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Inktober Week 5 Recap
Day 29: A World Unknown Original Instagram Text “Stay alert. The Tempests can come from anywhere.” Final day of Lightbox Expo was a ton of fun, but I clocked out and went home in the early afternoon. I was so mentally and physically drained from the whole experience. What a great weekend. Additional Information This…
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Inktober Week 4 Recap
Day 22: Flames Over Us Original Instagram Text “You’ll look upon the city of people and remember: these are who you fight for. The affected, the disaffected, young, old, from across the lands and across the seas, all converging on this city we call home. We are a fire that burns deep, the warriors against…
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Inktober Week 3 Recap
Day 15: Love and Everyone Original Instagram Text “Perfect! NO ONE MOVE.” I rarely use a tripod to take meaningful photos with my friends and family. Maybe twice? I use them more for plein air painting to hold my surface + palette or as a second person for reference shots. I kept it simple today…
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Inktober Week 2 Recap
Day 8: We Won’t Be Here When You Come Back Original Instagram Text “We didn’t know how important this fight would be. We just thought, hey, just another day on the job. And it started just like any other job. But by the end of it we will have changed our world, but leave over…
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Kaldi Coffee (Los Angeles, CA)
Casein on Ampersand Gessobord I visited Kaldi Coffee this weekend, after dropping by CALA (Comic Art LA). My plein air cafe casein paintings have followed the same workflow as documented in these screenshots. I start with a rainbow colored pencil in order to establish my objects and that I get everything I need to in…
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Hahnemühle Grey Book Review
Introduction to the A5 Hahnemühle Grey Book DISCLAIMER: I was given this book for free by Hahnemühle in exchange for a review. Hey everyone, some exciting things have been happening in my life lately (to be covered in another blog post), but I’ve been sketching a lot in the Hahnemühle Grey Book and have a…
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Casein Painting Process: Starbucks Display
Starbucks Display (Casein Painting) I visited Starbucks a while back and decided to do a casein painting of their display. Casein is by Richeson Casein, one of the very few fine art casein manufacturers I know. I’m using colors out of the Jack Richeson’s Gurney Pack and have been playing around with the limited amount…
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PureRef Tutorial (One of the Best Art Reference Tools)
PureRef Tutorial Today I’ll give a brief introductory PureRef tutorial and why you should download it. It’s one of the best tools for viewing and organizing reference images into what I’ll call reference boards. PureRef is available on Windows, Mac, and Linux. What is PureRef? The website defines it as “The simple way to view…
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Rosetta Stone Bookshelf in Casein (Process)
The Rosetta Stone bookshelf at a Barnes and Noble, painted in casein.
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Current Watercolor & Gouache Palette May 2017
While refilling some pans yesterday, I decided to jettison some colors I wasn’t using and add some colors I use a lot to my Pocket Palette. I usually carry a separate gouache and watercolor palette, so I decided to combine them in my smallest palette, saving on space and fuss. My color choices are just…
