Author: Howard Lyon

It has been a while since I have posted some of my illustrations for Magic: the Gathering.  The...

-By Howard Lyon This weekend I am attending the Magic: the Gathering Grand Prix in Las Vegas.  If...

I have been exploring various arrangements of a simple flesh palette lately.  It is remarkable how...

-By Howard Lyon The toned canvas ready to begin Back in January I posted part 1 of this post.  I...

Detail from Jon Whitcomb – Dressing her Holiday Hair One of my favorite sites to find...

A few years ago I stumbled across the work of Chinese realist artist Wang Yidong.  It was like...

Magic: the Gathering (MtG) is a really wonderful license for artists to work on.  The art...

It is always tough to follow Lauren on Muddy Colors, but her post yesterday was especially killer....

-By Howard Lyon We live in an amazing time to be an artist.  The sheer amount of imagery that we...

Harry Anderson August 11, 1906 – November 19, 1996 I love the camera angle and the honesty...

I think there is great value in taking on projects that are ambitious.  You don’t have to...

Review of the downloadable instructional video, The Portrait Course by Scott Waddell.   by Howard...

I am huge fan of Tom Lovell’s illustrations.  Lovell was highly skilled as a draftsman,...