Oct 30, 2019
If you paint portraits from photos, you instantly have a battle on your hands because those pesky photo references tell lies. Here’s why. Last week I talked about how painting a nose can be tough if you have a bad photo reference. Well, painting the...
Oct 23, 2019
Controlling color is one of the most important things you can do as an artist… as well as the most difficult. I am currently teaching an 8-week Color and Composition class. This means no “painting” in the class, but rather deep thoughts and planning...
Oct 16, 2019
My students often complain about painting a nose. I hear ya, they are tough… so let’s look at a few things to make painting the schnoz a little bit easier. Check your levels. So it is an interesting thing. Toddlers and babies tend to have the bottom root...