The Idea Map
The prevailing wisdom is that a painting starts with a sketch. My own methods are a little less...
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Feeling Gray Today
-By Howard Lyon Color is a fascinating and challenging part of painting. It can be defined...
How to Improve your Cat and Dog Drawings With One Tip
Whether it’s portrait of a pet or the furry best friend of a fictional hero, most illustrators will be asked to draw a dog or cat along the way. In this article, I’ll focus on the often overlooked skull and head differences that can dramatically improve your drawings and basic animal anatomy. This key insight will help improve your dog and cat anatomy with one look.
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Color Roughs
Color roughs are something I put a lot of value in. Colors set the mood. They tell a story as much...
How to Make Your Own Wet Painting Carrier
Over the years, I’ve had to carry a LOT of wet paintings around. Lots of times I do demos at...
My 2 Favorite Studio Tips!
Heres a quick one: Two studio tips that can save you a lot of time, effort and money. First: If...
Future Proofing Your Art Career with Eric Wilkerson
Not too long ago I was “listening in” you might say, on a Facebook conversation with...
The Book As Object
As image-makers we naturally focus on the 2D picture plane, contemplating the arrangement of...
How to Professionally Photograph Your Artwork For Less Than $300
A while back, we discussed how Dan dos Santos photographs his artwork. However, just like...
For Love or Money (and if you do it right, BOTH)
Cover for PANDEMONIUM for Random House Books By Greg Ruth We have a rather warped ethos for how we...
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