First, in case you don't know Joseph Zbukvic well as an artist, here are some samples of his work. Lovely!
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This is the last post in the series on Notan. I wanted to start with this video of Albala’s. It’s a great introduction to applied notan, and the nuts and bolts of “arranging contrast-patterns” (whatever the contrast might be, whether color, value, texture, etc). Around the 4:00 mark, A
Day 2 of 3 at the Yakima County Fair in southeast Washington.
Enjoy a selection of illustrations, sketches, model sheets and tutorials by various artists, collected by Character Design References™ and shown here for educational and inspirational purposes only. Please follow the links to discover all the names, websites, online stores and Patreon pages of the i
I just came back from a 4-day watercolor workshop with Chien Chung-Wei, in Vancouver, BC. What an experience. Phew! I’m going to be sharing photos, paintings (both mine and Chien’s), and insights from the workshop over the next few posts. So, who is this crazy guy?
Arthur Wesley Dow was a painter, print maker, and teacher from the turn of the 19th century. He studied a wide array of different artistic traditions- Middle Eastern tile work, European painters, Greek pottery, European sculpture and architecture, and (most importantly) Japanese brush paintings. In
It's been a little over a year since I wrapped up my series of posts on my Zbukvic workshop last year. But surprise, surprise! Hiding in my computer were two extra demos. :) I asked JZ, and he was ok with me sharing them. This was the very first painting Josep
Painting with Pigment and Gravity- In the first demo, Bjorn utilizes the technique you see in the painting above, where we have these very granular sedimentary drips pouring down the foreground. First, in this demo, he paints the sky, foreground, and b
Arthur Wesley Dow was a painter, print maker, and teacher from the turn of the 19th century. He studied a wide array of different artistic traditions- Middle Eastern tile work, European painters, Greek pottery, European sculpture and architecture, and (most importantly) Japanese brush paintings. In
Disney and Pixar’s original feature film Luca is a fun and heartwarming story about two teenage sea monsters who share a life-changing summer
