TODAY'S FEATURED POST
a Thanksgiving story
Don’t have much art that I can show at the moment, so I thought I’d treat you to a fun thanksgiving story. This one time, years ago back when I was just starting out, a friend of mine reached out to me with a prospective illustration job. It was 1996, I was living in El Paso Texas, before I’d moved to San Francisco and gone to art school. Art jobs were scarce and you took…
YESTERDAY’S POST
be loose, be bold and be yourself.
November 11, 2024 - I spend the most part of October traveling in Europe for different art shows. A week in Portugal for the fantastic THU 2024 event, a short week in Turin for the View Conference and a unforgettable week at Lucca Comics and Games in Tuscany. During those weeks I did a ton of portfolio reviews and talked endlessly about art, my own, my colleges art and just about art in general. And I was thinking about the ever-asked-question: What would you tell yourself if you could give advice to young Ejsing? [caption id="attachment_78738" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Demo Painting View Conference[/caption] [caption id="attachment_78739" align="aligncenter" width="400"] Wide brushes, less details simple palette and almost no rendering in the background[/caption] One of the first things I would say is: "Don't render everything” We always have an urge to make…
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