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How to Draw Folds and Study Drapery

Ron Lemen

Happy holidays.Despite the craziness in the world today, I hope you’re still finding some quiet refuge in your creative space. I have a small gift for you this Christmas. I’m sharing the beginning of a new video series on how to draw folds and drapery like a boss. With CGMA no longer active, I now have full creative control over this material and wanted to make it available directly to you. This course was consistently…

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Sargent at the Met

Lauren Panepinto

August 7, 2025 - If we were to make up a list of "Muddy Colors's Favorite Artists" I think it would be safe to say John Singer Sargent is in the top 5. He's certainly a frequent article topic and referenced quite a bit on this blog over the years. If you want some background, I did one of my Turning Points articles on him and Robert Hunt did a great one called "So What's So Great About John Singer Sargent" way back in 2021. There was also an exhibit at the Morgan Library in 2019 that was just about Sargent's charcoal portraits later in his career. [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73jSSJ4TUf0[/embed] Sargent looms so large as an icon in the minds of illustrators — especially portrait and character illustrators — that it's always a bit of a surprise to me when I…

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