Category: Illustration
Darklord – Rook Portrait WIP #1
I started work in earnest on Rook. He’s looking a little younger than he probably should. You can find out more about him on the Darklaw Saga Page or, of course, in the books. The Avestine…
Darklord – Using Skin Brushes
Last post I mentioned I downloaded a lot of brushes from designcuts.com. I really like the skin textures pack. I blend the various brushes and keep separate layers and groups so that I can blend differently…
Darklord – Photoshop for iPad Falls Short
The bad thing about working on my iPad Pro with Procreate is the memory limit: at the size I’m working, I can have only 8 layers. So I pulled each character into their own document and…
Art in the Time of Covid-19
As Iowa increased its confirmed coronavirus cases by 50% overnight, I’m sheltering in place, despite that our governor has told us we don’t need to. Thing is, Iowa is not testing a lot, and what testing…
Digital Painting vs Traditional Media
As I was working today, I was thinking about how different traditional media and digital painting are. I seem to run across frequent criticisms of digital art, as if it’s cheating somehow. I do love the…
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