TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Cut Flowers Chapter 2 Cover
I've been hard at work evenings and days off, getting Chapter 2 of my comic Cut Flowers finished. It's finally complete and off to the printers! One of the great side benefits of a big personal project like this is the opportunity to experiment. Since this isn't for a client or art director, I'm only risking wasting my own time by trying out new mediums and techniques. So I decided to bring beadwork into the…
YESTERDAY’S POST
How to Embellish Reference Using Bridgman’s Design Strategies – A Video Demonstration
November 25, 2024 - 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 chipmunk talking at that speed but you can still hear what I'm saying throughout the demo. This drawing would be considered a first pass design drawing that could eventually be taken to a cleaner line drawing finish before the paint is applied if this was something I was in need of using for a finished piece. I might continue adding…
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