David Palumbo

My Painting Process, Simplified

Posted by David Palumbo | Wednesday, July 20th, 2022

I’m always interested in process. There’s something hypnotic in watching things get...

Painting Day for Night on The Blacktongue Thief

Posted by David Palumbo | Wednesday, May 25th, 2022

My heart sank when I read the feedback. I’d just turned in a wraparound cover for...

Cinematic Inspiration: Robert Richardson

Posted by David Palumbo | Wednesday, March 30th, 2022

Two of my biggest passions outside of painting are photography and movies. Naturally then, the...

How To Run A Marathon

Posted by David Palumbo | Wednesday, February 2nd, 2022

I couldn’t tell you why, but my schedule this past year has been wall to wall illustrated...

Brainstorming Pictures With Sound

Posted by David Palumbo | Thursday, October 14th, 2021

(click images in this post for song cue links) I’ve always been interested in what folks...

Fresh Perspectives

Posted by David Palumbo | Thursday, July 29th, 2021

I’ve always had a limited amount of patience for perspective. It was necessary as a realist...

The Last 5%

Posted by David Palumbo | Thursday, April 29th, 2021

After some recent conversations with a student, I started exploring my mental checklist for...

How I Fixed A Busted Painting

Posted by David Palumbo | Thursday, February 4th, 2021

Disclaimer: I am not formally trained in art restoration and the methods used here were arrived at...

Painting Captain America: My Wet Media Process

Posted by David Palumbo | Thursday, November 12th, 2020

My last article here was on big picture thoughts from creating the recently released Marvel...

Painting Marvel Masterpieces 2020

Posted by David Palumbo | Thursday, August 20th, 2020

It was late Spring of 2018 and I’d just signed a Non-Disclosure Agreement, followed shortly...

Shopping for Inspiration

Posted by David Palumbo | Thursday, May 28th, 2020

Someone asked me about my easel recently. The question was vague, but I think they were looking...

Getting Better By Getting Over Yourself

Posted by David Palumbo | Thursday, March 5th, 2020

It’s difficult for artists to separate their identity from their work. Should that be a...

How to Professionally Photograph Your Artwork For Less Than $300

Posted by David Palumbo | Thursday, November 21st, 2019

A while back, we discussed how Dan dos Santos photographs his artwork. However, just like...

Co-Pilots

Posted by David Palumbo | Monday, August 12th, 2019

“If I have seen further it is by standing on the shoulders of giants” -Isaac Newton Taking...

Some Pros and Cons To Working With A Rep

Posted by David Palumbo | Wednesday, June 5th, 2019

Because my career started will both feet firmly planted in fantasy and SF illustration, I never...

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Author: David Palumbo

My Painting Process, Simplified

Painting Day for Night on The Blacktongue Thief

Cinematic Inspiration: Robert Richardson

How To Run A Marathon

Brainstorming Pictures With Sound

Fresh Perspectives

The Last 5%

How I Fixed A Busted Painting

Painting Captain America: My Wet Media Process

Painting Marvel Masterpieces 2020

Shopping for Inspiration

Getting Better By Getting Over Yourself

How to Professionally Photograph Your Artwork For Less Than $300

Co-Pilots

Some Pros and Cons To Working With A Rep

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