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Unconventional Inspiration: Beyond the Visual


Julie Beck

Inspiration comes in many forms. As visual artists, the obvious place to find inspiration is other visual experiences. However, some of my favorite ideas often come from sources that are not strictly visual. Here are some rocks to turn over to find your next great idea or inspiration: Buy the Frame, Make the Painting It's kind of like starting with the end, and reverse engineering the idea. For example: These two frames were being sold…

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Anatomy and Studying the Muscles of the Human Body


Ron Lemen

September 30, 2024 - https://youtu.be/tznkhvvTBsY?si=2NEi9s3KUaa8_oK2 When I was first learning this art thing there were many subjects that I just didn't think would be all that important for me to be able to just sit down and create.  But as I realized the more realistic something is depicted, the more tools I had to learn to capture that realism.  Even when I was stylizing something that looked less and less realistic, I still needed to understand the logic of space, light, composition, design, and application of media.  There was no escaping the rules and tools of art if I wanted to do it professionally. My first love was comics and animation.  At the time, the only books I could find on drawing the human form were a few tombs of muscles by Joseph Sheppard and Stephen Rogers Peck.  The…

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