TODAY'S FEATURED POST
Sheilah Beckett and the 12 Days of Xmas
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…
YESTERDAY’S POST
10 Things…10 Days to a Breakout Painting
November 27, 2024 - Nearly every artist has a breakout painting that establishes their direction. A signature piece that people point to and say, “I like their style (approach, voice, etc)” It’s an image that pulls all their experience and skills together at one point and establishes a direction. It’s a breakout piece, and they can happen all along the way. It may not happen right away. It may take years, even a decade, before that one painting comes alive before you. You might not even know you’re working on it at the time, and it might be one of those pieces that comes out after a hard slog on a previous piece. One thing is sure: you have to work for it. They don’t appear magically. Oh, it may feel like that when you achieve it,…
PREVIOUS POSTS
-
St. George Process: Digital vs. Watercolor & Ink
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
-
ThunderCats Relaunched!
Tuesday, July 26, 2011
-
Robert Hughes – Slow Art
Monday, July 25, 2011
-
Design Assistant job available
Sunday, July 24, 2011
-
Almost Done
Friday, July 22, 2011
-
R.I.P. Lucien Freud, 1923-2011
Friday, July 22, 2011
ABOUT MUDDY COLORS
Muddy Colors is a collective of more than 20 artists, dedicated to providing a free, online resource for aspiring and professional artists alike.
With a library of thousands of articles, and a new one being posted each day, Muddy Colors is the largest educational website dedicated to the Fantastic Arts.
SUPPORT US ON PATREON
We are using Patreon as an opportunity to ask our readers for support in our endeavors.
These funds will be used to provide better content for our readers, maintain website expenses, and support aspiring artists through Muddy Colors programs and scholarships.
RECENT COMMENTS
Recent Comments