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TODAY'S FEATURED POST

Need to Print and Scan 11x17in Art?

Winona Nelson

I got a new printer/scanner recently and since there's only one model of this kind of device that I know of, and since it's been working well, I am going to give it a recommendation here! I think it will be useful for anyone who needs to print and scan 11x17 sized reference and art images. For more than a decade I have been using an Epson WorkForce 7510 combo printer/scanner because I needed to…

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Painting Oz, Complete

Gregory Manchess

August 7, 2024 - Illustrating books like The Wonderful Wizard of Oz requires absorbing the text and adding your own perspective to the visuals. Just recording what the words say isnโ€™t enough to bring life to the story. Many classic illustrators like NC Wyeth wanted to express an extra point of view by creating scenes that fit with the plot but also expanded the readerโ€™s perspective. I like that approach, but Oz is so visually rich, I found it difficult to choose just which scenes to show the reader and give them more than what was already there. I grew up on the images from the movie first, so re-visualizing the scenes was not easy to keep away from the ground that many, many artists had already trod, and still keep the magic alive for the reading experience. Even…

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