TODAY'S FEATURED POST
The Illustrator’s Guide to Photography
If you've ever seen one of Howard Lyon's reference packs, you know he's a master of shooting reference photography. In this new video, Howard will show you how he achieves such incredible results, time and time again. Howards goes over his equipment, lighting methods, post-production tips, and even includes a brief Q&A with the model to get her feedback. Getting great reference is absolutely essential to creating realistic paintings, and this video will help you…
YESTERDAY’S POST
Tiny Paintings
September 13, 2024 - For years Vicki has wanted me to paint small paintings so I would have a variety of sizes and prices for different people to be able to pick up. As I am ME I always said... NO. Not really actually, I would try but it was always hard for me to reduce an image down just because. They like to be the size they are going to be. At least that's what I always told myself. [caption id="attachment_78007" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Allen Williams_Initial Sketch[/caption] This little sketch isn't much bigger than a magic card and as I show below the little bit of narrative translated well to the cropped image. [caption id="attachment_78008" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Allen Williams_Placement of Sketch[/caption] I used my laser cutter to cut a precise template that marks a thin border on…
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