TODAY'S FEATURED POST
The Illustrator’s Guide to Photography
If you've ever seen one of Howard Lyon's reference packs, you know he's a master of shooting reference photography. In this new video, Howard will show you how he achieves such incredible results, time and time again. Howards goes over his equipment, lighting methods, post-production tips, and even includes a brief Q&A with the model to get her feedback. Getting great reference is absolutely essential to creating realistic paintings, and this video will help you…
YESTERDAY’S POST
A Few Blending Tools For Drawing
April 25, 2024 - I enjoy using all sorts of different kinds of tools for drawing and painting, and I thought I’d share a little bit about a few of the blending tools that I use when drawing: Sponges I really enjoy using the sponge blenders that are by Sofft and are usually sold as pan pastel tools. I don’t use pastels very often, but these sponge blenders make really great soft transitions in large areas of dry powdered graphite or charcoal. I use them a lot too when they have some of the graphite left on the sponge as a way to lightly sketch in a loose start, or just to use what’s left on it to create a light shade without the addition of any other powder or drawing on the surface. These are firm sponges and…
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