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The Illustrator’s Guide to Photography


Muddy Colors

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…

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Artist Inspiration – Dan Colonna


Vanessa Lemen

September 12, 2024 - Today, I want to share the wonderful work of artist and friend, Dan Colonna. I met Dan several years ago online via social media and zoom hangouts with other artist friends that have continued for years since. He’s always had interesting stories to tell about some of his traveling experiences, his love for classical painting and dark art, and designing for the theme park industry in his earlier years. He has always humbly shared his observations and understanding of art and life, and shown a true enjoyment for connecting with others about these subjects. He’s had wonderfully eclectic bits of information that he’d share with the group during our chats about what he’s discovered through piecing together his inspiration and studies of painters such as Bosch, Caravaggio, Bouguereau, Dali and others. The realist style that…

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