TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Moving Pictures
Been doing a bunch of motion-based work over the past month. Haven't had much time for personal work, but no complaints. I really like it in this type of stuff even though I’m probably not the most savvy at it. But where I may fall short on technical expertise, I can make up for it with ham-fisted slapdash digital painting :D. AfterEffects is awesome, because while it can get pretty deep, fundamentally it’s pretty much moving…
YESTERDAY’S POST
“Presearch” — Part 1 of 3
January 8, 2025 - Amazing Spider-Man #638, Cover. 2010 Watercolor and gouache on Illustration Board, 11 x 17". Part 1: Why do we need reference? — Refining searches through specificity — Today begins a 3-part post on "referential" advice. I will include a smattering of links that some of you may find useful, but my main purpose is to convey my thought process — in particular, the way in which I increase the depth of my knowledge pool (despite starting at the shallow end). One of the key elements in nearly every image I create is reference, photographic or otherwise. Even those images that require no direct quotations benefit from previous memories, whether consciously cited or not. Aside from my weekly exhibition of embarrassing photos, it is a subject I frequently talk about, often because I am…
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