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How to Embellish Reference Using Bridgman’s Design Strategies – A Video Demonstration

Ron Lemen

Today's video post is on how to push reference to meet your illustration needs using some of the strategies from George Bridgman's Complete Guide To Drawing From Life.  This is a follow up to the Bridgman decoded videos I have been putting up on YouTube over the past two months.  The video is a 45 minute demonstration which you can play on 1.5 to 2x speed to get through it quicker.  I might sound like a…

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The Poppy Witch

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Unconventional Inspiration: Beyond the Visual

Julie Beck

November 1, 2024 - 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 together. Good price, cool frames... so I figured let's just pull together everything I had 2 of. This lead to realizing I don't have a lot of things in double but I do have things that are in pairs (salt shakers, book ends, dice, etc) Voila! [caption id="attachment_78262" align="aligncenter" width="1400"] Animus and Anima[/caption] Poetry or Lyrics Poetry, especially abstract or…

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