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Color Theory – Light and Shadow Demonstration On A Light Surface

Ron Lemen

Happy holidays everyone, my last post of the year.  I am going to I did push the shadow a little darker overall but it should still demonstrate how sun and sky influence what we see.  I'm using the stormtrooper like a cast drawing because of its lightness and how easy it is to see the light influence over the local colors.  This involves the fourth characteristic of color, the use of temperature.  Hue, Value, Chroma,…

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THE BLIND MUSE

Greg Ruth

October 25, 2024 - No plan survives contact with the enemy. As much of a inarguably legitimate artform professional illustration is, it is one of the few that is also ruled by a ticking clock in a way that is in totally contradiction to the process of creating. It just is. You kind find out for yourself by blowing your deadlines and then watch the offers and jobs dry up in response as that poor legend starts to spread int eh community. and it's a MUCH smaller community than you think, believe me. I don;t care who gifted you are, inventive talented or even how many wins you've notched under your belt... none of that matters for long if you can;t hit the mark you agreed to when taking on the project. Early is On-TIME and On-Time is LATE…

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