MAD Magazine artist Tom Richmond has a new digital color tutorial on his blog:
Tutorial Part 1Tutorial Part 2Tutorial Part 3
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Artist David Colman (his blog, his website) has recently published a book, “The Art of Animal Character Design”. I just got my copy and overall I am very happy with it. Colman is extremely talented, and this 174-page hardcover book is filled with great eye-candy. While light on text (Colman’s writing is short and to [...]
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I’ve had some pretty fun projects lately.
I spent my my teenage years in the small town of Waterville, MN, the Bullhead Capital of the World. Every summer they celebrate with Bullhead Days, a town festival complete with a parade, carnival rides, a fried bullheads stand on the corner, and a Miss Bullhead competition (well, they [...]
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Last week I finally completed the artwork for “Day of the Field Trip Zombies” for Stone Arch Books. This is now the sixth children’s book I’ve ever illustrated, but unlike the rest it is a “graphic novel” (fancy name for a comic book). It was a lot of fun, but having [...]
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I know I’ve probably beaten this topic to death, but I can’t resist. Here’s the best summary I’ve found yet…
Cherry Picking Casket Evidence: 45 Problems with “The Lost Tomb of Jesus” (PDF document)
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Breaking news! There are some awesome new art classes being offered online…but you better sign up fast before all the spaces are filled. The current courses at the new website Schoolism.com include:
Digital Painting with Bobby Chiu
Character Design with Stephen Silver
Drawing the Female Figure with Alberto Ruiz
(I wouldn’t be surprised if more classes/instructors are eventually added).
These [...]
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The golden rule of drawing is “Carry a sketchbook with you wherever you go”. Following that rule just got a little easier.
Today I was at my local Barnes and Noble, and they had a neat little Moleskine display. For those who don’t know, Moleskine (pronounced mo-lay-skee-nay) are luxurious high-quality journals and sketchbooks produced in Europe, [...]
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The upcoming assignment for DrawerGeeks is “Sandman” (as in the Marvel comics villain from the upcoming Spiderman 3 movie). I don’t know much about the character, other than that he can turn himself into sand, so this silly doodle is what I came up with.
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My wife and I just finished watching this movie. Truth be told I wasn’t looking forward to it, but ten minutes into the movie I was hooked. If you have never seen it, go rent it now! This is one of the best films I have seen all year. I mean it–this movie will captivate [...]
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Here is an informative article that does a much more thorough and convincing job of refuting “The Lost Tomb of Jesus” than I did in my last post.
And even more articles are listed here. Just scroll down to the “Christian Blog Responses” section and start clicking on links.
Radio host Albert Mohler also discusses the “Lost [...]
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