colleges and universities, many students have assumed that I “must...
Advice on Referencing for the Development of a Visual Idea
When you gather reference for your concepts, your ideas, your finishes, what do you gather up? If...
ARTISTS SPOTLIGHT: Attack Peter!
I’ve come to know and deeply adore Peter Santa-Maria (Attack Peter), and his work recently...
Easter Bunnies
Daffodils, ducklings, dreamy days – Springtime returns this weekend and Easter is just...
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