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TODAY'S FEATURED POST

The Art of Tyler Jacobson

Howard Lyon

I suspect that if you're here, you already know of Tyler Jacobson's artwork. Tyler is a versatile and skilled artist and has done work for a huge range of clients, often with his work serving as the front piece for marketing and product development. But his work is also used as the foundational work for licenses like Magic: the Gathering when he wears the hat of a concept artist! If you aren't aware of his…

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YESTERDAY’S POST

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Justin Coro Kaufman

January 9, 2025 - Happy 2025! Here are some paintings I started over Christmas week of my four kids. i hadn’t painted them in a while, and Im trying to get a round of them out at least evert couple years to document their progress. Even though it is not easy, they are def my favorite things to paint. It's a fun challenge because i know their little faces so well. Two of them are 18x18 inches, and two 12x12 inches, oil on gessoed panel. started these all the same way with a contour pencil sketch focusing on proportions. I used a grid primarily to make sure they were centered/sized correctly. i've gotten sort of picky about how large I like to paint portraits. like 2/3 to just under life size is preferable for some reason.   from there…

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