“Trust the Process.” A game-changing mantra that James Gurney often repeats. Now I know why. It’s easy to be creative and inspired if you have consistent steps to follow. Whiteboard […]
Total time: 5 hours I’ve started trying to pull my values directly from photos to start. It helps a lot. If I have a solid dark and light pattern to […]
Trying to be a lot more bold. Not quite so impressed with myself as last night, haha. Just keep pushing to be better. Total time: Five and a half hours.
I’ve included the original still because I wanted to show the creative liberties taken with the study. I didn’t spend too much time rendering any single part, instead focusing on […]
I got so wrapped up in trying to paint this that I forgot to take process screenshots, I apologize. There wasn’t a lot to it, anyway. Just blocking then rendering.
I was browsing through my collection of photos, and decided this would be an interesting challenge. I begin by blocking in the shapes. I force myself to pick an exposure, […]
A variety of studies from my trip. Cooper Creek Reservoir. (Photo) Overcast woods at Winchester Bay. (Plein air) Umpqua River. (Photo) Bottle of Reed’s. (Plein air) Foggy, drizzly evening at […]
Building on the Black Hawk Down study, I decide to start by sketching in the shapes with a hard brush at 78% opacity instead of using my non-specific brush like […]
I have become entranced with using my mouse to paint instead of the pen tablet. Something about the feeling of the painting and the challenge of the method is appealing […]
If I were to teach someone how to create a likeness, I’d tell them that the features don’t necessarily matter so much as the placement. The trick to creating a […]
A rough draft is always interesting to look back at. While ugly, it is by far the fastest and most important part of the painting process. Rough values, shapes, and […]
