يوليو 2020

Local children enjoy a dip in the pool in front of an Iron City billboard, The photographs that document the Great Depression give a vivid r...

Comando Speciales on YouTube asks : "How do you force yourself to improve? I'm a fine arts student and every time I try to paint or...

Here's a new podcast interview with Mitch Bowler of Pencil Kings.   We discuss:   Time management  Thoughts on social media Tips for ma...

Irving Ramsey Wiles  (1861-1948) painted this reclining woman in 1895 using watercolor, graphite, and gouache on paper. The size is 22 x 28 ...

In order to see anything, your eyes must move around.  Painting by Magritte In a classic scientific study back in 1976, John K. Stevens ane...

Giacomo Favretto  (Venetian 1849-1887) was a 19th century painter who specialized in warmly anecdotal scenes of regular Venetians going abou...

What if Rome never fell and they went on to conquer the world with motorized battle galleys? This concept plays out in Kirk Mitchell 's ...

Imaro is an African superhero character created by novelist Charles Saunders. This is an unpublished oil sketch for a paperback cover. ---- ...

I did this concept sketch for an unproduced Ralph Bakshi space comedy around 1981. It was kind of a mishmash of Star Wars, Wizards, and Hea...

In the fishing villages of Connemara, Ireland, they say: ‘is fánach an áit a bhfaighfeá gliomach’ —"You'll find the lobster in the ...

RLD Studio asks: "I noticed you chose to eliminate some elements like several lily pads and make the frog larger in relation to the pad...

In this new video, I paint a green frog from life. I'll need him to hold still over an hour. Will he do it?  I consider the question of...

Rapids in a small stream pull air bubbles underwater. Those submerged bubbles take on a soft warm glow and rise to the surface in ringlets t...

Louise Abbéma (1853-1927) was a French painter who specialized in flowers and portraits, particularly of women. She studied with  Charles J...

During the 19th century, the plein-air painting movement was fostered by several key innovations in art supplies, such as collapsible paint ...

Here are seven tips for painting landscapes in moonlight: 1. Use cool, grayish colors. 2. Reduce chroma. 3. Unify Shadows. 4. Make them near...

Here's a thumbnail sketch by American illustrator Saul Tepper (1899-1987). This has all the qualities a good thumbnail should have: 1. ...

Charlie Brown compliments Linus on his drawing of a man. Charlie says: "I notice that you've drawn him with his hands behind his ba...

Here's an idea for a movie story that I call "The Epsilon Virus":  Communication from the International Space Station goes dar...

The helicoid geochronograph is Dinotopia's water-powered timepiece that reconciles cyclical and linear conceptions of time.  Which is it...

domi_digital asks: "I need to get something cleared up. What is the biggest reason that pro artists tell me to draw from life? My opini...

The new issue of  Illustration Magazine (#68 ) takes an insightful look at American illustrator Austin Briggs (1908-1973).   One thing that ...

With bans on evictions expiring in many states, the sad truth is that a great many renters will be forced out of their lodgings. Let's s...

Vasily Polenov  (Russian, 1844-1927) hosted artistic gatherings at his home where his friends could assemble to draw costumed figures. Konst...

عين الجرادة (الشبت ) هي عشب يستخدم غالبًا لإضافة طعم منعش ولذيذ إلى أطباق الطعام المختلفة ، ولكنه ليس مجرد نكهة ، وفوائد هذا العشب كثيرة ومت...