Studies and Unfinished Works
I love seeing the studies and unfinished works from other artists. Both contemporary and past. I...
Read MorePosted by Howard Lyon | Saturday, September 29th, 2018
I love seeing the studies and unfinished works from other artists. Both contemporary and past. I...
Read MorePosted by Muddy Colors | Friday, September 28th, 2018
Watch as Illustrator Miranda Meeks, walks us through her process for creating a stunning work of...
Read MorePosted by Justin Coro Kaufman | Thursday, September 27th, 2018
My birthday is next month. I turn 43. It’s completely crazy to me that I’m, like, and adult...
Read MorePosted by Muddy Colors | Wednesday, September 26th, 2018
Each month, hundreds of Patreon supporters donate a small amount of money to Muddy Colors, which...
Read MorePosted by Cory Godbey | Tuesday, September 25th, 2018
While I’ve produced an annual sketchbook since 2008, I’ve only been experimenting with...
Read MorePosted by Jesper Ejsing | Monday, September 24th, 2018
I was asked to paint a Classis Sphinx for a Magic the Gathering set. A Sphinx incorporates the...
Read MorePosted by Vanessa Lemen | Saturday, September 22nd, 2018
Courage Is A Shapeshifter, oil on panel, 10×10″ I recently finished this painting and...
Read MorePosted by Muddy Colors | Thursday, September 20th, 2018
This month’s exclusive video will be ‘Breakdown, with Miranda Meeks’. Miranda...
Read MorePosted by Muddy Colors | Wednesday, September 19th, 2018
With the beginning of fall, September also brings a new round of books and graphic novels to the...
Read MorePosted by Muddy Colors | Tuesday, September 18th, 2018
Style is a topic that comes up often in illustration, but it can be a somewhat...
Read MorePosted by Arnie Fenner | Monday, September 17th, 2018
Last month Russ Heath, one of my childhood inspirations for becoming an artist, passed away...
Read MorePosted by Swain Hunt | Saturday, September 15th, 2018
Fantasy artist and illustrator Mia Araujo is about that life — the creative life that is. She’s...
Read MorePosted by Howard Lyon | Friday, September 14th, 2018
I had another post planned for today. I’ve been fortunate to be in Italy for the past couple...
Read MorePosted by Lauren Panepinto | Thursday, September 13th, 2018
I’ve been working at Orbit Books as their Creative Director for 10 years! Which means that...
Read MorePosted by Gregory Manchess | Wednesday, September 12th, 2018
Frank Tenney Johnson was a fan of doing nocturnes, or night paintings. The conditions to capture a subject absorbed in moonlight depend on your ability to recognize subtle value and color. Specifically value. Study the light in this Johnson painting. Besides the dense, solid black shadows under the horse and foliage, notice how subtle the mountain sits in the background while the cowboy’s shirt floats in the foreground plane of the piece, even though they’re…
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