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Short Order Art

Stephen Green

In Comic-book culture, there’s been a long tradition of doing convention sketches for fans and collectors. Back in the 70’s and 80’s, these used to be quick and free, but thanks to the secondary market, they have evolved into what can be occasionally both expensive and elaborate. If you are a comic artist set up at a convention, there is usually an expectation that you will be doing commissions. This is usually a pretty good…

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Why’d You Make That – “Sisyphean Temptatis”

Julie Beck

December 27, 2024 - I recently shared some thoughts about the original intention behind my painting "Sisyphean Temptatis" on IG, and I’m excited to dive a little deeper into the layers of meaning here. I love to hear "how the sausage in made" with other creatives so I wanted to share that with you. This particular concept had been simmering in my mind for quite some time (years), but it took longer than expected to find all the right stuff, finalize the setup and bring it to life. The physical set up was quite challenging to secure, and I had to completely make up what the background would be. (Do you like my totally ridiculous mock up for the background in my set up? Maybe it would have helped if I had done more work on that in advance.)…

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