Does your head get in the way of your heart when making art? An experiment in painting faster than I can think…
15 Fantastic Compositions From My ‘Painting Drama’ G4 Students
The fourth generation of Painting Drama (my course on composition and developing your unique visual voice) wrapped this past January. They are intelligent, professional and relentless. Here’s a collection of some of their best work from the class, links to connect with each respective artist and some thoughts about what they learned…
Interview With Loish :: ArtCast #85
Lois van Baarle aka “Loish” has designed a successful illustration career almost entirely on her own terms. Now she gets paid to draw and paint the images and ideas she loves most. In this interview, recorded live at a coffee shop in Amsterdam, we discuss how she got started, discovered her unique personal style and […]
16 Stand-Out Compositions From Some Of My Stellar ‘Painting Drama’ Students
Here’s an inspiring collection of stand-out work from some of my stellar Painting Drama students… For the uninitiated, ‘Painting Drama’ (PD1) is my super-intense, real-time course on composition and finding your own visual voice. The third generation of PD1 began this past Spring. The amount of talent and charisma in this group is unreal. Today, I’d like to […]
The Freedom Of Limitations
Here’s a new portrait study in a digital “scribble” technique with which I’ve been experimenting. [ download the high res version ] I used a very limited number of values. …and if my Photoshop Brush Settings had been any simpler, I could have done it in Mario Paint. 100% Opacity. 100% Flow. No feathering. No soft […]
