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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…
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Off-Model TMNT Fan Art
October 14, 2024 - A few months ago, I found myself back at the house I grew up in. I had a few weeks off, in between projects, and was visiting my father who was in poor health. It was a time of exhaustion and disinterest in drawing. Conceivably, you’ve had those periods with no rain, where almost any activity imaginable is preferable to moving a pencil across the fibers of some dead tree. The magic of creativity isn’t even an echo of an echo of a memory. One day I was digging through a closet looking for a pair of cowboy boots that, to my regret, weren't as cool as I remember them. Nevertheless, I found something much cooler, a box of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles figures. Like almost every kid in the world in the early 90’s,…
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