Author: Dan dos Santos
How to Use Gradient Maps
Posted by Dan dos Santos | Thursday, April 2nd, 2020
If you’re anything like me, you probably don’t know half of what Photoshop can do,...
Read MorePainting the New Warbreaker
Posted by Dan dos Santos | Wednesday, February 19th, 2020
12 Years ago, I was commissioned by Tor books to create the cover from Brandon Sanderson’s novel...
Read MoreThe Cunning Man
Posted by Dan dos Santos | Saturday, December 7th, 2019
Here is a cover I recently painted for ‘The Cunning Man‘, a novel by D.J. Butler and...
Read MoreJ.C. Leyendecker in North Carolina
Posted by Dan dos Santos | Thursday, November 14th, 2019
I recently visited the Reynolda House Museum of American Art in Winston Salem, NC, which is...
Read MoreVarnishing Your Paintings
Posted by Dan dos Santos | Thursday, October 31st, 2019
When it comes to varnishing your paintings, there are 2 main types of varnishes you need to know...
Read MoreNathan Fowkes on Color Composition
Posted by Dan dos Santos | Friday, October 18th, 2019
Nathan Fowkes is a veteran entertainment industry artist, lecturer and author with credits on 11...
Read MoreThe Savvy Hunter
Posted by Dan dos Santos | Thursday, October 3rd, 2019
After a pretty long hiatus from working on Magic: The Gathering, I’m excited to share that I...
Read MorePenric’s Progress
Posted by Dan dos Santos | Tuesday, September 10th, 2019
I was recently commissioned by Baen Books to do the cover for ‘Penric’s...
Read MoreSketch Purgatory
Posted by Dan dos Santos | Wednesday, August 28th, 2019
For every book cover I do, I typically offer my client about 3 or 4 cover concept to choose from....
Read MoreMaking ‘Smoke Bitten’
Posted by Dan dos Santos | Thursday, July 25th, 2019
I was recently commissioned to create the cover for the 12th book in the #1 New York Times...
Read MoreStudio Equipment: Bar Clamps
Posted by Dan dos Santos | Thursday, June 27th, 2019
-By Dan dos Santos There is a surprising amount of equipment in my studio that I use daily,...
Read MoreStudio Equipment: Glass
Posted by Dan dos Santos | Thursday, May 30th, 2019
-By Dan dos Santos Glass is a traditional artist’s best friend. Literally, every...
Read MoreArtist of the Month: Takato Yamamoto
Posted by Dan dos Santos | Monday, May 20th, 2019
Takato Yamamoto (b.1960) is a Japanese painter and manga artist. He is most known for developing a...
Read MoreAnton Lomaev’s ‘Moby Dick’
Posted by Dan dos Santos | Thursday, May 16th, 2019
I was browsing my local bookstore recently, and discovered this new, illustrated edition of Herman...
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