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“Presearch” — Part 1 of 3


Paolo Rivera

  Amazing Spider-Man #638, Cover. 2010 Watercolor and gouache on Illustration Board, 11 x 17".   Part 1: Why do we need reference? — Refining searches through specificity — Today begins a 3-part post on "referential" advice. I will include a smattering of links that some of you may find useful, but my main purpose is to convey my thought process — in particular, the way in which I increase the depth of my knowledge…

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Fischer Paints: Giada Font of Hope (Again!)


Scott Fischer

December 17, 2024 - It is pretty rare that freelance artists for Magic the Gathering get to help design a character for magic the Gathering. Often they are already set in stone. It is also rare in my experience that I get to paint the same legendary character twice! (Would love to paint Kiora again if you are listening MTG! LOL!) But in this case I was able to achieve both. A character I helped design by painting her the first time. So lets dig in with this 14 minute narrated video. She is all oil paint on cradled panel. (Even did some stenciling on this one.) Safe to say I had a blast swimming in her Art Deco bliss. https://youtu.be/3NiS6NgJFcs  

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