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TODAY'S FEATURED POST

Restoration Angel Painting Process

Winona Nelson

Here's the full image of my Magic card illustration "Restoration Angel" for Innistrad Remastered, art directed by Jameela Wahlgren. It's 11 x 14 inches and done completely in acrylic, on a cradled Blick gessoboard (which I love for the smooth surface, compared to Ampersand's pebbly gessoboard). I took phone photos of this piece as I went, and I've combined them here to create a time lapse of the process. It was done mostly in a…

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YESTERDAY’S POST

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Color Theory – Light and Shadow Demonstration On A Light Surface

Ron Lemen

December 23, 2024 - Happy holidays everyone, my last post of the year.  I am going to I did push the shadow a little darker overall but it should still demonstrate how sun and sky influence what we see.  I'm using the stormtrooper like a cast drawing because of its lightness and how easy it is to see the light influence over the local colors.  This involves the fourth characteristic of color, the use of temperature.  Hue, Value, Chroma, Temperature.  May the theory be with you and thank you all for your support of this blog and all the amazing artists sharing their knowledge with you.  Happy holidays and happy new year!     https://youtu.be/TZiBcdDSDGs?si=CMHzi926shg3Sxjs

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