Winona Nelson

Cover for Horse Country Book 1 by Yamile Saied Méndez

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, December 16th, 2024

Hello all! These pieces are a few years old but I haven’t shared them all yet – First,...

Need to Print and Scan 11x17in Art?

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, November 18th, 2024

I got a new printer/scanner recently and since there’s only one model of this kind of device...

Float Frames for Double-Sided Art

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, October 21st, 2024

I’ve got a bunch of comic panel drawings with their underdrawings still attached to the...

Announcing Cut Flowers Web Comic

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, September 23rd, 2024

I finally have a website for my comic!!!! – it is here: www.cutflowerscomic.com The plan is...

9 Things I Have Learned From Teaching

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, August 26th, 2024

In my years so far as a teacher for SmArt School, I’ve tried to coach my students into their...

Inspiration: Dmitry Belyukin

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, July 29th, 2024

Like many artists, I collect folders of inspiring art from around the internet. I want to take a...

Step By Step: Portrait In Oil

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, July 1st, 2024

Back in 2017, I attended a working art retreat with friends. I was working in games, so my day job...

“Harbinger of the Seas” Process Timelapse

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, June 3rd, 2024

“Harbinger of the Seas” for Magic: the Gathering Modern Horizons 3, art directed by...

Comic Book Word Balloons in Photoshop

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, May 6th, 2024

I really enjoy the process of lettering my comic pages. I usually get the lettering ready at the...

Voice Shutter Self-Reference

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, April 8th, 2024

We’ve had some great articles about shooting self-reference here, involving costumes, tripods,...

Stop Trying to Prove Yourself: Student Mindset vs Professional

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, March 11th, 2024

One of the things that has become the main theme of my online mentorship is the different thought...

Cut Flowers – Chapter 1

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, February 12th, 2024

Last time, I posted about the printer I used for a small run of comics ahead of an event....

Mixam: Good, Reasonably Priced Self Publishing

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, January 15th, 2024

I recently printed up a small run of a couple comics for Arisia, a convention in Boston. In the...

For Scifi and Animation Fans: Scavengers Reign

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, December 18th, 2023

I’m a little late finding out about this since it was released in October, but I’ve...

20 Prompts for Sketch Variations

Posted by Winona Nelson | Monday, November 20th, 2023

Do you struggle to come up with composition ideas after one or two? Here’s a bunch of prompts that...

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Author: Winona Nelson

Cover for Horse Country Book 1 by Yamile Saied Méndez

Need to Print and Scan 11x17in Art?

Float Frames for Double-Sided Art

Announcing Cut Flowers Web Comic

9 Things I Have Learned From Teaching

Inspiration: Dmitry Belyukin

Step By Step: Portrait In Oil

“Harbinger of the Seas” Process Timelapse

Comic Book Word Balloons in Photoshop

Voice Shutter Self-Reference

Stop Trying to Prove Yourself: Student Mindset vs Professional

Cut Flowers – Chapter 1

Mixam: Good, Reasonably Priced Self Publishing

For Scifi and Animation Fans: Scavengers Reign

20 Prompts for Sketch Variations

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