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TODAY'S FEATURED POST

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Justin Coro Kaufman

Dug a little deeper into the high key overexposed painting thing again this week. I’ve been wanting to do a portrait of  Kevin, our other mastiff for a little while now. He’s such a sweet old boy. Had it in my head to do like a “night lighting” portrait of him. He’s blind, and his eyes have that cloudy look to them that i think could look cool in that lighting scenario. But then a…

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YESTERDAY’S POST

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On Edge: Leveling Up with Edge Quality

Julie Beck

September 6, 2024 - I spent much of my life self taught, so when I came to atelier training, there were a lot of things that blew my mind. I realized I had spent so much time reinventing the wheel. There's nothing I can do about all of that but what I can do is share some of the giant "AHA!" nuggets of information that ended up being life-changing for me. (OK maybe that's a bit dramatic, but that's how I felt). One of the big game changers for me was the concept of different types of edges or transitions and what they communicate. If everything is super sharp or everything is fuzzy, there isn't hierarchy. We can create more depth and dimension if we understand how to use edges as a way to communicate form and space. In…

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