Month: January 2017

  • Vlogishness 21JAN2017

    I have been doing a lot of different stuff. Lately, I have been focusing more on realism than I ever really have. My schedule is something to the effect of in the studio with coffee and the butter thieving dog every morning by 4 or so. I do ten 1 minute figure gestures and then…

  • Weekly “Daily” “Random” Object 21JAN2017

    Weekly “Daily” “Random” Object 21JAN2017

    Here are the reference photos from this week’s “Random” Object sketches:

  • Mini Speed Painting: A Sunset

    Painting the watercolor sunset the other day made want to get better at showing light in my work. I think I’ll use these mini paintings to develop that skill. You can watch this mini speed painting at the YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CYpvybC_g3c

  • Watercolor Wednesday S7E32

    I go through my facebook friends profiles and select a photo to paint. I usually spend 10 to 15 minutes on this. This time, it was my buddy Adam. You can watch this speed painting at the Youtube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8SxeWdYOC5w

  • Free $2 Tutorial – Value Scales

    This week, we did a quick down and dirty on monochrome value scales. You can watch this week’s lesson on the YouTube here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tPbizb8mB2A The Lesson: A value scale shows how the paint will react with a tint and shade, as well as show the amount of tint and shade needed to attain specific values. For…