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Restoration Angel Painting Process
Here's the full image of my Magic card illustration "Restoration Angel" for Innistrad Remastered, art directed by Jameela Wahlgren. It's 11 x 14 inches and done completely in acrylic, on a cradled Blick gessoboard (which I love for the smooth surface, compared to Ampersand's pebbly gessoboard). I took phone photos of this piece as I went, and I've combined them here to create a time lapse of the process. It was done mostly in a…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Sheilah Beckett and the 12 Days of Xmas
December 26, 2024 - Happy Holidays everyone! I hope you all got the art supplies you wanted and all the positive feedback from ADs you hoped for! While we sleep off the food comas, here's a little holiday treat, in the form of my favorite holiday (and lesser-known) illustrator, Sheilah Beckett. [caption id="attachment_79113" align="aligncenter" width="1223"] Most of the 12 days of Christmas in one spread[/caption] I have a 3 year old nephew and this is the first holiday season he can really appreciate, so as I was unpacking my Christmas decorations this year I took note of the children's books I've saved that I loved, and ordered a few for him. Top of the list was this Twelve Days of Christmas book by Sheilah Beckett. And I realized, hey, I always loved these illustrations, but I've never looked her…
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