January 22, 2024 - Happy New Year to you, I hope that it has started off in some positive way for you. I intend to write articles delving more into ideation and finishing pieces, but for this first installment I have something that demonstrated in a recent workshop I taught, and I'd like to share with all of you. This concept or tool set is very useful for when you have found the perfect subject, but not the perfect reference and need to embellish what you've found to fit the composition or design you are developing. I'm referring to T.O.D. or Time of Day painting, often called Day to Night design/painting in the entertainment biz, a tool that is used by the production painter, storyboard artist, and the environment designer for controlling the lighting, mood, and feeling of a…