10 Things…10 Days to a Breakout Painting
Nearly every artist has a breakout painting that establishes their direction. A signature piece...
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Author: Gregory Manchess
LEARNING FROM THE HALL OF FAME
Along with stellar artists Steve Brodner and Yuko Shimizu, I was recently recognized for what...
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Sandy Kossin, American Illustrator
Sanford “Sandy” Kossin is one of the best. You may not remember him as he stopped working...
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Painting the Foundation Series
The fiction of science, the speculation of possibilities created from scientific methods, has...
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Painting Oz, Complete
Illustrating books like The Wonderful Wizard of Oz requires absorbing the text and adding your own...
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Painting Oz, Cont’d
Visuals create stories. This is my mindset when developing a painting. Not just for images, but...
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Character In Context Show
I’ve just experienced one of the most exciting contemporary exhibits of illustration in recent...
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Painting Oz
When I was a young boy, my family would gather around the black and white TV set to watch, every...
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Chasing the Total Eclipse 2024
I’ve wanted to see a real total solar eclipse since I can remember. I’d read about it, looked at...
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10 Things…the Business of Illustration
Being a successful illustrator is not just about being a good artist. That may be the overarching...
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Not Your Typical Art Class
We won’t work on finished paintings. We’ll work on designing several pictures together, preparing...
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10 Things… Generating Ideas
Everyone at one point or another has been worried about getting a good idea. No creative person is immune to the work of generating ideas. No one. We all share a common misconception: that ideas pop into mind fully formed by themselves, fresh, new, and creative. It feels like it should be that way. We constantly hear about how this artist or that writer sat down and let it happen on the page. After all,…
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Winter Wonderlands
While still in the Christmas Season and Holiday spirit, I’m inspired by some of my favorite Winter...
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2023 Christmas Stamp
I love stamps! The incredible effort that goes into each one is fascinating. Whether with...
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Spirit of Autumn
I’ve always been a little different than the other kids around me growing up. I was drawn to...
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