Do you know what monochromaticism is? If not, it’s simply painting with only one color. With watercolors, it’s a great technique for really getting good with your colors. You can get a lot of shades of a color simply by using more or less water. In fact, I don’t even Read more…
To be clear, there’s absolutely nothing at all wrong with being a hobbyist. I’m a hobbyist musician. I love my guitars and my pianos. However, they are not my profession. I’m actually quite good at the guitar too. I’m also a hobbyist weightlifter and used to be a hobbyist martial Read more…
If you’re a Westerner, you’ve seen Arthur Rackham’s work. You may not recognize his name. However, you’ve seen his work in fairy tales when you were little. You’ve more than likely seen the featured image of Little Miss Muffet and the spider. Yes, that is Arthur Rackham. Little Miss Muffet Read more…
We returned from Romania a few weeks back. Our goal is to go there every year. Beautiful place. Beautiful people. And the people there know how to enjoy life. We work too much in the States. When I grew up, I remember “work hard, play hard.” I still hear people Read more…
In my late 20s, I met a guy who worked in Hollywood as a writer. We started talking about the tv shows he wrote for. He had quite an impressive list. Then, we discussed money. It was amazing. No, not in a good way. The opposite. Writers don’t make shit. Read more…
For my average painting, I’m using about 85% watercolors and 15% gouache. For the Selene paintings with a black sky, I’m using a lot of gouache. Really a lot of gouache. Then also gouache for the stars. Let me do a quick rewind here. If you don’t know who Selene Read more…
You love to draw. You’ll have your practice works and your real works. For your practice works, you can practice on anything. If I’m doing a quick sketch and it doesn’t have to be big, I’ll use plain copy paper. Copy paper is super cheap. I buy it in bulk Read more…
Earlier, I wrote about my 4th and 5th favorite artists. Today, I want to give credit to my 6th and 7th favorite artists. As I’ve said before, I love to steal. But I’ll always give credit. My favorite artist series gives credit to which piece of my art technique I Read more…
Another one of my former co-workers died. He was someone I liked a lot. A simple man, hard-working. He brought his lunch to work, was dependable. And honest. Called it like it was. Which of course offended a few people. But he didn’t care as over the years, he accumulated Read more…
I paint pinups. That’s what I do for a living. Now, this concept applies to all art. Not just pinup artists. Some artists create entirely from their head. More power to them! If that’s you, then that’s pretty amazing. I can’t do that. I need inspiration. Real life inspiration. My Read more…