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Sheilah Beckett and the 12 Days of Xmas


Lauren Panepinto

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…

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


Ron Lemen

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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